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Laser Hair Removal
Tired of the expensive, messy and painful waxing sessions, only to have those unwanted hairs return in no time? An advanced technology has been developed to replace these antiquated methods.
Laser Hair Removal has been specifically designed to eliminate undesired hair from all parts of the body. Unlike many other treatment methods, Laser Hair Removal leaves your skin looking and feeling smoother and softer!
Through a series of treatments, Dr. Carr and her highly trained staff will eliminate unwanted facial and body hair! New hair growth is reduced and any new hairs are very soft and fine; not sharp and coarse like shaved or waxed hair. Women and men of all ethnic origins benefit from this treatment. No more razor bumps! No more distressing hair where it doesn't belong!
LightSheer® Laser
How does the LightSheer® system work?
The light wavelength from the laser is absorbed by germinative cells that produce hair in the follicle. The follicle is heated and the germinative cells are destroyed. The laser is pulsed, or turned on, for only a fraction of a second. The duration of each pulse is just long enough to damage the follicle, while the system's ChillTip helps protect the skin by conductive cooling during the laser energy delivery.
Who is eligible for hair removal using the LightSheer® system?
The LightSheer® system is designed to be safe and effective for most skin types. For darker skin types fluences are generally lower and pulse widths are generally longer to prevent damage to the epidermis. Using the appropriate treatment parameters, however, people with most skin types can benefit from laser hair removal with the LightSheer®.
How many treatments will I need and how often?
Each hair follicle passes through three different growth phases. An active phase, an intermediate phase where no growth occurs but the hair is still visible, and a resting phase where the hair is released from the follicle. It is optimal to treat the hair in an active growing phase in order to target the germination cells that produce the hair in the follicle. Because not all hair follicles are in a growing phase at the same time, multiple sequential treatments are required for optimal hair reduction. Generally, most patients will require between 7 – 10 treatments to experience hair reduction. It is recommended to do treatments consistently, as this allows us to treat all the hair follicles in a growth cycle at some time during your treatments.
Is it safe?
As with any medical treatment, use of the LightSheer® can have side effects. The most common are transient erythema or swelling. Changes in skin pigmentation may occur as well. However, side effects have been minor and manageable in clinical use of the LightSheer®. The precise laser parameters used for the LightSheer® were carefully defined by studying the anatomy of the hair follicle and precisely matching the color of laser light and the pulse duration to the size, depth and location of the hair follicle. This research has resulted in a safe technique that effectively reduces the risk of scarring and most other complications following treatment.
Is it painful?
The LightSheer® system's ChillTip helps reduce discomfort while protecting the skin surface from thermal injury during delivery of the pulse of the laser light.
What will the treated area look like after the procedure?
Immediately after treatment, the site will be somewhat swollen, appear slightly red in color, and will feel like a mild sunburn. This reaction subsides over a few hours, and then the treated sites usually return to their normal appearance. The amount of discomfort after this procedure is usually minimal and does not limit most normal physical activities. Since light is used to remove the hair, there is no bleeding and no open wound is created. For this reason, there is no need to apply a bandage and wound care is generally not required.
What other complications have been associated with treatment?
In addition to transient epidermal injury (pain, erythema, edema, blistering), hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation and textural changes (crusting or scabbing) have been observed in some patients treated with the LightSheer®. Proper patient selection, pretreatment and matching treatment parameters with skin type can help minimize these complications.
How long does the procedure take?
Treatments may take from 15 minutes up to an hour of more depending on the size of the area to be treated.
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Medical treatment photos courtesy of Candela® Corporation, Sanofi Aventis, and Allergan®.
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