Lasers for Skin Treatment and Hair Removal
Hair removal and skin treatment are the two primary uses for lasers in cosmetic procedures.
Laser Hair Removal
You might be self-conscious about the way you look if you have hair in unwanted places. Laser hair removal offers an easy, long-lasting, and virtually painless way to remove unwanted hair, and keep it off.
How the process works is fairly straightforward. A laser emits a high energy beam of light that is absorbed by the hair follicle. For only a fraction of a second, the laser is pulsed, or turned on, just long enough to treat the hair follicle without damaging the surrounding skin. Once absorbed, the laser light energy is transformed into heat, destroying the hair bulb at the base of the hair follicle.
A pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, is found in the hair bulb and determines the colour of your hair. This melanin pigment is the target for the laser energy in laser hair removal. This means that a laser's energy will be more effective, and the results better, if an individual has more melanin in his/her hair.
The treatment effectively slows hair growth, but does not guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several treatments to provide relief from unwanted hair. Periodic maintenance treatments might also be needed.
Hair removal treatments safely remove body hair without damaging the surrounding lighter skin with the laser.
Overall, it is a painless procedure. Possible symptoms, which are minor and curable, include: slight discomfort that feels like a rubber band against the skin may occur, and soreness or tenderness may accompany the healing process.
Laser hair removal is great because it offers long-term results. It may take repeated treatments to be completely rid of unwanted hairs, but once they're gone, this effect usually lasts. And any new hair growth is easily treatable.
Laser Skin Treatments
In contrast to hair removal, skin treatments involving lasers go beyond the upper layer of skin (epidermis) and targets below the second layer (dermis). Of the many types of laser skin treatments, a popular one is laser skin resurfacing. It involves a laser that gently removes layers of damaged skin so that healthy skin can form in its place.
Laser skin treatments even out skin tone and reduce signs of aging, such as highly-visible veins, wrinkles, and blotchiness.
Building healthy new tissue underneath the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin is achieved with another type of laser skin treatment. In no time at all, the healthy tissue will reduce sagging skin and wrinkles by repairing the tightness and elasticity that your skin once had.
The actual laser skin treatment is rarely painful. And, the pain during healing is minimal in the majority of cases. Your face will likely be red and a little swollen following the resurfacing session. This should go away in less than a week. Immediately after leaving the clinic, you can return to your normal life. You may require a few procedures to get the results you want with laser skin treatment; the results can often be subtle, yet by the end of your sessions, you should see noticeable changes in your skin.
Laser Hair Removal
You might be self-conscious about the way you look if you have hair in unwanted places. Laser hair removal offers an easy, long-lasting, and virtually painless way to remove unwanted hair, and keep it off.
How the process works is fairly straightforward. A laser emits a high energy beam of light that is absorbed by the hair follicle. For only a fraction of a second, the laser is pulsed, or turned on, just long enough to treat the hair follicle without damaging the surrounding skin. Once absorbed, the laser light energy is transformed into heat, destroying the hair bulb at the base of the hair follicle.
A pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, is found in the hair bulb and determines the colour of your hair. This melanin pigment is the target for the laser energy in laser hair removal. This means that a laser's energy will be more effective, and the results better, if an individual has more melanin in his/her hair.
The treatment effectively slows hair growth, but does not guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several treatments to provide relief from unwanted hair. Periodic maintenance treatments might also be needed.
Hair removal treatments safely remove body hair without damaging the surrounding lighter skin with the laser.
Overall, it is a painless procedure. Possible symptoms, which are minor and curable, include: slight discomfort that feels like a rubber band against the skin may occur, and soreness or tenderness may accompany the healing process.
Laser hair removal is great because it offers long-term results. It may take repeated treatments to be completely rid of unwanted hairs, but once they're gone, this effect usually lasts. And any new hair growth is easily treatable.
Laser Skin Treatments
In contrast to hair removal, skin treatments involving lasers go beyond the upper layer of skin (epidermis) and targets below the second layer (dermis). Of the many types of laser skin treatments, a popular one is laser skin resurfacing. It involves a laser that gently removes layers of damaged skin so that healthy skin can form in its place.
Laser skin treatments even out skin tone and reduce signs of aging, such as highly-visible veins, wrinkles, and blotchiness.
Building healthy new tissue underneath the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin is achieved with another type of laser skin treatment. In no time at all, the healthy tissue will reduce sagging skin and wrinkles by repairing the tightness and elasticity that your skin once had.
The actual laser skin treatment is rarely painful. And, the pain during healing is minimal in the majority of cases. Your face will likely be red and a little swollen following the resurfacing session. This should go away in less than a week. Immediately after leaving the clinic, you can return to your normal life. You may require a few procedures to get the results you want with laser skin treatment; the results can often be subtle, yet by the end of your sessions, you should see noticeable changes in your skin.