The wide variety of hair removal options baffles many girls. Razor – short-term, wax – unpleasant and threatens with ingrown hairs, photoepilation – effective, but very painful. And what is laser hair removal and how is it different from photo? The editorial staff of Woman’s Day found out the answer to this question.
Getting rid of unwanted hair is every girl’s dream. For years, specialists have been developing new means and devices that will help achieve success, there are light devices for home use, but their intensity is much lower than in professional ones, and you need to adapt well to avoid the risk of burns and do the procedure quickly. Do not believe in the myth that you can get rid of hair once and for all, there are effective methods that will help you destroy hairs in the desired place in several procedures, but it is impossible to achieve the goal at once. After a course of procedures, it is enough to maintain the effect by repeating epilation once a year.
Preparation for laser hair removal is quite simple:
- You should not go to the procedure during critical days, because sensitivity these days is increased, and painful sensations will be difficult to avoid.
- You need to schedule the procedure two to three weeks before the vacation, because after the procedure, you will not be able to sunbathe for 10 days.
- Do not forget that the procedure will require several visits. Therefore, follow the schedule of appointments that your doctor draws up for you.
Elena Samokhvalova, a xometologist at the Ottimo clinic, told how the most effective methods of epilation differ. “Laser hair removal is safer and more effective than photo hair removal. From the outside, it seems that the same thing happens during the procedures: flashes of light affect the area of the skin covered with hair in order to get rid of them. But if we look at the physics of the process, we see a huge difference in the techniques. To begin with, laser radiation is light, in which certain properties and physical characteristics are enhanced. It is generated under special conditions and is qualitatively different from the light that bulbs or the sun give us. Due to its peculiarities, laser light can be absorbed by some structures of the human body without affecting others. That is why, when epilating, it can destroy hairs without injuring the surrounding skin cells. The main characteristic of a laser is its wavelength. It is depending on it that the radiation will act on some tissues and ignore others. Hair removal machines use a laser with a wavelength that only affects the bristles and nothing else.
Photo systems for hair removal use a different type of light. It is also very powerful, but, unlike a laser, this radiation is a wide spectrum of waves of different lengths. Accordingly, the flash of the photosystem affects not only the hair, but also the skin cells, which increases the risk of side effects and complications. Part of the sent impulse goes into the skin, the effect on the hair is less, and therefore the effect is worse.
However, this is not all the subtleties when choosing a method of light hair removal. The effectiveness and even the duration of the session of the laser hair removal procedure depends on the device. In general, they are all more effective than photography, but, in particular, some installations can fight hair better than others. The more modern the laser, the faster and better the effect. To speed up the process and make it as comfortable as possible, you need to choose the latest generation of lasers. Our laser hair removal is carried out using the latest American device Candela Gentle Max. It combines high efficiency and complete safety. After the first procedure, 40% of the hair disappears forever, which means that the duration of the course itself is reduced. Thanks to the most modern cooling system (dynamic cooling system), the likelihood of painful sensations and burns is completely excluded. During the procedure, almost nothing is felt (sometimes there is a feeling of slight warmth). It takes 40 minutes to process even the longest. Typically, working with this area takes an hour and a half. And you need to repeat the procedure only after two months, new hairs grow slowly and reluctantly. Usually the intervals between treatments are shorter – four to six weeks. “
After the procedure, there are no ingrown hairs, no inflammatory elements. As I said, it is done every two months. It takes about five to six procedures on average. Hair disappears forever. From one procedure, the effect is enough for two months.