Laser hair removal is the method of choice to combat excess hair in unwanted areas.
The methods of hair removal by pulling (wax, tweezers and electrical machinery) has been stimulating growth and produce side effects such as pseudofoliculitis, Perifolicular hyper pigmentation and thickening of hair.
Frequently Asked Questions.
The laser is carcinogenic?
No. The wavelengths of lasers that are used in Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery are visible and infrared light, so they are not cancer.
Is definitive?
After the sessions for each area, for example between 6 and 8 to chin, or 8 to 10 for the legs and between 4 to 6 for digging and armpits, hair reduction is achieved between 80% – 90%. The number of meetings is for women who have no endocrine problems. Hirsute women and men in general need to attend more meetings or more frequently. It is necessary to make one or two maintenance sessions per year, this happens because some follicles that remain standing for 6 years. However 80% of the hair will not grow more hair and he was probably sleep-type or villous atrophy, slightly pigmented, thin and of slower growth due to the heat spread from the follicles treated.Painful?
The sensation of pain is something very personal, but all patients say that is not painful. It is annoying but not painful as waxing hair removal because the laser is in contact with the hair by microseconds. In areas of very thick hair (dug) or dense pilosa (chin) may be necessary to put an anesthetic cream or a little cold, to avoid discomfort.
Why do we need multiple sessions?
In the human hair grows in cycles, but not all have the hair cycle at the same stage of growth, are not synchronized: at any given time there is a certain amount of hair that is growing or anágeno (this is the sensitive hair laser), there is a certain amount of hair that stopped growing and started his catágeno or involution, there is a certain amount of hair that is falling or telógeno and there are hair follicles that are not visible but they are at rest there for many years. And this depends on the area of the body and the hormonal influence in the area.
In each session, the laser only destroys hairs that are growing, so it is vital to several sessions at regular intervals in order to reach all the hair, when they start to grow and it is necessary to maintain a 1 or 2 sessions annually, once the treatment for those hairs that are standing for years.
How should I come to the first session of laser?
To pluck to go with laser hair shaved flush the previous day and after:
2 to 3 weeks of hair removal wax
4 days of shaving with depilatory creams
1 days of shaving with a razor.
15 days of taking sun.
When will fall laser hair shaved?
The hair papilla which underwent the thermal effect of laser will fall to 15-20 days.
Meanwhile, how to handle the hair that grows?
Treatment and treatment, hair can be cut with scissors, shaving or depilatory cream. I never have to use the methods of hair removal by pulling (or EPILADY wax or tweezers) as it stimulates growth, this advice is especially important for people who have very thick hair or have endocrine problems.
What is the frequency with which I perform the treatment?
In controlled studies found that the best outcome is achieved when the patient attended regular intervals.
For depilation of the face may come every 2 weeks for the digging and armpits, 1 time per month for the legs and arms, 1 time each month and a half. These intervals are usually shorter when there are endocrine problems.
What care should I take the skin after hair removal?
Use sunscreen during 7-15 days.
Avoid going to the beach the first two days.
Scabs on the skin are pinpointing the size of the follicle that will fall to two days. You should not perform chemical peels (peeling) or mechanical (polished body) for 3 or 4 days. The first day avoid placing cosmetic creams or deodorants.
Everyone can get laser hair removal?
The patient must attend a medical consultation to determine if you have a disease that prevents the completion of treatment or if you take any medication that is incompatible with the laser treatment.
For example, if the patient is taking or took, or acitetrina isotretinoin or vitamin A in high doses, should wait 6 months to perform laser hair removal, if placed with glycolic acid lotion or retinoic must wait 1 day, and after treatment, re-use at 72 pm.
If the patient has long hair due to hormonal disorders, may require a greater number of meetings to attend the appointed or shorter intervals of time, especially in the first 3 sessions.
From which age can pluck?
As of any age, but children must be older than 6 years as it left protective eyeglasses posts.
And Pregnant?
Pregnant women can not afford laser, the international medical regulations tell us that pregnant women should not receive any medication or medical procedure that is not essential to your health or your baby. The laser is not teratogenic, since the wavelengths are non-ionizing radiation; the thermal effect of the laser reaches a depth of 4 mm so that the thermal effect is restricted to the skin.