Considering Laser Hair Removal to Remove Body Hair?

Don’t you want to get rid of unwanted hairs sprouting from your body? Are you fed up from repeated shaving sessions? Does painful waxing session empty your pocket every month? Don’t you want to have smooth and svelte look? If the answer is “yes”, you are surely looking for the laser hair treatment.

The laser hair removal treatment is safe and recognized by dermatologists all around the world. The method is quick, fast, convenient and best of all, it is painless. This is because of the fact that light is absorbed by the hair follicle not the skin. The light destroys the hair follicle and thus the hair cannot be grown again. Most of the times, a cooling device is fitted with the laser to cool the skin down. This prevents the scarring and blistering of the skin. Immediately after the treatment, additional cooling ointments and moisturizers are applied to the skin to enhance the cooling effect.

Before the treatment, it is advised to avoid extreme sun exposure and food with high Beta Carotene content, such as carrots. This is because Beta Carotene imparts a yellow or orange effect on the skin and thus the laser rays are prevented from being absorbed into the hair follicles. After the treatment, sunbathing and chemicals like bleach should be avoided for several weeks. Use of perfumes on the treated area is strictly prohibited as it can lead to itching of the skin. It is very important to take proper information from your laser hair clinician, regarding the do’s and don’ts before and after the laser hair removal treatment.

Laser hair removal treatment can be done on any part of the body, arms, legs, back, chest, bikini line, upper lips, neck, chin etc. Now with ease, women can have hairless body. Males don’t lack behind in this aspect either. Male body hair removal is becoming increasingly popular and more and more men are going for laser hair removal treatment. Most of the men go for laser hair removal treatment on their back and chest part.

Laser hair removal isn’t suitable for every skin and hair type. Laser hair removal treatment works best on people who have dark hair and light skin. People with dark skin should avoid the treatment as the dark skin tends to absorb more heat and thus it gets burnt or damaged. People with red, purple, grey, blonde or any other hair color should not go for the treatment. If you have any kind of skin problem like acne or dermatis, you are not the right candidate for the laser hair removal treatment.

Laser hair treatment gives the desired results most of the times. But few side effects are also associated with the laser treatment, if the treatment is done with wrong techniques by an unexperienced person. The most common is that the targeted area becomes red and sore. Swelling can be seen, which remains there from few minutes to few hours. In worst cases, darkening or lightening of the skin, in other words, discoloration can occur. Scarring can also take place, though it is very rare.