There are two main uses for lasers in cosmetic procedures: skin treatment and hair removal.
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. The hair follicle absorbs a high energy beam of light that a laser emits. The hair follicle is treated just long enough, so as to not damage the surrounding skin, with laser pulses that last only a fraction of a second. The laser light energy is transformed into heat once absorbed, this destroys the hair bulb at the base of the hair follicle.
The colour of your hair depends on the presence of a pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, found in the hair bulb. The target for the laser energy in laser hair removal is this melanin pigment. Thus the more melanin an individual has in his/her hair, the more effective a laser's energy will be absorbed into the follicle and the better the results will be.
The treatment effectively slows hair growth, but does not guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several treatments to provide relief from unwanted hair. Also, maintenance treatments might be needed periodically.
Hair removal treatments safely remove body hair without damaging the surrounding lighter skin with the laser.
The procedure is generally painless. Some slight discomfort-often compared to a rubber band against the skin-may occur, and soreness or tenderness may also accompany the healing process, but these symptoms are very minor and curable.
The best thing about laser hair removal is that the results are long-term. 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
Laser skin treatments penetrate the upper layer of skin (epidermis) and target below the second layer (dermis), so are very different from hair removal. 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.
There is another treatment that works by using a laser to penetrate the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin to build healthy new tissue underneath. 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 healing pain is minimal in most cases. Your face will likely be red and a little swollen following the resurfacing session. This should subside in just a few days; You can return to your normal life immediately after leaving the clinic. It may take several procedures to achieve the desired results with laser skin treatment; the results might not be noticeable right away, but by the end of your sessions, you should notice 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. The hair follicle absorbs a high energy beam of light that a laser emits. The hair follicle is treated just long enough, so as to not damage the surrounding skin, with laser pulses that last only a fraction of a second. The laser light energy is transformed into heat once absorbed, this destroys the hair bulb at the base of the hair follicle.
The colour of your hair depends on the presence of a pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, found in the hair bulb. The target for the laser energy in laser hair removal is this melanin pigment. Thus the more melanin an individual has in his/her hair, the more effective a laser's energy will be absorbed into the follicle and the better the results will be.
The treatment effectively slows hair growth, but does not guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several treatments to provide relief from unwanted hair. Also, maintenance treatments might be needed periodically.
Hair removal treatments safely remove body hair without damaging the surrounding lighter skin with the laser.
The procedure is generally painless. Some slight discomfort-often compared to a rubber band against the skin-may occur, and soreness or tenderness may also accompany the healing process, but these symptoms are very minor and curable.
The best thing about laser hair removal is that the results are long-term. 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
Laser skin treatments penetrate the upper layer of skin (epidermis) and target below the second layer (dermis), so are very different from hair removal. 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.
There is another treatment that works by using a laser to penetrate the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin to build healthy new tissue underneath. 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 healing pain is minimal in most cases. Your face will likely be red and a little swollen following the resurfacing session. This should subside in just a few days; You can return to your normal life immediately after leaving the clinic. It may take several procedures to achieve the desired results with laser skin treatment; the results might not be noticeable right away, but by the end of your sessions, you should notice changes in your skin.
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