Both men and women who suffer with
either embarrassingly excessive amounts of hair, or misplaced
hair growth, can benefit from laser
hair removal. It's
come to be a trusted and widely-pursued cosmetic procedure,
especially as it grows in accessibility and effectiveness.
With today's lasers, we can treat many different skin
types and hair types.
Common areas
of treatment include
the legs, arms, bikini line, back, chest, shoulders,
stomach, and face. Laser hair removal is performed in
a series of treatments, since hair grows in stages. Only
a hair in its active stage of growth can be affected
by the laser light, so multiple treatments are necessary
to account for complete removal.
Depending on patient preference
and the area being treated, a topical anesthetic may
be applied before starting laser hair removal. Washington
DC specialists can issue prescriptions for numbing creams
during the consultation so that patients are prepared
for treatment. Once that's been applied for an adequate
amount of time, the laser is applied over the skin. Its
light is directed through the skin, at the hair follicle
underneath. The follicle locks the light in, abosrbing
its heat and suffering damage. As the light continues
to penetrate the follicle, it eventually damages it,
closing it for good. No future hair growth can then occur
in that follicle.
One treatment of laser hair removal,
Washington DC Specialists finds, can last from about
10-90 minutes. Patients can return to daily routines
right after treatment, but
may
experience
some
temporary
redness. This usually lasts for just a few hours, or
up to a couple days at the longest. The hair is not immediately
gone, but takes a few days to fall out. The amount of
time before your next treatment depends on the area of
treatment, and a few other individual factors, as does
the total number of treatments you will have.
CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LASER
HAIR REMOVAL. WASHINGTON DC SPECIALISTS CAN HELP YOU
ACCESS THIS AND OTHER COSMETIC PROCEDURES.
