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Laser
Hair Removal
Electrolysis
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Laser
Hair Removal:
We
would like to inform you that laser hair
removal is not permanent by itself. The most
laser hair removal can provide is permanent
hair reduction. This means long term hair
removal. But when you combine laser hair
removal and then follow up subsequent treatments
with electrolysis you can obtain a permanent
result in a fraction of the time.
Our observations
of laser hair removal have been quite remarkable.
The reduction in re-growth after a laser
treatment has actually surpassed our expectations.
Not only does the client save time by having
the laser, they also save money. The plain
and simple truth of our Laser Procedure versus
electrolysis is that for every 2 minutes
of laser treatment it could take up to 2
hours of electrolysis depending on the efficiency
of the electrologist.
 Women's
forearms could take as much as 15 to 20 hours to clear with electrolysis, now
with the laser your treatment time will be cut down to 20 to 40 minutes. Men's
backs with electrolysis, 75 to 150 hours to clear the area one time. With the
laser 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Women's upper lips with electrolysis 15 to 60 minutes.
With the Laser approximately 10 to 20 seconds to clear the upper lip one time.
Please
don't misunderstand, both electrolysis
& laser hair removal each have distinctive
value to rid unwanted hair. Most laser's
of today are still not capable to treat white,
gray, or light blonde hairs. These hairs
do not have enough pigment to attract the
laser light. In these cases electrolysis
is the only answer for permanent hair
removal. Also red hair is in the red spectrum
of light which the ruby and alexandrite lasers
utilize. Therefore the laser light will not
see the red hairs.
Also
at the end of the laser cycle of treatments
(usually 3 to 8 treatments over 12 to
24 months) you may still have some scattered
re-growth. At this time you may only
need a couple of 15 to 30 minute sessions
of electrolysis to clear the area. Larger
area's may need more time and smaller
area's will need less time. Each case
will be different because each individuals
hair growth is different. Laser Hair
Removal and Traditional Electrolysis
can and should work hand in hand with
each other. It also should be noted that
previous methods of hair removal could
add additional laser treatments to the
cycle. For instance, people who have
waxed or tweezed area's will need more
laser treatments than someone who has
not tampered with the hair. Waxed and
tweezed hairs grow deeper and thicker
each time the hair is pulled out.
The
laser provides speed. Using the laser for
the first three to eight treatments then
following up with electrolysis means both
quick and permanent hair removal. We can
say permanent hair removal because at the
end of the laser cycle we will be using
electrolysis treatments to rid the scattered
re-growth. Another advantage of using the
laser is that after your first treatment
you will not have to be retreated from
6-13 weeks. After this time you will have
your second treatment. You should be able
to go 7 1/2 weeks up to 18 weeks. After
the third treatment, you will go anywhere
from 9 weeks to 20 weeks. If a fourth treatment
is necessary, you will go 11 to 26 weeks
and be re-evaluated. Electrolysis may be
able to clean up the scattered re-growth
or you might need another laser treatment.
There are contributing factors. Everybody’s
hair growth is different. As an example,
after your first treatment you will go
6 to 13 weeks before re-treatment. The
six-week interval is usually for tweezed
hairs, waxed hairs, hairs that have been
tampered with, ripped out at the root.
First, those hairs generally when they
re-grow they grow thicker and deeper
into the skin therefore they will take
longer to get under control. Second,
because they are a thicker hair they
are going to re-grow faster. We
have had patients who have gone 13/14
weeks after one laser treatment. And
we have had patients that have only gone
4/5 weeks. Again everyone’s hair
growth is different and these are just
general guidelines that we have observed
over the past 4 1/2 years of treating
patients with the laser and electrolysis. (back
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crying? She told us it took over
3 hours to apply her eyebrows on
that day! Her hands shook and she
had trouble seeing to apply them
evenly. And they were a mess. One
was arched higher and thinner than
the other. Cheryl and I both felt
the pain this women was going through
but knew we could help her. 
