Laser hair removal is a procedure which discourages the re-growth of unwanted hair. Within a few treatments laser removal in Anne Arundel County MD can completely eliminate the need to shave those areas of the body that were treated such as underarms, bikini line, backs, beards or any other area where hair is not wanted.
Each hair follicle is surrounded by melanin, a type of pigment. It is the melanin that absorbs the heat from the laser. The darker ones hair is the more heat that can be absorbed as dark hair contains more melanin than lighter hair. As the melanin absorbs heat it damages the re-growth potential of the hair and in many cases kills the actual hair follicle. Once the hair falls out it will either never return or of it does the growth will be very slow.
Although there is no danger in laser removal in Anne Arundel County MD, the hair removal treatment may not be the best solution for everyone. It is not just the hair that is surrounded by melanin; the skin contains it as well. If an individual has light hair and dark skin it will be the skin that absorbs the heat and not the hair, as a result the results will rarely be successful. The ideal candidate is a person with dark hair and light skin.
As long as the hair is darker than the skin laser hair removal will work. Although the skin will absorb more heat it also has a large surface area which means it cools quickly, much faster than the hair. When the laser pulses, the skin can be cooled with a gel as a cooling agent; in this way the hair follicles stay hot and the skin stays cool.
Hair goes through certain phases of growth; it is when the hair is at a growth stage called anagen that the process works. Not all hair reaches this stage at the same time so it is necessary that the individual has several treatments to complete the process. The number of treatments depends on the individual as there is no way to simply categorize when and how much hair is dormant at any one time although it is safe to say that legs for example will take more treatments than the upper lip.
Lasers can be used for hair removal and facial rejuvenation. If you wish to seek laser removal in Anne Arundel County MD you are invited to call Aesthetic Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Center.
