Excessive facial hair is the bane of many women. It is a nuisance and unsightly problem, and even causes feelings of shame. Sometimes its cause is hormonal changes or it can simply be a cosmetic defect. How to effectively and permanently get rid of unwanted facial hair?
Epilation vs. depilation
Depilation is used to temporarily remove unwanted hair, while epilation involves the permanent removal of hair, such as by laser. Depilation is a cosmetic procedure that can be performed even at home, while epilation is a professional procedure performed in a beauty salon, among other things. At Beauty Skin Clinic in Warsaw.
Laser Vectus
Beauty Skin Clinic specialists emphasize that the Vectus laser is the most modern and effective device in its class. It makes laser hair removal fast, easy, effective and safe. This is also confirmed by the Clinic’s satisfied patients.
How to prepare for the procedure?
Before the laser epilation treatment, a specific area of the body should be shaved, leaving a small patch of skin with hair, approx. 2cm x 2cm so that the cosmetologist can select the appropriate laser beam parameters.
What does the treatment look like?
Laser epilation treatment with the Vectus Laser begins by determining skin phototype, hair density and thickness. Once these parameters are established, the device goes into operation. Vectus is a diode laser with a wavelength of 810 nm. Before the procedure, the Skintel reader is applied to the patient’s skin in the area from which the hair will be removed. It determines the melanin level and based on this reading the individual treatment parameters are automatically set. Depending on the treatment area, the appropriate head size is selected.
The procedure is comfortable and painless, and takes less than a few minutes. After epilation is completed, a slight redness may appear on the skin, which quickly subsides.
Indications after the procedure
Clients can return to normal daily activities after the procedure without any problems. However, until the skin regenerates, they should avoid sunbathing, swimming in the pool, visits to tanning beds and sunbeds.
Is one treatment enough?
Experts at Beauty Skin Clinic point out that the number of treatments depends on a person’s individual predisposition. Most often, however, for a satisfactory result, one should undergo 4-6 sessions. To permanently remove unwanted facial hair, the treatment should be repeated after 4-6 weeks.
Contraindications to performing the procedure
- fresh tan
- pregnancy and breastfeeding
- skin diseases
- epilepsy
- medicines, photosensitising herbs
- retinoid therapy
- taking medication that reduces blood clotting
- psoriasis
- vitiligo
- diabetes
- scars
- implanted pacemaker
- fresh surgical procedures
Vectus laser epilation is a great way to permanently get rid of unwanted facial hair. Every woman wants to feel beautiful in her skin, and we don’t need a mustache or chin hair. Epilation restores patients’ comfort and saves them from constant facial hair removal, which does not solve the problem completely. Epilation allows you to forget about the embarrassing problem forever.