Laser hair removal

What is laser hair removal?

What are the reasons for resorting to laser hair removal sessions?

Steps before laser hair removal:

You must adhere to some steps and take all necessary measures and precautions as follows:

1. You must ensure that the doctor and beauty center are experienced in taking all measures and precautions.
2. Ensure the need to use modern and reliable equipment to help you avoid risks to obtain an excellent result.
3. Stop hair removal with all available methods for 6 weeks before the first session.
4. Keep away from sunlight before sessions.
5. Hormonal examination must be done before starting the sessions, such as testosterone and estrogen.
6. It is necessary to conduct an examination of the thyroid gland before starting the sessions.
7. If you follow any cosmetic or therapeutic regimen, such as an acne treatment program, etc., you must inform your doctor.
8. It is necessary to know the cause of the excess hair and then treat it, which makes it easier for the hair to not appear again after the sessions.
9. Before starting the first session, you must remove hair using women’s razors and not using sugaring or waxing.
10. Stay away from anything that could affect skin color, such as tan or bronze, whether natural or artificial.
11. The day before the first session, you must wash your body well and get rid of all germs that could negatively affect your skin.
12. You should stop using skin whiteners or any cosmetics that contain chemicals.
13. You must stop taking medications that help increase blood fluidity.

How is a laser hair removal session performed

1. By shining a laser device designated for hair removal on the specific area.
2. The laser hair removal device heats the hair follicles under the skin to prevent hair from growing again.
3. There are laser devices suitable for every skin type and color.
4. At the beginning of the laser hair removal session, the doctor cools the area on which the laser device was placed so that the doctor avoids the occurrence of burns, infections, and swelling.
5. In the first laser hair removal session, it is preferable to apply local anesthesia.
6. In a laser hair removal session, the doctor uses the wavelength and radiation unit appropriate to the nature of your skin and is directed directly to the hair follicles.

The appearance of hair after laser

One of the biggest problems that bothers many women and girls is that hair appears again after completing laser sessions, and from here you must know the reason why hair appears after all these precautions:

1. In the case of excessive hair density resulting from genetic factors, the doctor must subject you to several additional sessions, with one session performed periodically every year or year and a half to ensure that this problem does not occur again.
2. The appearance of hair after laser is due to polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a problem that causes an increase in the male hormone and causes increased hair growth.
3. Being pregnant or going through menopause may cause hormonal imbalance and cause increased hair growth and the revival of follicles again.
4. The appearance of hair after laser is not the same as before, but the follicles are lighter in thickness and lighter in terms of hair density than before.

Myths and rumors you should not believe about laser hair removal

There have been many rumors that have caused fear for many women and girls who want to use this technology, but we can clarify many things, including:

• Laser hair removal does not cause infertility in women, as laser rays cannot penetrate into any organ of the body. They only penetrate the skin layer and follicles and cannot reach the uterus to cause infertility.
• Laser hair removal does not cause cancer because it is designed from a small beam of rays that reaches the follicles only, which cannot cause skin cancer. No case has been diagnosed with skin cancer so far, and we can be sure of that as the laser is used in Many other treatments, major surgical and cosmetic operations.

The number of laser sessions that the body needs to remove hair

• Usually, you may need 6 to 8 sessions, whether for the face or the armpits.
• As for the bikini area, you may need from 6 to 10 sessions.
• As for the body in general, it is possible to reach 16 sessions due to factors that change the body’s hormones.

The appearance of hair and the beginning of its loss

• Hair does not fall out or appear immediately after the first laser session, but it takes from days to weeks.
• In the case of women who suffer from thick hair, it appears days after the first session.
• At this time you should not use any regular hair removal methods because this will harm the results of the procedure Still.
• Ordinary methods cause an increase in the rate of hair growth than before.
• If hair appears a few days after the first session, here you can be sure that the session was successful because the laser expels the hair again until it falls out and you get rid of it permanently.

Hair return after laser removal

Skin colors compatible with laser hair removal sessions

Before starting your first skin laser session, you must know whether your skin color is suitable for laser sessions or not, and this is what we will learn about below:

• If your skin is from very light white to medium brown, these shades are very suitable, and the specialist can use many devices with you that will give you the desired result.
• As for brown to dark brown skin, it is suitable for laser hair removal sessions, but with specific devices.

 The effect of hair color on laser sessions

• If the hair color is light in different shades, reaching gray, then it is difficult to use all types of devices and requires a specific type of device, and home laser devices are not suitable for them.
• If the hair is dark brown, which is what is required for laser hair removal sessions, the specialist can use all types of devices because the dark or dark color contains a lot of melanin, which helps the laser rays reach the follicles easily, thus helping to reach the desired result.
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Advantages of laser hair removal:

1. There are no infections as a result of using the technique, even if they occur, they are very small.
2. Helps maintain the skin and maintain overall skin health.
3. Laser consists of pulses, and each pulse removes thousands of hairs under the skin.
4. This technique is very precise, as it removes both coarse and fine hair without harming the skin.
5. Laser hair removal can be generalized to all sensitive areas of the body such as the pubis, underarms, neck, face, or around the lips.
6. The specialist can predict the result and based on that, the doctor will decide whether you need to increase the sessions or not.

Disadvantages of laser hair removal

1. In the case of sensitive skin, some inflammation may occur that causes redness in the skin and lasts for only 3 to 5 days.
2. Some swelling may occur, but it will disappear quickly.
3. In the case of sensitive skin, it may cause a minor, superficial burn on the skin.
4. One of the disadvantages of laser hair removal is the occurrence of a glow on the face.
5. In many cases, it is difficult to predict the results of the sessions, especially with thick-haired skin or due to genetic factors.
6. Peeling of the skin or the appearance of minor water bubbles may occur, but they quickly disappear.
7. One of the disadvantages of laser hair removal is that the increased light produced by the laser may cause a lack of skin tone, and therefore you must seek the help of a doctor who is an expert in this technique.
8. It is possible that some wounds may occur on the skin, and this may be due to an increase in the session time.