Zapping the Hair Permanently

• Posted on: Jun 30 2016
• By: Creative Image Laser Solution

Unwanted hair is like that uncle who keeps visiting during the holidays. No matter what you do, it just keeps coming back. You shave, pluck, wax, and use napalm-like creams to remove the stuff but then two or three weeks later there it is again.

Why don’t you get rid of the hair for good by letting the team at Creative Laser use our IPL lasers to zap it away?

Laser hair removal is popular

Year in and year out, laser hair removal is the most popular cosmetic treatment performed in the United States. That’s because it works very well and it’s easy. Laser hair removal is great on the underarms, face, bikini line, legs, back, and other areas of the body.

How it gets rid of the hair

There are two keys to removing hair permanently — laser energy and the hair follicle. For permanent hair removal, the hair follicle’s bulb, bulge, and papilla must be destroyed. The vehicle is laser energy. The melanin in hair is the target for the laser energy, so different wavelengths are used for different hair colors. For this reason, laser hair removal isn’t as effective on light blond or gray hair.

The laser energy travels down the hair into the follicle and the heat then damages the follicle so it can no longer produce hair. Sometimes, if the follicle isn’t fully disabled, hair growth function can return in a few months or more.

Timing is important

People wonder why you can’t zap the hair once and have it gone forever. The problem is timing. Only actively growing hair responds well to laser treatments because the hair has the most melanin in that phase. But in addition to the anagen (active growth) phase, there are telogen (no growth), and cathagen (hair ejection) phases. The hairs across your body are in different phases at different times. Plus, different areas of the body have more hairs in anagen phases than others, because hair growth is more important in those areas.

Trust Creative Image’s expertise

Laser hair removal requires expertise in wavelength selection, fluency, pulse duration, and cooling in order to effectively remove unwanted hair with the most comfort for you. At Creative Image Laser, we have vast experience with the processes to ensure your successful end result.

Ready to ditch the razors and wax? Call us at 325-641-1927 and set up a laser hair removal consultation.

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