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Bella Medica Laser Center
5435 Bull Valley Rd
Mchenry, IL 60050

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How Laser Hair Removal Works

Laser hair removal is the use of laser energy to produce long-term hair reduction. This is done by producing heat in the hair, which transfers to the hair follicle, which in-turn produces inflammation. The inflammation sends a signal to the hair follicle to go into the resting (telogen) phase.

About the Laser

A laser is a device that produces light of a single color or wavelength. In dermatology, these lasers produce pulses of high-energy light that is taken up by the desired target. In the case of hair removal, the target is the melanin pigment contained within the hair shaft.

Doing it Right

The laser technician must target the hair shaft without damaging the melanin pigment in the surface of the skin. The laser light has to be on long enough to heat the hair, but not too long to allow that heat to spread to the surrounding skin causing damage. The darker a patient’s skin, the more difficult it is to avoid injuring the surface of the skin while treating the hair. For this reason, there are three main types of hair removal lasers that are used today, and depending on the thickness of the hair and the color of the skin, one laser may provide benefits as compared to another.

Frequency of Treatments

Typical hair removal procedures consist of three to five treatments over four to eight week intervals depending upon the location of the hair. After the first set of treatments, subsequent treatments are given, often at longer intervals. Maintenance may be needed to keep all the hair away in a given area. After a single treatment, the hair in a given area is usually reduced in amount and thickness for a very long period of time. However, it may not be completely gone. To keep an area completely devoid of hair, maintenance treatments are always required. These maintenance treatments may eventually be required at only yearly intervals or even longer. This depends on the area being treated as well as the individual. As with any other traits in an individual, the frequency of maintenance treatments will be different for each person.


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