What you should know about laser hair reduction

What you should know about laser hair reduction
Have you ever asked the question – why do we need the hair on our body? After all, they have no practical use, except the hair on our head that can protect us from the sun on a pretty hot day or for the fact that they can help you create a beautiful look. However, you cannot spend your time putting forward different hypotheses as one cannot clearly understand the answer to this question. Scientists have voiced different opinions – from warming up the body, to attracting individuals of the opposite sex, but most of them have agreed on one thing – the removal of body hair or hair reduction improves hygiene.

Methods of hair removal and hair reduction are many – wax, electricity, chemicals, but the most popular and effective one is the laser hair removal. For more than twenty years of its existence, it has proven its effectiveness and has become a huge success and breakthrough for many who want to get rid of unwanted hair. But, despite the popularity many people still ask these questions – is this procedure worth it? Would it affect my health? How much pain will I feel? Etc.  Well here are the most basic answers:

Is it safe for your health?

The process of laser hair reduction totally involves the penetration of a beam of light through the skin to a depth of about four millimeters, but this poses no major health risk to the body. Yes, sometimes after the procedure, there could be slight redness and discomfort. This will disappear after a few hours.  Also it is possible for some scars to appear after this procedure, but there is absolutely no risk of ingrown hairs in the skin, after all many experts recommend laser hair removal just to eliminate such cases. The laser beam does not contain ultraviolet wavelength range as this can increase the risk of cancer, so you don’t have to be afraid of any oncogenic process.

Does it hurt?

Answer to this question cannot be given directly – it depends on the characteristics of every body and its pain threshold. But do not give up on laser hair removal after all we leave in the XXI century where pain can easily be removed using special creams and ointments. This you can do before and after the procedure.  In fact, removal of hair mechanically causes more pain than laser hair reduction.

How effective is laser hair reduction?
Compared to other treatments laser hair removal is very effective, but do not look for the magic and the complete disappearance of hair after one treatment.  Although the newest equipment is being used, remember that each person has their own characteristics and structure of hair. The principle of laser treatment – it puts selective pressure on the melanin in the hair follicle. In the absence of melanin or in case of low melanin the effectiveness of laser is reduced, the more reason why it is hard to get rid of fine white hair on a light skin.  In advance, consider that one treatment is not enough to achieve the desired effect.