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November 30, 2008

Laser Hair Removal Technology

Laser Hair Removal Technology

Laser hair removal uses a low-energy laser. The laser energy passes through the patient’s skin, being absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicle. Laser hair removal can help all of these cases so that they never have to worry about pesky hair again. Laser hair removal can be an extremely pleasing and gratifying procedure for many patients who wish to get rid of unwanted or excessive body hair. However, as with any other cosmetic procedure, laser hair removal inherently provides both benefits…

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Hair Removal Video from Helton Skin and Laser Institute

Filed under: Laser Hair Removal — Tags: Abdomen, Buttocks, Cosmetic Procedure, Ears, Hair Removal, Laser Institute, Legs Feet, Lightsheer Diode Laser, Shoulders, Toes, Upper Lip — admin @ 1:54 pm

Informational video on this cosmetic procedure presented by Peter Helton, D.O. of the Helton Skin and Laser Institute.

Because the LightSheer™ diode laser is so safe and effective, it can be used to treat almost any area of the body including, but not limited to: • Back • Chest • Arms • Hands • Underarms • Upper lip • Neck • Buttocks • Nose • Shoulders • Abdomen • Legs • Feet • Face • Chin • Ears • Genitalia • Toes

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October 30, 2008

Darker skin poses problems for hair-removal lasers

Filed under: Main Content — Tags: Boom, Botox, Cosmetic Medicine, Cosmetic Procedure, Dark Hair, Dark Pigment, Dark Skin, Dermal Filler, Dr Christine, Filler Injections, Good Solution, Hair Removal Lasers, Harvard Medical School, Laser Clinic, Laser Energy, Laser Hair Removal, Laser Treatment, Light Hair, Medicine Conference, Prejudice — IngridP @ 12:43 pm

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People with darker skin remain a challenge for experts in laser hair removal, even though the technology is the third most popular cosmetic procedure in the United States, behind Botox and dermal filler injections.

The difficulty facing darker-skinned patients and their doctors isn’t a question of prejudice but of physics.

It’s much trickier to destroy a dark hair that’s growing in dark skin — because both absorb the destructive laser energy, both can be damaged in a laser treatment.

“There is no good solution for thin or light hair on dark-skinned patients,” dermatologist Dr. Christine C. Dierickx (left), director of the Skin and Laser Clinic in Boom, Belgium, told a recent cosmetic-medicine conference at Harvard Medical School.

Dark pigment absorbs laser energy, which heats up and destroys the pigmented tissue, whether it’s a hair or surrounding skin.

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