10 Things You Didn't Know About Laser Hair Removal

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Laser Hair
Removal

• If you're fed up of constantly shaving or waxing
  to get rid of unwanted facial or body hair, then
  maybe you've already thought about laser hair
  removal. Laser hair removal is the most permanent
  of all treatments available today, and more
  effective than shaving, waxing. Electrolysis is
  still in use, but as each hair has to be treated
  individually, it can be a painful hair removal
  method, and on occasions can cause scarring.

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10 tips will provide you with the information you
need.

• 1) Laser hair removal isn't suitable for every
  skin and hair type. The best results can be found
  on people with light skin and dark coarse hair.
  This hair removal procedure targets pigmented
  tissue, and doesn't work well on red, white,
  blonde or grey hair.
• 2) The most common areas for laser hair removal
  are the lips, arms and underarms, legs, bikini
  line, legs, chest and back. Laser hair removal
  takes more time, and is more expensive for larger
  body areas than for smaller areas.
• 3) Depending on the area and skin and hair
  colour, it usually takes between 6 and 8 sessions
  of laser hair removal to fully get rid of the
  unwanted hair.

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4) There are very few side effects to laser hair
removal. The most common is that the treated area
can be a bit sore and swollen for between a few
minutes and a few hours. In some cases, darkening
or lightening of the skin can occur. Effects such
as blistering or scarring or changes in the
texture of the skin due to laser hair removal are
very rare. Side effects caused by incorrect
technique or wrong settings can be reduced by
ensuring that the clinic you use for your laser
hair removal treatment is registered and approved
by the Healthcare Commission. 5) Ensure that you
do some research before you make an appointment.
Find the best qualified and experienced laser
hair removal practitioner and ensure that the
clinic is regulated. The cheapest clinic may not
provide the best results, or be regulated. Laser
hair removal clinics often advertise in fashion
and lifestyle magazines and so you may be able
get an idea of what to expect before you visit
one.
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6) Expect a thorough consultation from the laser
hair removal clinician which should last 30-45
minutes and will cover your medical history and a
test patch may be treated to see how you respond
to laser hair removal. 7) Before your laser hair
removal treatment, you will need to ensure that
you follow the advice of the clinician. This
advice will suggest such things as to avoid sun
beds, sunbathing and fake tan and not to bleach
or wax the area to be treated for several weeks
before treatment. Your laser hair clinician may
also provide other advice and information to take
into account before your laser hair removal
treatment.
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8) Laser hair removal works by passing a laser
beam through the skin to the hair follicles where
the hair growth starts. The heat from the laser
damages the follicle and so stops hair growth.
There is often a cooling device fitted to the
laser handset to cool the skin down. It usually
takes several treatments to get rid of all
unwanted hair, because hair has several phases of
growth. Laser hair removal treatment lasts from
around 15 minutes to an hour, depending on the
area being treated. 9) During laser hair
removal, the area is thoroughly cleaned, and then
the treatment begins. Most patients report very
little discomfort or pain thanks to the cooling
device fitted to the laser. Immediately after the
treatment, additional cooling and moisturiser is
applied to the skin.
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10) Laser hair removal is quick and after the
treatment, make up can be worn straight away, but
perfumed products as well as steam rooms and
saunas should not be used for a day as they may
cause irritation. Exposure to the sun or sun beds
should also be avoided for several weeks. You may
see a hair growing several days after treatment
this is the dead hair coming out naturally. This
may happen for several days depending on the size
of the area that has had laser hair removal
treatment. As laser hair removal is so quick and
has so few side effects, it is even possible to
have the treatment in your lunch hour! Get rid of
unwanted hair today!
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