Laser Hair Removal

What is Laser Hair Removal? Consists of applying a torch to light purely on the hair, the pigment melanin, selectively absorbs the light and turns into heat. The local temperature rises locally for a few thousandths of a second, long enough to burn your hair. The heat, however, it dissipates before it can harm the skin around. It is one of the most successful aesthetic laser treatments currently available.   Indications: Depilation of hair anywhere. Especially well indicated in hirsutism (pilificação increased) to cause hormonal as in women, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and menarche (first menstruation) Early and men, the sycosis (inflammation of the beard) and landlocked hair. But the method is used mostly for the removal of hair for aesthetic purposes. Contraindications: In patients tan, with tendencies to keloids, which are in use of Roacutam (oral isotretinoin) or tetracycline. Expected results: The hair follicles (and his hair root) treated by this method are permanently eliminated, leading to a sharp and prolonged drop in the amount of hair of an aesthetic unit. Possible complications: They are rare and reversible. The main complication is the light or dark spots that appear in black or tan leather. This is why it is imperative that we do not take sun without protection before and after application of the laser.   Its biotype of skin and hair will be determined in an evaluation by a doctor without compromise. So its application of laser can then be performed. The most important: the treatment is virtually painless! The excess hair is one of the more enemies fought by women, and also disturb the men, especially those concerned about their appearance. Today, there are treatments with sophisticated equipment, developed to promote a significant reduction or total hair.   The results of the treatments last an average of two to five years, and the hair end of the period after returning a lesser amount or weaker. The best results are obtained with the laser treatments or with intense pulsed light. In the hair removal laser, the beam of light emitted is absorbed by the pigment found in the hair root and at a fraction of seconds to destroy, impeding its growth. Moreover, the laser devices have a special mechanism for cooling the skin, protecting the area around the tissue, leading the power only to the root of the hair. The intense pulsed light (IPL) is also highly effective in the long hair removal, which may be made in larger areas of the body more quickly. Both treatments can be made for removal of hair from the face and body, both in men as in women.     Recommendations before each session of depilation: Do not use wax or tweezers and before the sessions, preferably 30 to 40 days before the first. session and not between sessions. You can use blades or scissors. It is appropriate that the hair is with 1 or 2 mm in length. Preferably, not to use or hydrogen peroxide bleaching; The treated areas can not be tan, even with artificial tanning; Do not use creams or lotions with no guidance; Search does not use makeup, dressing, or similar before the sessions; Dress, preferably cotton panties and bra; Suspend 7 days before treatment the use of topical creams, acids or bleaching; Inform possibility of pregnancy and breastfeeding; know about all the medicines in use.