About Laser Hair Reduction Few words by Dr. Sandeep Bhasin

Hello Friends!!

People are not born perfect, there are some defects associated with males or females – be they internal or external. While some may be defects others can be termed as abnormalities. That cannot be treated with tablets or over-the-counter medicines and must be a surgical procedure. One such abnormality is the presence of excess hair on the body that requires a surgical procedure.

Friends, excess hair on the body creates a situation for men and women. Wherein they do feel uncomfortable or unhygienic at some point. Hair-removal techniques like waxing, using creams, or threading do not provide a cost-effective solution for hair removal. Eventually, your hair would grow back as the hair follicles are not destroyed.

Laser hair reduction is mostly done in areas such as the underarms and arms, face, upper lip, body, legs, eyebrows, etc. You can shave every part of your body, but the hair grows back in a matter of days. If you want to consider a thorough or laser hair reduction or removal technique, then it would be laser hair reduction.

What are the pros of laser hair removal?

The pros of laser hair removal can be enlisted as-

• Minimal Side Effects
• No presence of ingrown hair
• No waiting for hair to grow
• Accurate
• Fast & effective

Friends, in this blog, I will tell you the procedure for Laser Hair Reduction, the types of lasers used, and more. Here is the video:

The right kind of laser has to be used to remove hair from the body, along with the laser its parameters viz. Pulse width and jowls.

How do you select the right laser?

Type of skin and the hair

• If a patient has dark-colored skin, then a long pulse Nd: YAG or diode laser is used.
• If the hair is very dark, then the Nd: YAG and Diode laser are the perfect solution for this procedure.
• If the person is fair-skinned then an alexandrite laser or IPL laser can be used.
• If the hair is fine, then alexandrite or IPL lasers can be used.

It is very important to apply the right amount of energy or joules. If fewer joules or energy is applied the rate of hair growth may increase instead of decreasing. Also, applying a low pulse width which is lower than the thermal relaxation time of the follicles increases efficiency and produces positive results. It is kept at a value that is less than 40 milliseconds.

It is also important for patients to repeat the sessions, between 3 to 4 weeks to get the best results. If a patient suffers from a hormonal problem, then a greater number of sitting may be required.

Procedure

The first thing before the procedure would be the removal of hair with an electronic razor. It is very important to be subtle whilst removing the hair and not cause any trauma to these areas as it can cause problems with the laser hair reduction procedure.

Using the Diode laser machine, the area and the skin type can be selected. The energy needs to be set as well. Grids need to be created in the body as markings. A jelly is applied on the skin and it serves as a lubricant.

The Diode laser is moving in concentric circles – preferably 3-4 rounds in each grid. As the laser is in motion, it is less painful. The complete procedure can be completed in 1.5 to 2 hours with overlapping of the pulses. After the rounds are complete, the excess jelly is removed and cleaned with a cloth.

After the session, an antibiotic ointment and sunscreen are applied to the skin. It takes about 8 – 10 sessions to cause hair reduction in the body.

So friends, if you wish to know more about Laser Hair Removal in Delhi and our treatments for it. Please visit us at Care Well Medical Centre.