With a Philadelphia laser hair removal, the hair root is destroyed by sending a beam of light to a group of hair follicles for a millisecond. The laser beam finds the hair follicles by directing its beam against the melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin and hair the dark color.
The pigment in the hair follicle and the hair shaft absorbs the light energy without harming the skin, which is protected by a gel, spray or cooled tip pressed against it. By absorbing the laser energy, the hair follicles are weakened, marring their ability to grow.
Although hair growth varies, there are three common stages during hair growth cycle. The first stage is the active growth. It lasts up to several years. During this stage, the melanin is abundant in the hair.
The hair follicles absorb the most energy and they are darkest at this stage. 85% of our body hair is in this phase. It is during this stage when the laser treatment is very effective on hair follicles. This makes it easier to eliminate undesirable hair from all parts of your body.
Regressive is what you call the second stage. It lasts for only two weeks, and it is on this stage when your hair stops growing, but not shedding. 4% of your body hair is in this phase.
The resting is the final stage, which lasts from 5 to 6 weeks. After that, the hair falls out and a new hair begins to grow. Between 10 and 13% of your body hair is in this phase.
Philadelphia laser hair removal may require a few or several treatments to remove the hair that enters the growth phase, this is because all the hair in a treated may not be in an active growth stage.
The results of laser hair removal can be anticipated. Around 90% of people who have laser treatment have permanent hair loss. Generally, after every session, most hairs treated by the laser fall out.
Six weeks from having a treatment, the hair follicles that survived the laser gradually grow back. However, on average, one-third of the hairs treated never grow back, but rather are removed permanently.
The remaining hairs are lighter and smaller in size. On the average, people who have laser hair treatment see satisfactory results after having three to five treatments within two months.
If you have darker colored skin, you may need more sessions with a Philadelphia laser hair removal treatment, because your skin requires lower energy levels to guarantee safe treatment. Also, laser treatment leaves your skin feeling and looking softer and smoother.
Patients who received laser hair treatment described the therapy to having uncomfortable, tingling and stinging sensation. No local anesthesia or pain reliever medicine is given.
Depending on the areas subjected for treatment, the duration can last for few minutes or an hour. Philadelphia laser hair treatment may be applied to remove unwanted hair on the face, upper lip, chin, chest, stomach and legs. This is done without pain killers and you will experience a slight uncomfortable stinging feeling with each laser pulse.
