Laser Facial Hair Removal
 
Laser Facial Hair Removal - Good or Bad?

 For a person, who is extremely cautious about his/her appearance, presence of excessive hair on the face can be extremely irritating causing great discomfort and displeasure.

People often get irritated spending great deal of time and energy on removing hair from the face using procedures such as shaving, tweezing, waxing and creaming off. However, the fact is that all these procedures are all temporary solutions because hair growth returns after some time. Apart from these procedures, there are certain other permanent hair removal solutions that are available in the market. Important among these is the laser treatment method used for removing facial hair.

During the recent times, laser facial hair removal method has become extremely popular due to a variety of reasons. People find this treatment extremely simple, convenient, effective and safe. Moreover, this treatment causes minimal discomfort to the individuals and can be used for removing hair from virtually any part of the face without causing any side effects or damage to the facial skin.

Some of the locations where laser treatment is commonly used include chin, eyebrows, hair on the upper lip, nose hair and even hair that cover all the face.

The process of laser facial hair removal involves usage of low energy laser beams that penetrate the skin and cause localized damage around the area surrounding the hair follicles. As a result, the hair follicles get burnt and fail to support hair growth any further. However, these beams do not cause any thermal damage to the skin. The most important aspect of this method is that it must be repeated on the same area for almost 6-8 sessions so as to gain the desired permanent hair removal effect.
Number of sessions and the length of treatment tend to vary from area to area where the procedure has to be performed. This is because laser treatment is effective only when the hair follicle is in growth stage. Since, hair grows as cycles. Hence, not all hair follicles are at the same stage at the same time.

It is always better to know about these benefits and dangers associated with a particular treatment procedure before going ahead with it. Although laser facial hair removal method offers several advantages, it is also associated with certain dangers or side effects. One should remember that this procedure is not effective on patients with darker skin and hair.

Also, people having blonde, red or gray do not respond to the treatment. Only those individuals with fair skin and dark hair are responsive. Side effects of this treatment include temporary hyperpigmentation or darkening of the skin, hypopigmentation or lightening of skin color, changes in skin texture, blistering, scarring and crusting or scabbing.

Another disadvantage of the laser facial hair removal method is that it is extremely expensive. Cost depends from region to region and also on the size of the treated area. According to the data available with American Society for Plastic Surgeons, the average cost of one single session in U.S is around $450 - $500. Moreover, this procedure is safe only when performed by an expert cosmetic surgeon.