Laser Hair Removal in Catford

Am I a candidate for laser hair removal?

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Influence of skin colour on laser hair removal

Light skin makes laser hair removal easier to perform. Fewer treatments are required and better, faster results are obtained. People with darker skin can also be treated, and the Hillview Dental Centre in catford has the experience to do this. Laser hair removal must be individualised for each patient.

Influence of hair colour on laser hair removal

Dark hair absorbs more laser energy and is easier to treat. Coarse dark hair responds the best to laser hair removal. Light hair is more difficult to treat. Blond or red hair is very difficult to treat. Multiple treatment sessions are required, and results are variable. Blond or red hair usually contains pheomelanin, which absorbs laser energy less avidly than the eumelanin, which is present in black or brown hair.

Laser hair removal requires multiple treatments

Although one laser session can produce long-term hair removal, as a rule, multiple sessions are necessary to obtain optimal results. In large part, this is due to the fact that laser hair removal is most effective for hair in the anagen phase. Anagen is the growth phase of hair. Since hair grows in cycles, not all the hairs are in anagen at any given time. Additional sessions are necessary to catch all of the hairs when they are in anagen. Consistency with your treatments will ensure you achieve the best possible, long-lasting results.

What areas can be treated?

Any area except adjacent to the eye where there is excess hair. The most common areas requested are the face, upper lip, neck, chest, underarms, back, abdomen, bikini line, and legs. Treatment can also be tailored to smaller or more sensitive areas, depending on your specific needs. Each session is designed to target unwanted hair effectively, leaving you with smoother skin in the areas you choose.

Pulsed light and hair removal (IPC)

Intense pulsed light devices can produce effective hair removal. Although these devices are not lasers, they are laser equivalents utilising the same principle of selective photothermolysis to achieve hair removal. These devices are, in practice, more difficult to adjust than lasers and require great expertise for their proper use.

Qualifications of laser hair removal personnel

A laser clinic should be registered with the local health authority under the provisions of the Registered Homes Act 1984. This act requires that treatment using a laser can only be performed by a trained individual. Electrologists, Medical Assistants and other unlicensed personnel should not perform laser hair removal.

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