Laser Hair Removal

Prof. Dr. Ikram Ullah Khan – best dermatologist in Islamabad is the first one to establish the laser treatment in Islamabad. He has 10 years experience of working with United Kingdom and has worked in Skin Center, Birmingham. In 1997 Laser technology was first Introduced in United Kingdom. Prof. Dr. Ikram Ullah Khan was doing his MPRCP and practice in birmingham skin center at that time. He worked on Laser Hair Removal and Laser Technology there and, after doing the practice he came back to Pakistan. On his return he launched his own Laser Clinic in Islamabad and became the best skin specialist in Islamabad.

Need of Laser Hair Removal for Females

Hair on face of Female is hirsutim, this occurs with polycystic ovary syndrome. This is a medical morbid condition. Female patient of PCOS with hairs at face are secluded from the society they feel like suicidal sometimes they are unmarried or divorced.

Treating facial hair with the laser also on other body part is helpful in the best treatment of PCOS disease. Well hence it is important that we depilate, the patient hair to assist the disease.

Thus, the Laser hair removal is the process of removal of unwanted hair by use of pulses of light that has an ability to destroy the hair follicle.

Laser Hair Removal vs Electrolysis

Another type of hair removal is electrolysis but this is a little more permanent. If performed individually, a probe is inserted into the hair follicle, an electric current is applied, and hair growth is stopped. it can be used on any hair and skin color as compared to laser hair removal, however, it takes time and can be costly.

Benefits of Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal procedure is used for facial, leg, chin, back, arm, underarm, bikini line, and other unwanted hair. But you cannot go for laser on your eyelids or any area around your eyes or on any part where there is a tattoo.

Benefits of laser hair removal include:

Precision. Laser can selectively work on basically dark, coarse hairs while sparing the skin around them.
Speed. Laser pulses in a split second and can simultaneously attend to multiple hairs within an area of the skin. It can treat a surface as big as a quarter in one section in a second. Particular areas like the upper lip will take less than one minute while bigger areas like the back or legs could even take an hour.
Predictability. The hair loss most patients experience is permanent, and it occurs after at least three to seven sessions.

Laser Hair Removal – What to Expect

During this process, the pigment in your hair will take a light beam from a laser light which is pointing towards it. That light will be translated to heat and harm that hair follicle it will grow but be weak and thin. Because of that damage, the hair will stop growing. This is done over two to six sessions.

Before Laser Hair Removal

Immediately before the procedure, the hair, which will be treated, will be shaved with a razor up to 2-3mm from the skin. Typically, the technician will put on cream to numb the area 20-30 minutes before the process that will remove the sting of laser pulses. They will also modify the laser equipment based on color, thickness and position of the hair being treated, skin color of the client.

Depending on the laser or light source that is being used during the treatment, both you and the technician might have to use some sort of eye protection.

They will also rub a cold gel or will use a special cooling tool to activate the outer layer of your skin and thus allow the laser light to penetrate it.

During Laser Hair Removal

The technician will then apply the treatment area a pulse of light. They will sit for several minutes of observation to ensure that they set all features rightly and that your body is not reacting poorly to the lasers.

What kind of laser used in removing hair in Skin Clinic of the best dermatologist?

Cynosure Elite Mpx Laser

Candela GentleMax Pro

Ipl or Intense Light

Light Sheer

Syneron E Laser

Gentle Max Pro

Olive diode laser

Fotona Q Switch Laser

Lumenis One Laser

Long Pulse Nd Yag

Is laser hair removal permanent?

No but it will gradually slow down your hair re-growth to 70 to 90% wherein you rarely need to shave or wax So, hair gradually reduces with each session.

Which areas is laser hair removal helpful in treating?

Areas include:

Face like upper lip, chin, sideburns.

Underarms.

Arms.

Legs.

Back.

Bikini.

Chest.

How many sessions does Laser Hair Removal require?

It is necessary to have a course of treatment to achieve the desired result. Laser treatment results depends on many factors like area being treated, hair texture, growth rate, skin type, timing of laser session, genetic predisposition towards hairy, hormone profile etc. Hence, Touch up sessions could be essential in most of cases in Laser Hair Removal Clinic in Islamabad.

Does it pain during Laser treatment?

It is not creepy but when high fluency is employed it can become uncomfortable.

What are the clinical appearance of skin after the completion of the laser treatment?

It may cause swelling, mild to severe, and the swelling may resolve with or without medications.
There may be typical dermal burn that resembles barely slit especially where hair is rather thick or moderately thick.

When to come for the next laser session?

After one laser session, hair cannot felt but hairs can plugged in skin and the 2 session after laser sitting is very crucial. When patient starts feeling most of hair coming back but cannot see them then 2 session will done. It is after an estimated interval of 3-7 days.

Will trimming and shaving make hair texture thick?

No.

What is paradoxical hair growth?

Thin and wispy hair has a tendency to become thick (paradoxical hair growth).If it happen, thick hair eventually becomes thin or disappears.

Can we remove the hairs by any means during laser hair removal sessions?

We recommend you not to pluck, thread or wax hair during the laser sessions. Hairs can shaved with a razor. (Female should use a lady razor)

Can we bleach the hair during or before the treatment?

No. We can not bleach the hair during or before laser hair removal treatment

Can we treat grey hairs with laser machines?

Yes, grey hairs can remove but with another device and different laser machine.

Can laser treat both thick and thin hair?

Yes, laser hair removal can treat both thick and thin hair in contrast to some other lasers which lack the ability to treat fine hair.

What about the laser hair removal in pregnancy?

Yes. It is treating only skin and has no systematic involvement.

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