The history of women's tricks for achieving perfectly smooth skin more than one Millennium. Some ways to remove unwanted hair on face and body survived to the present day, for example, is used for this wax and honey, apply the plucking, tearing out hairs with special threads.
With the advent of razors and creams to remove unwanted hair has become easier, however there was frequent use of those means, after all, a razor blade, and the cream only removes hair above the skin surface, leaving the hair follicle (follicle). Frequent shaving dries the skin, causes irritation, not guarantees from cuts and infection, and can cause ingrown hairs and inflammation.
At the beginning of the 20th century alternative to razors steel electrocoagulators, when unwanted hair is subjected to weak discharges of electric current. Hair removal in this case occurred together with the root, and the skin is quite long retain the smoothness. Today, on the same principle are modern electroepilation – a needle is inserted into the follicles or surrounding tissue, discharge current affects the hair follicle after which the hair is easily removed. This procedure is quite long and painful, in addition to subjected to removal only hair in active growth phase, so after a while, when the active phase of take new hair, the procedure must be repeated. In addition, with the introduction of the needle the risk of the formation of subcutaneous scarring, which later become visible on aged skin.
Quite a popular procedure until recently was the photo-epilation. When hair removal on the hair and skin are exposed to powerful flashes of light, destroying the follicles, but it can be difficult to control the strength and length of light waves that can lead to tissue damage. Furthermore, epilation may cause intensive growth of lanugo hair, which may eventually transform into a dark and hard.
All of the above methods are used extensively today, but they do not solve the main problem – getting rid of unwanted hair permanently.
The introduction of new technologies in medicine, including in cosmetology, has led to the emergence of laser hair removal — when removal of unwanted hair is through laser. First results are visible already after the first treatment, but for greater efficiency requires several procedures, which must be repeated at intervals of 3-4 weeks.
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Laser hair removal |
Advantages |
Other methods of removing unwanted hair |
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Yes |
Painless |
No |
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Yes |
The speed |
Yes/No |
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Yes |
Availability |
Yes |
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Yes |
No risk of damage and infection |
No |
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Yes |
Remove unwanted hair completely |
No |
The effectiveness of the procedure directly related to the type of human skin and the natural color of his hair.
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Type |
Description |
Designation |
The result |
| 1 | Very light hair, skin and eye color (usually light blue and light grey) | Celtic, or Scandinavian | Not effectively, if your hair is light in follicles contain much melanin, the laser is them "does not recognize". |
| 2 | Skin tone darker than in type 1, it is possible to have freckles, hair color — from light blonde to light chestnut, eye color — blue, blue, light brown,gray, green. | Bright European | The darker the shade of hair on fair skin, the higher the efficiency. For one procedure it is possible to reduce hair by 20-40%. |
| 3 | The skin is light, slightly olive skin, no freckles, hair color – brown, to very dark brown eye color – brown, gray, green. | Dark European | High efficiency. For one procedure it is possible to reduce hair by 30-50%. |
| 4 | The skin is swarthy, with olive tint, hair color – dark chestnut, eye color – dark brown. | Mediterranean | Effectively. For one procedure it is possible to reduce hair by 30-50%. |
| 5 | The skin is swarthy, without freckles, eye and hair color is a very dark, dark brown to black. | Eastern type | Good effect. For one procedure it is possible to reduce hair by 20-40%. |
Preparation for the procedure:
• Before the procedure is carried out several tests: ECG, CBC, blood tests for RW, f-50, HBs Ag, АнтHCV;
• 10 days before the procedure should not take drugs containing aspirin;
• For 2 to 3 weeks before the procedure is not recommended to sunbathe.
Contraindications to the procedure:
• The presence of acute and chronic diseases in the acute stage;
• Predisposition to scarring on the skin;
• In women – the beginning of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy up to 12 weeks;
• General contraindications for laser treatments.
For laser hair removal in a multidisciplinary clinic. N. And. Pirogov used the alexandrite laser "Gentle Lase" — it is used to remove unwanted hair on any part of the body, including such sensitive as the bikini area or face.
The principle of laser hair removal is the impact of the laser on melanin (natural pigment that determines hair color and the skin), the maximum concentration of which is in the follicle (the follicle). The laser beam is attracted and absorbed by melanin, under the influence of laser particles of melanin in the follicle collapsed. This leads to the destruction of hair follicles. During the procedure, the person does not feel discomfort because laser device equipped with a cooling system. Depending on the individual characteristics of the body during the procedure may be destroyed from 10 to 50% of the follicles are in the active stage of hair growth, therefore, to completely get rid of unwanted hair may require several treatments.
After the procedure you must follow all recommendations of the specialist. The skin in this period requires special care, so you must use cosmetics, promotes regeneration of the skin, contains moisturizers and has UV-protection.
Already after the first treatment, a noticeable significant change – the number of hairs decreases, and after passing the course the hair growth stops completely. Laser hair epilation, due to the painlessness and effectiveness, is the most attractive in comparison with other methods of removing unwanted vegetation from the surface of the body. The result of the procedure, which is considered the most comfortable and safe, the skin becomes smooth forever!
