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Permanent Laser Hair Reduction for Men and Women
 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.
Questions & Answers and Other Information
What Is The LightSheer Laser?
How Does Hair Grow?
What Affects The Look Of Body Hair?
What Are The Alternatives For Hair Removal?
Why Use The LightSheer Over Other Laser Systems?
How Does The LightSheer System Remove Hair?
Is It Safe?
Does It Hurt?
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Are The Results Permanent?
What Happens After Treatment?
Who Is A Good Candidate For LightSheer Laser
Treatment?
Are There Special Instructions To Follow
After Treatment?
Before and After
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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?
Your doctors have 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.
Does It Hurt?
You may feel a tingling or stinging sensation, and some areas of
the body are more sensitive than others, but most people tolerate
the procedure well.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
The LightSheer laser works by disrupting hairs that are principally
in the active growth phase at the time of the treatment. Since other
hairs will enter the growth phase at different times, additional
treatments will be necessary to disable all hair follicles in a
given area. Our staff will help to develop the best program that
fulfills your needs. Treatments are given at intervals of 6-8weeks.
At least three treatments are usually necessary.
Are The Results Permanent?
The LightSheer was the first laser approved by the FDA for permanent
hair reduction. Patients can expect a permanent hair reduction after
4-5 treatments.
What Happens After Treatment?
Within several minutes, the treated area may become slightly red
and puffy. This reaction subsides quickly and within a day or so
the areas return to normal. Since the LightSheer laser does not
cut the skin, bandages are not necessary and most people return
to normal activity immediately. DO NOT, however, plan any important
social engagements for one week after your treatment.
Your doctor may prescribe a mild topical steroid cream to apply
to the treated areas for 2-3 days following treatment. Around day
3-7 after treatment you may experience what seems to be hairs re-growing.
Many of these hairs, however, are being shed and are not regrowing.
In-between treatments you should not wax or pluck your hairs.
Who Is A Good Candidate For LightSheer Laser
Treatment?
The ideal candidate has dark hair and light skin. Darker hair absorbs
more of the laser light, and lighter skin interferes less with the
movement of the laser light into the hair follicle. Dark or tan
skin runs a higher risk of pigmentation changes following the procedure.
White and gray hairs respond the least to laser therapy.
Are There Special Instructions To Follow
After Treatment ?
Yes.
- Do
not apply any products on the treated areas of your skin except
sunscreen if you will be outside. You may wash gently with soap
and water, but do not rub or scrub the area. Your doctor may prescribe
a topical steroid cream to apply to the treatment areas. Please
use this medicine as directed.
- Do
not expose the treatment areas to direct sunlight. Do not use
tanning beds at any time during your treatment intervals with
this laser. Wear a sunscreen daily if the areas to be treated
will be exposed to sunlight.
- 3-7 days after treatment some of the hairs may seem
to be re-growing. This occurs due to elimination of the hair that
remained under the skin and not true re-growth of the hair.
- Do
not wax or pluck any hairs between treatment sessions.
- Do
not pick or manipulate the skin in the treatment areas.
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