What is the safe treatment for permanent hair removal?

Unwanted hair is a universal problem with women and having a silky, hair-free skin is every woman’s dream. Laser hair removal is this dream come true and a wonderful alternative for the traditional methods of hair removal like waxing, bleaching, and shaving.

While until a few years ago, Permanent Laser hair removal as a procedure was dominated by women, nowadays more and more men are going for the same. Underarm hair, the hair on ear pinna, forearm hair, cheek hair, chest hair, shoulder hair, and leg hair are the common areas that men seek to get their hair lasered.

Additionally, it is the ideal choice of hair reduction for clinical conditions like folliculitis, ingrown hair, acne keloidalis nucha, etc.. Also in clients with dark underarms, in addition to avoidance of fragrance and friction, the laser becomes the ideal approach for hair removal.

While a lot of lasers are available in the market, Long Pulse Nd Yag Laser and Diode laser are most suited for Permanent Laser hair removal in Indian and ethnic skin types.

Mechanism: Permanent Laser hair removal works on the principle of selective thermolysis of melanin pigment of hair follicles. By virtue of this property, with every session, a small part of the hair root is destroyed. The aim is to achieve a 90% destruction of hair root to have the best results.

Permanent Laser hair removal, happens in 6 to 10 sessions, at intervals of 1 to 1.5 months. In clients with underlying hormonal conditions, the sessions may be doubled.

Permanent Laser hair removal best works on thick hair - so underarm hair, bikini hair, below knee and below forearm are best regions for good results.

There are some medical conditions like PCOS, where thick hair develops on chin, jawline, sidelocks, neck and below the navel. These conditions require simultaneous medical treatment in addition to laser hair reduction.

Procedure: The area to be lasered is cleansed, marked and shaved. The patient is given protective eyewear and a chilled gel is applied to the area. The laser shots are delivered which are almost painless due to the ultracool laser tip. Sunscreen is applied and the client is good to go with a list of post procedure instructions. A week later, the client will experience new hair growth which on shaving will reappear after 3 to 4 weeks. This is the time for the next laser session ( 4 to 6 weeks later).

Post laser care: one has to wear a sunscreen sincerely after a laser procedure. Exposure to beaches, swimming pools, and water parks are to be avoided in the initial 10 days. Facials, peels, cleanup, microdermabrasion are to avoid for 10 days. Medicated creams containing tretinoin, hydroquinone, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, etc should be with held for 5 to 7 days as per doctor's instruction.

Permanent Laser hair removal is a simple, affordable and safe manner of getting rid of unwanted hair for men and women.