Laser Hair Removal

Laser Hair Removal
By Michelle Dankin
Laser hair removal is one of the most popular medical grade procedures for removing unwanted hair from various body parts by using laser light.

The laser hair removal procedure is carried out by passing a light beam through the skin. The laser beams target the dark melanin pigment contained in the hair.

As the laser strikes the follicles of the hair at the root from which the hair growth originates, the intense heat of the laser damages the hair follicle.

Laser for hair removal is undoubtedly the most effective method of achieving a permanent hair reduction. Permanent laser hair reduction has become incredibly popular over time and is now one of the most potent hair removal procedures next to temporary options for hair removal, such as waxing and shaving.

There are numerous other means of getting rid of unwanted body hair - radio frequency tweezers, plucking, electronic tweezers, depilatories or creams and electrolysis; as well as the ever popular Brazilian wax for bikini hair removal. These procedures however, though commonly used, cannot ensure the same permanent reduction.

Lasers have proven efficacy over time and have become been widely accepted by dermatologists as well as the wider community. Lasers have been recognized as one of the safest methods for hair removal.

Although the dermatologists do not promise permanent solutions with the use of laser hair treatment, they acknowledge the fact that lasers do help in reducing the growth of body hair significantly.
Of all these treatments mentioned above, electrolysis is said to be the first of its kind in removing unwanted body hair. Electrolysis is likely to be carried out in smaller areas where the body has less hair.

This method is carried out by inserting a sharp needle into each hair follicle one by one and releasing a low-level electric current which is used for burning the hair follicles. This drawback with this method is that it is quite expensive, very painful and ca