Sharp, prickly, dark hairs are a questionable adornment for our skin. On sunny days or during a vacation in nature, we want to enjoy smooth legs for more than two weeks. Silky smooth skin, free of unsightly bristles, is the dream of every one of us. Besides, not only women. Both sexes are struggling with unwanted or excessive facial hair, seeking ever more effective methods of removing it. In addition to traditional methods, there are professional treatments performed by specialists in beauty and aesthetic medicine offices. Find out what laser epilation treatment is all about!
Unwanted hair
Unwanted or unnaturally lush hair appears all over our legs, arms, back, abdomen, chest, intimate areas, and face. The now so fashionable men’s beard with “lumberjack” styling surprises no one, but when a mustache appears on women’s faces, it starts to be a problem. Both our psyche and body suffer then. There are complexes, attempts to escape or withdraw from social contacts, fear of ridicule and unpleasant comments. The same goes for hair on the nape of the neck, back and many other parts of the body, which we are ashamed to expose while trying to lengthen the sleeve of a thick sweatshirt in 30-degree heat. Lush facial hair is not necessary for us to survive in our latitudes, so it is worth considering eliminating it. There are many ways, but before you make a final decision, find out what your choices are.
Methods of fighting hair
There are several ways to eliminate hair from the skin of our body:
- depilatory creams
- disposable or electric razors
- depilatories
- wax patches
- sugar paste patches
- laser epilation
Some of them are pleasant, but at the same time inefficient and tedious. Others involve immense pain, providing in turn several weeks of results. What if you could combine the comfort and durability of the effect? The common denominator will be an effective, safe laser epilation treatment. Laser epilation is a procedure performed at beauty studios and trusted aesthetic medicine clinics, one such place is Beauty Skin. With laser epilation, you have the chance to get rid of hair permanently, destroying the cause of the problem rather than ineffectively eliminating its effects.
The hair cycle and its impact on the effectiveness of an epilation treatment
Laser epilation is a procedure that permanently removes hair as a result of the emission of laser energy, which, entering a certain depth of the skin, is converted into thermal energy. Heat damages the hair follicle and thus destroys the hair structure. The effectiveness of hair removal is affected by the phase of hair growth. There are three phases of hair growth:
- Anagen is the growth phase. Only in this phase is it possible to remove the hair.
- Catagen is the stage of involution. This is a transitional phase, and its duration oscillates between 2 and 4 weeks. During this phase, the hair follicles and papilla shrink. The bellows is fading.
- Telogen is the resting phase and lasts 2 – 4 months. During this time, the movement of the dye-free hair to the surface of the skin takes place. During this phase, hair falls out.
The laser only affects hair that is in the anagen phase. For the other phases, the hair is not removed. It is then necessary to wait until more hair grows and repeat the treatment – even several times at weekly intervals.
Epilation treatment not for everyone
The epilation procedure should not be performed in the following cases:
- fresh tan,
- Taking photosensitizers, herbal medicines, antidepressants, neurological drugs, antibiotics, high blood pressure medications and others),
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding,
- tendency to scarring,
- skin inflammations,
- pre-cancerous conditions.