Sunday, August 31, 2008

Removal Of Hair Using Laser

The removal of hair done by using laser was performed experimentally about 30 years back and became commercially available in the mid 1990s.The most commonly used IPL(Intense Pulsed Light) epilators,though technically not a laser,use Xenon Flash Lamps that emit full spectrum light.Laser and light-based methods, sometimes called phototricholysis or photoepilation, are now most commonly referred to collectively as "laser hair removal".

Since the efficacy of laser hair removal is now generally accepted in the dermatology community,the laser hair removal is now widely practiced.It is said that laser hair removal is more suitable to remove facial hair and is not painful as the other hair removal methods are.

Laser hair removal is a medical procedure which is used to remove unwanted hair on your body by the use of a laser light.The laser targets the melanin in hair and when the light beam hits where the hair growth originates(the hair follicle) the intense heat destroys the hair follicle instantly.