Laser hair removal is a process where unwanted body hair is subjected to a laser light. With a few sessions it is possible to eliminate shaving as the only way to remove underarm hair, hair at the bikini line, hair on the legs; any area in which hair is not desirable.
Hair follicles are surrounded by melanin which is a form of pigment; it is this which absorbs the heat from the laser. Dark hair contains more melanin than light hair hence it absorbs more heat, when enough heat has been absorbed the hair stops growing and the hair follicle may dies, the result is the hair falls out. Laser hair removal may stop further hair growth, if it does not stop it completely new hair will grow considerably slower.
Laser hair removal services in Brooklyn may not be effective or recommended for everyone. It is not only the hair follicles that contain melanin, the skin does as well. If the hair is darker than the skin then it will be the hair that absorbs more heat, hence the damage will be done to the hair. If the individual has very light hair, lighter than the skin, it will be the other way around; the skin will absorb more heat than the hair. A true blond with tanned skin probably will be disappointed with laser hair removal treatments; the ideal patient is one with dark hair and fair skin.
As long as the hair color is darker than the skin color, laser hair removal will work. Darker hair will absorb more heat and even though the skin may be tanned, the surface area is much larger, hence the skin cools faster. When the hair is treated with laser pulses and the skin temperature is managed with an agent that cools it, the follicles are hot and the skin is kept cool.
Regardless of the differential in color between the skin and the hair there will be a need for more than one treatment. Hair that is in the anagen stage is the only hair that will be affected by the laser. Hair tends to grow in cycles, not all enters the anagen stage at the same time; therefore the treatment sessions are staged to treat hair which was in a dormant stage in earlier sessions.
Electrolysis was at one time the favored method to remove unwanted hair, it was uncomfortable and the effects lasted for a few days. Laser hair removal in Brooklyn is pain free, if there is any side effect it is little more than a slight reddening of the area for a short period of time. Contact Manhattan Laser Spa today!