Hair removal with the M5 Nd: YAG laser

Actually, the hair of the human body are now without any biological function. Only at the head the hair is still used for protection against sun rays. The body hair, however, has no physiological significance. Except on palms and soles and mucous membranes are found everywhere on the human body hair follicle. The density of hair is different in different regions of the body.
Unwanted hair growth on face and other body parts is often perceived as cosmetically disturbing. Shaving, hair removal creams, hot wax and epilators to include conventional methods of hair removal. This can often be painful and aggressive, here are possible skin irritation. In order to achieve long-lasting, permanent hair removal, laser treatments can be performed.

Applications

Laser hair removal can in the face, arms, legs, bikini area, back and underarms are used almost all skin and hair types can be treated with the laser. The hair growth can be reduced by up to 90%.

Figure 1: Before

Figure 2: 4 months after 3 treatments with Nd-YAG: laser

How does a laser treatment?

The laser pulses of a specific wavelength range to penetrate the upper layers of the skin and unfold their effect only in the hair root. They are absorbed by the melanin (pigment dye) of the hair follicle. The heat is accumulated in the hair root and destroys the follicle with heat. The environment is hardly damaged. The surrounding tissue is preserved and prevented hair growth here for a long time.

How often should one be held laser treatments?

The human hair growth is not continuous, uniform process, but rather occurs in recurrent cycles. The hair cycle starts with a followed by a catagen telogen phase, then comes the anagen phase. Usually, only the hair is removed permanently located at the time of laser treatments in the anagen phase. Therefore, a series of treatments is necessary to achieve the best results.

What should be observed before and after treatment?

The best results are obtained on non-tanned skin, so several weeks before the treatment, no direct sunlight and no tanning.
Before the laser treatment the hair should not be plucked several weeks or epilation.
To avoid the pigmentation (hypo-or hyperpigmentation) of the skin after treatment, should direct sunlight and tanning beds for at least 3 weeks should be avoided. If this is unavoidable, the treated area is covered by a sunscreen with high sun protection factor.