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.
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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.
Hair on Back before laser hair removal After Laser Hair removal
Hair on Chin before Laser hair removal Chin after laser hair removal