mardi 30 avril 2013

Hair Removal and Skin Treatment With Lasers

By Morgana Reichel


There are two main uses for lasers in cosmetic procedures: skin treatment and hair removal.

Laser Hair Removal

Having hair in unwanted places is not only a hassle, but it can make you self-conscious about the way you look. 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.

Your hair colour depends on a pigment called melanin, which is produced by melanocytes, and is found in the hair bulb. This melanin pigment is the target for the laser energy in laser hair removal. A laser's energy will be absorbed into the follicle more effectively, producing better results, if an individual has more melanin in his/her hair.

The treatment effectively slows hair growth, but does not guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several treatments to provide relief from unwanted hair. Periodic maintenance treatments might also be needed.

In hair removal treatments, the laser safely removes body hair without damaging the surrounding lighter skin.

Overall, it is a painless procedure. There may be some soreness or tenderness accompanying the healing process, or a slight discomfort that is often compared to a rubber band against the skin, but these symptoms are very minor and curable.

Laser hair removal is great because it offers long-term results. It may take repeated treatments to be completely rid of unwanted hairs, but once they're gone, this effect usually lasts. Don't forget it's simple to treat new hair growth.

Laser Skin Treatments

In contrast to hair removal, skin treatments involving lasers go beyond the upper layer of skin (epidermis) and targets below the second layer (dermis). Laser skin resurfacing is one of the most popular types of laser skin treatment. In this procedure a laser is gently used to help remove layers of damaged skin so that healthy skin can form in its place.

Even out skin tone, and reduce signs of aging, such as highly-visible veins, wrinkles, and blotchiness via laser skin treatments.

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. The healthy tissue will reduce sagging skin and wrinkles, in no time at all, by repairing the elasticity and tightness that your skin once had.

The actual laser skin treatment is rarely painful. And, in most cases, the healing pain is minimal. After a resurfacing session, your face will probably be red and a bit swollen. This should subside in just a few days; Immediately after leaving the clinic, you can return to your normal life. To achieve the desired results with laser skin treatment, it may take several procedures; the results can often be subtle, yet by the end of your sessions, you should see noticeable changes in your skin.




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