As a woman or a man you may be surprised to learn that just about your entire body is covered with hair. Some is course and dark, and some is so fine and pale that it isn't visible to the naked eye. Humans, in fact, have more hair follicles per square inch than most higher primates, including chimpanzees and gorillas.

As a man, shaving or trimming your beard and mustache are regular grooming tasks you're used to. But what you may not like is that bothersome excess hair on your back or shoulders, around the ears, or between the eyebrows that seems to grow back faster than you can pluck or shave it. Or perhaps you're a competitive athlete for whom regular shaving of body hair is a tedious chore. Then it may be the time to consider hair removal.

 As a woman, when darker, coarser hair appears in places we don't expect - like on the face, neck, abdomen, breasts, or arms - or prevents us from wearing a high-cut bathing suit, shorts or even a short skirt, it may be time to consider hair removal.

Understanding the stages of a Hair Follicle

There are three stages of growth: anagen, catagen, and telogen.

Anagen Phase - During the Anagen phase, hair growth is active and contains an abundance of melanin.


Catagen Phase - This is the regression phase. The lower portion of the hair stops growing but is not shed. The follicle is reabsorbed.

Telogen Phase - This is the resting phase. In this phase, old hair falls out as a preparation for new hair.

Laser treatment maximizes effectiveness during the anagen phase when melanin is abundant. This helps to better explain why usually more than one treatment is necessary. You will require a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 treatments over a 12 –15 month period of time, scheduling once every 3 months.

Understanding hair removal

Now there's a more effective solution, a state-of-the-art system specially designed to remove unwanted hair faster, less painfully, and more reliably than electrolysis.A laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light. Different types of lasers produce different colors of light. The color of light produced by a particular laser is the key to its effect on hair follicles. The light emitted by the Laser is absorbed by the pigment located in hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to vaporize the pigment, disabling several follicles at a time to eliminate or significantly impede the hair's regrowth. Importantly, special contact-cooling hand-piece is perfect for a woman's sensitive skin. It directs the laser energy to the hair root while protecting and cooling the surrounding skin.

What you can expect

CLIENT A

The length of a laser session may be a few minutes to an hour or more, depending on the size of the area being treated.

Because the laser tends to treat hair follicles that are in an active growth phase, more than one treatment may be
required to disable hair follicles that subsequently enter this growth phase.
Laser treatment itself may cause a slight tingling sensation. Most patients tolerate the procedure well.
 

CLIENT B

But because some areas of the body are more sensitive than others, topical anesthesia is always available. The appearance of the treated area immediately after a laser session will vary from patient to patient depending on the extent of treatment and skin type.

CLIENT C

Immediate aftereffects, if any, are minor. They may include redness and swelling, which disappear in a short time. Most people return to normal activity right away. We will be happy to tell you more about your treatment and what you can expect during your consultation.