Unwanted hair can now be treated using laser surgery. The most innovative and advanced laser developed to treat unwanted hair is the LightSheer Laser (LightSheer is a diode laser system which has been approved by the FDA for permanent hair reduction). The laser light targets the pigment in the hair follicle beneath the skin. When the laser light is absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicle and hair shaft, the follicle is damaged and will be completely destroyed or result in prolonged delay of hair regrowth. Hair follicles, which are in the active growth stage, are better targets for absorbing the laser light and hence are more effectively damaged and destroyed.

No more waxing, plucking, shaving, or electrolysis. Unwanted hair can be effectively removed from the lip, chin, cheeks, underarm areas, bikini line, chest and back, and legs. Laser treatment causes little or no discomfort and sessions are separated by two month intervals. Usually, a minimum of three treatments is necessary to achieve optimum results.

What Is The LightSheer Laser?
The LightSheer is a hair removal laser manufactured by Coherent Laser Corporation. This laser was the first diode laser system approved for hair removal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is also the first laser approved by the FDA for permanent hair reduction. This laser utilizes 810nm wavelength light and targets the pigment (melanin) contained in the hair follicle and shaft. In order to protect pigment-containing structures in the outer layer of skin (epidermis), a cooling hand piece is applied to the skin, which decreases the surface temperature and prevents injury from heat. The cooling tip also has a mild anesthetic property allowing tender areas to be treated in a relatively painless fashion.

How Does Hair Grow?
Hair follicles develop from a complex series of interactions between different elements of the skin. Interestingly, not all hairs are actively growing at the same time. They actually go through distinct phases: growth, regression, and resting. The duration of each phase is dependent upon several factors, including body location. For example, at any one time 90% of the hairs on the scalp are in the growth (anagen) phase, compared to only 70% of the hair on our arms. During the regression (catagen) phase, the surrounding skin begins to absorb the hair bulb. Finally, the hair enters the resting (telogen) phase, at the end of which the hair falls out and the follicle begins the cycle again.

What Affects The Look Of Body Hair?
Age, ethnicity, medication, hormone levels, and body site influence the length, coarseness and color of body hair. How much hair you have depends on how many hairs are in the active growth phase, and how long that phase lasts.

What Are The Alternatives For Hair Removal?

Shaving
A simple method, it doesn't affect the coarseness, thickness, growth rate or cycle of the shaved hair. However, it is only a transient solution, and requires a constant commitment to maintaining a hair-free appearance.

Tweezing
Is tedious, painful and impractical for large areas.

Waxing
This procedure can cover a large area at a time and results may last a month or more, but it's painful and can often cause allergic reactions and inflammation of the hair follicle.

Electrolysis
This involves inserting a needle into each hair follicle and applying an electrical current. Expertly used, it can be successful in eliminating hair permanently. However, because you can treat only one hair follicle at a time, it is a tedious, time-consuming process.

Why Use The LightSheer Over Other Laser Systems?
Dr.Anand Krishna has selected this laser because of the wide range of clinical use in laser hair removal. This laser has been tested and proven to be effective for laser hair removal.

How Does The LightSheer System Remove Hair?
The light emitted by the LightSheer laser is absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicle. The laser is pulsed, or "turned on," for only a fraction of a second. The duration of each pulse is just long enough to disrupt the hair follicle. The LightSheer's unique, patented contact-cooling hand piece helps protect the skin by cooling during the laser energy delivery. The diode light at 810nm is absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicle and this energy is converted to heat which results in thermal damage to the hair follicle. This thermal damage causes delayed re-growth of the hair, and in some cases permanent destruction of the hair follicle.

Is It Safe?
Yes. The LightSheer System was developed from years of research at the Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, one of the world's leading and most respected medical research institutions. The laser parameters were carefully defined to inhibit the regrowth of the hair by studying the anatomy of the hair follicle and precisely matching the laser output to the size, depth and location of hair follicles. A unique component of the LightSheer System, the actively-cooled hand piece was designed to conduct heat away from the skin before, during, and after each pulse.
 

Are The Results Permanent?
The LightSheer was the first laser approved by the FDA(USA) for permanent hair reduction. Patients can expect a permanent hair reduction after 4-5 treatments.