Now there is a better solution for unwanted hair…
As a woman, you may be surprised to learn that just about your entire body is covered with hair. Because most of your hair is fine and pale, it usually isn’t visible to the naked eye. In fact, you may be surprised to know that the largest numbers of follicles are actually on your forehead. But when darker, coarser hair appears in places we don’t like or expect-like on the face, neck, abdomen, breasts, arms, or underarms-or prevents us from wearing a high-cut bathing suit, shorts, or even a short shirt, it may be time to consider laser hair removal.

Understanding hair removal
In the past, the usual remedies for unwanted hair were plucking, shaving, waxing, or chemical depilatories. Some are painful, some are messy, and all are only temporary. For long-term hair removal, electrolysis is popular and effective but can be uncomfortable and slow. Hair by hair, an electric current passes through a needle to destroy the hair root’s ability to grow. It typically takes months or more of regular visits-even for small areas, like the upper lip. Now there’s a more effective solution. Laser hair removal is specially designed to remove unwanted hair faster, with less discomfort, and more reliably than many other methods.

Understanding laser treatment
A laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light. Different types of lasers produce different colors of light. The color of light produced by a particular laser is one of the keys to its effect on hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to vaporize the pigment, disabling numerous follicles at a time to eliminate or significantly impede the hair’s growth.

What you can expect
The length of a laser session may be a few minutes to an hour or more, depending on the size of the area being treated. Because the laser tends to treat hair follicles that are in an active growing phase, more than one treatment may be required to disable hair follicles that subsequently enter this growth phase

Laser treatment itself may cause a slight tingling sensation. Most patients tolerate the procedure well. Because some areas of the body are more sensitive than others, topical anesthesia can be an option.

The appearance of the treated area immediately after a laser session will vary from patient to patient depending on the extent of treatment and skin type.Immediate after-effects, if any, are minor. They may include redness and swelling, which disappear in a short time. Most people return to normal activity right away. We will be happy to tell you more about your treatment and what you can expect during your first consultation.