Sunday, June 21, 2015

Having Laser Hair Removal Toronto

By April Briggs


This is the process of removing unnecessary hairs by making use of laser rays which work to destroy the hair. It was done experimentally twenty years before it became accepted as a method of hair removal in mid nineteen nineties. The dermatologists have widely accepted the efficiency of laser hair removal Toronto and it is practiced widely in the clinics and even at homes using appliances that are specially designed for self-therapy.

Hair removal by using laser rays is not just getting rid of unwanted hairs. It is a complex process that requires one to be trained and specialized because it comes with great risks. Before having the process done on you, ascertain that the doctor is experienced in performing it.

Special preparations before this include shying away from waxing, plucking and also electrolysis of hairs for the six weeks preceding the procedure. This is because laser rays target the hair roots which are used temporarily removed in an event of plucking or waxing . Sun exposure is also to be avoided for at least six weeks as it makes the treatment less effective and increases the chances of complications thereafter.

The main principle of hairs removal by the rays is selective photo thermolysis in which the specific wavelength of the light and the pulse period to have the best effect on the targeted portion of the skin without having an effect on the surrounding portions. The rays can cause a local damage when they localize on selectively heating melanin in the hair follicle and not acting on other areas of the skin. Light is easily absorbed by darkened objects and so logically melanin does that in the skin with even a larger intensity. This targeted dark material can be occurring naturally or introduced artificially.

Melanin is usually considered the main chromophore in all types of hairs removal involving laser in Toronto. Melanin is naturally in human skin giving it and hair color. Types of melanin include eumelanin and pheomelanin, eumelanin is what gives your hair brown or even a black color while pheomelanin gives blonde and also red color.

Only black and brown hair is usually removed by this process because of its absorption of photons selectively. The treatment usually works best in hairs that are dark and coarse. The ideal combination is a light skin and hairs that are dark and produces best results. Although new lasers are available to target dark skinned patients with black hairs, the results are not that good.

Getting rid of hairs using laser rays has become a popular method because it is efficient and speedy. When the operator has better skills, the method becomes more efficient and faster. There are various technologies and some are more efficient for the procedure.

After the first set of three to eight treatment touch up procedures are needed for some patients. A number of individuals are termed as non-responders and this happens especially when the wrong device is used in the treatment, parameters of the device are low or the client is not fit for this treatment.




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