Hair Reduction

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LightSheer Hair Reduction – Permanent hair reduction for all skin types

When body hair is excessive, darker or coarser than you would prefer, or appears in places that make you feel uncomfortable, it’s time to reconsider your hair removal options. Older remedies for unwanted hair include plucking, shaving, waxing, electrolysis or chemical depilatories. Some of these are downright painful, others are extremely messy, and all offer only temporary solutions to your frustration. Laser hair removal is a more effective solution.  The LightSheer diode laser is a state-of-the-art system specially designed to remove unwanted hair fast.

LightSheer Laser Hair Removal produces a beam of highly concentrated light.  The light emitted by the LightSheer diode laser is well absorbed by the pigment located in hair follicles.  During the procedure, the laser pulses for a fraction of a second, long enough to heat up the hair and significantly impede the follicle’s ability to re-grow.  This process also treats numerous hair follicles simultaneously.  Therefore, LightSheer is appropriate for treating even the largest areas of the body both quickly and effectively.

An important part of the procedure is the cooling of the skin.  A special contact-cooling handpiece allows treatment of even the most sensitive skin.  It protects and cools the upper layer of the skin before, during and after each laser pulse while directing the laser energy to the hair root.
The length of a laser treatment may last anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more, depending on the size of the area being treated.  It is important to know that the hairs in an active growth phase (referred to as anagen) are most affected by the laser.  As all hairs are not in this phase at the same time, more than one treatment will be necessary to achieve the best result.

The laser treatment itself may cause some discomfort, however most patients tolerate the procedure well.  The appearance of the treated area immediately following treatment will vary from patient to patient depending on the extent of the procedure and skin type.  Side effects, if any, are minor.  They may include redness and swelling around the hair follicle, which are, in fact, desired clinical results and indicate that the follicle has responded to the treatment.  Most people return to normal activity right away.  We will be happy to tell you more about your treatment, possible side effects and what results you can expect during your consultation.

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