Myths of laser hair removal
As we move into the spring and summer approaches, the concern to show off the legs and other areas of the body free of hair increases considerably and that is when we remember to perform longer lasting hair removal treatments.
There is a false belief that to eliminate hair by laser hair removal techniques it is necessary to wait for winter. However, there are advanced techniques that allow its use in tanned skin, so going to the beach and undergoing laser hair removal is fully compatible.
The Soprano A diode laser technology is for Carmen Díaz, director of the Germaine Goya aesthetic medicine center, "one of the best options to undergo a laser hair removal treatment since its principle of hair removal, progressive photothermolysis, allows its Use at any time of the year and is indicated for tanned and dark skins It is even possible to carry out sessions the day after sunbathing and resume them 2 days after the application of the laser ".
In addition, this type of laser reaches larger areas and reduces treatment times, so reaching point to summer is more than possible.
Laser hair removal, does it hurt a lot?
Another belief about laser hair removal is that it is a painful treatment. However, research and technological advances have allowed the pain and uncomfortable sensations to be reduced by up to 60 percent with the use of the diode.
According to Carmen Díaz, "until now, the principle used for hair removal was through high-energy punctures, which generated significant heat points on the epidermis, although its effectiveness was high, its consequences on the skin, sometimes Also, he insists that these adverse effects multiplied in dark skin or tanned by the sun.
The use of more effective techniques such as the aforementioned sweep diode laser or SHR (Super Hair Removal), avoids the risk of skin burns and, in addition, offers another benefit such as dispensing with anesthetic creams, which have numerous adverse effects if they apply in excessive amounts like arrhythmias, breathing difficulties or neurological symptoms.
Is laser hair removal permanent or definitive?
There is a false idea that with laser hair removal a person will never have to shave their hair again. A well-calibrated session of laser hair removal, performed with a clean wave and adequate power, must irreversibly destroy a large part of the active hair follicles by thermal action, that is, in those follicles hair will never grow again.
However, there are sleeping follicles that will awaken at a certain moment of our life and over which no destructive effect has been exerted, in which hair will grow as if nothing had happened to them. "Here the progressive photothermolysis provides a plus on the selective one, since it destroys part of these sleeping follicles as their action does not exclusively depend on having a hair connected to them," Carmen Díaz explains.
How to choose the most suitable laser hair removal treatment
- Consult a professional so that you can carry out a study tailored to your skin and indicate the most convenient treatment.
- Make sure that the center chosen has advanced equipment, with good maintenance and managed by specially trained professionals.
- Ask all the questions you have before, during and after submitting to the chosen treatment.
Carmen Díaz, director of the Germaine Goya center, the exclusive center of Germaine de Capuccini in Madrid.
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