Should You Choose Electrolysis or Laser Hair Removal?
Summer is practically here, which means it’s time to bare your skin at the beach and beside the pool. Whether you’re a male looking to eliminate pesky chest and back hair, or a woman longing for a maintenance-free bikini area, there are options available that don’t involve waxing and shaving. Read on to learn whether electrolysis or laser hair removal could be your answer this season!
All About Electrolysis
Electrolysis is currently the only hair solution that provides permanent hair removal. This procedure achieves what no other can by inserting a very fine probe into the hair follicle, applying heat energy to kill the growth cells of the hair follicle, and removing the hair with tweezers. You can target just about any body part with electrolysis including the legs, back, face, bikini area, eyebrows, and more.
Hair growth is a complex process that occurs in stages, so you may need more than one electrolysis treatment to capture and kill all of the hairs in your target area. Most patients return once a week or every other week as necessary until they have achieved completely smooth, silky hair.
The electrolysis treatment is surprisingly simple, and can take anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes. Despite rumors that it’s a painful process, the topical anesthetic helps to reduce discomfort to nothing more than a tingling.
All About Laser Hair Reduction
Laser hair reduction is often call laser hair removal, but it’s important to know that laser treatment is not FDA approved to permanently remove hair, only to permanently reduce it. Other than wrinkle-reducing cosmetic treatments like Botox and dermal fillers, laser hair reduction remains the most popular treatment for men and women.
Laser hair reduction uses beams of highly concentrated laser light to penetrate specific hair follicles. The hair pigment absorbs and is killed by the light energy, and over the next few weeks the targeted hair begins to shed away. Though this treatment used to only be able to treat patients with dark hair and light skin, new laser technology makes it possible for just about any complexion and hair color to be treated!
Hair removal can last years before another treatment is needed to target new hair growth, so it’s perfect for people looking for a long-lasting solution without the intensity of electrolysis.