LASER HAIR REDUCTION
ABOUT LASER HAIR REDUCTION AT CHRISTINA CLINIC
Lasers have been used for many years for a variety of medical procedures. Now lasers are being used for hair removal. In women, the most common areas for treatment are upper lip, chin, bikini line, legs and underarms. In men, the most common areas are shoulders and back.
What to expect...
You and the technician will wear protective goggles to avoid exposure to direct or scattered laser light. The area treated will be shaved and a white colored marker will outline the treatment area. The laser will produce a beam of highly concentrated light. The light produced by the laser will be absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicles. The laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to vaporize the pigment, disabling several follicles at a time to eliminate, or significantly impede the hair growth.
The laser’s special contact cooling handpiece cools and protects the surrounding skin while bringing the laser energy as close as possible to the hair root. Most patients experience minimal discomfort during a laser treatment. The area may become pink or red within 30 minutes of treatment and may last from a few hours to a few days.
You must avoid the sun 4-6 weeks before and after your treatment. For the first few weeks, the hairs will fall out slowly and should be exfoliated gently. At first, your hairs will be present, but after a few weeks, the area will be smooth and hairless. Following up with laser treatments in a timely manner are crucial to the success of your treatment process. The number of treat- ments needed for each individual are dependent on causes of hair growth, ethnicity, hair density and growth cycles, medications, hormones, hair location and metabolism.
Hair grows in three stages of growth. The active stage of growth is anagen when the hair contains an abundance of melanin. Light energy is absorbed by the pigment melanin, and transformed into heat energy disabling the follicle. Another stage of hair growth is catagen, when the lower part of the hair stops growing and the hair has not shed. The third stage is the resting phase called telogen. To achieve long term results, the hair must be treated in the anagen stage of growth. We must catch the hair in the anagen growth cycle. This is why a series of treatments are needed to achieve long term results.
For more information, please see our laser hair removal frequently asked questions (FAQ’s), or call us to schedule a free, no obligation consultation!
BEFORE + AFTER GALLERY
Laser Hair Removal

BEFORE
Female Upper Lip – Before and after 3rd treatment

AFTER
Female Upper Lip – Before and after 3rd treatment

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Female Abdomen – Before and after 1st treatment

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Female Abdomen – Before and after 1st treatment

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Female Arm – Before treatment

AFTER
Female Arm – 5 months after 1st treatment
Cutting-Edge Technology

SPLENDOR X by Lumenis
SPLENDOR X is unlike any other hair removal system in the world. It is the first Nd:YAG and Alexandrite laser system to be powered by BLEND XTM technology for unprecedented power, speed, versatility and cover- age rate. What’s important about this new laser system is the speed and the ability to treat finer and thicker hairs at the same time using two wavelengths.

LightSheer® DESIRE™by Lumenis
High-Speed Integrated Vacuum Assisted Technology uses a unique vacuum mechanism that activates the skin’s tactile and pressure receptors to inhibit the transmission of pain. ChillTip™ Technology improves patient comfort by cooling the skin prior to treatment and continuously cooling it throughout the treatment.
ABOUT LASER HAIR REDUCTION
Lasertrolysis is a method of removing unwanted hair, utilizing laser energy targeted to the hair follicle to cause thermal damage and prevent further hairs from growing. It was invented by a team of laser dermatologists at the Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
The near-infrared laser light emitted by the system is preferentially absorbed by the pigment located in the hair follicle. The laser is pulsed, or turned on, for only a fraction of a second. The duration of each pulse is just long enough to damage the follicle, while the system’s unique, patented contact-cooling handpiece cools the skin during the laser energy delivery.
Theoretically, damage to the hair follicle can remove unwanted hair permanently, but because of the nature of hair and the many factors that influence the growth of hair, the results are variable. The effect of repeated treatments is cumulative. In fact, most people experience long-term hair removal.
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As with any medical treatment, use of the LightSheer Diode System can have some side effects. However, side effects have been minor and manageable in clinical use. The precise laser parameters used for the LightSheer Diode System were carefully defined by studying the anatomy of the hair follicle and precisely matching the color of laser light and the pulse duration to the size, depth, and location of the hair follicle. This research has resulted in a safe technique that effectively eliminates the risk of scarring and substantially reduces most other complications following treatment.
No treatment to remove unwanted hair is completely painless. The LightSheer Diode System is fast which reduces treatment time. It provides long-lasting hair removal, reducing the need for repeated treatment. The cooling lens helps reduce discomfort while protecting the skin surface from thermal injury during delivery of the laser light. If large or sensitive areas with unwanted hair are to be treated, a topical anesthetic cream may be applied to the site to further reduce discomfort.
Immediately after treatment, the site will be somewhat swollen, appear slightly red in color, and will feel like a mild sunburn. This reaction subsides over a few hours, and then the treated sites usually return to their normal appearance. The amount of discomfort after this procedure is usually minimal and does not limit most normal physical activities. Since light is used to remove the hair, there is no bleeding and no open wound is created. For this reason, there is no need to apply a bandage and wound care is generally not required.
Each pulse of laser energy from the LightSheer Diode System will treat a square area of skin of approximately half an inch (12mm). For this reason, the amount of time required depends on the size of the area requiring treatment. For example, the upper lip and bikini line may require only 5-15 minutes of treatment. While a longer period of time will be required to treat the back or legs.
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