Long pulsed Alexandrite and ND Yag laser have been used in the field of health in recent years within the scope of laser technology. Although the name laser usually sounds scary to people, there is no need to be afraid, thanks to technological advances, laser hair removal procedures are performed safely.
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Today's person has the chance to fight unwanted hair, whether genetic or hormonal, thanks to laser technology. More successful results are now being obtained with FDA-approved LONG PULSED ALEXANDRITE Laser and ND YAG Laser systems in laser hair removal.
What You Need to Know About Long Pulsed Alexandrite and ND Yag Laser
The Alexandrite laser consists of beams with a wavelength of 755nm. This wavelength in question contains a group of rays that are intensively absorbed by the melanin pigment (black dye substance) contained in the structure of the hair. In this way, the destruction of the hair root intended for laser hair removal can be easily achieved. Alexandrite laser beams are absorbed more intensively by the melanin pigment compared to Diode and Nd-yag laser methods. This condition is an advantage for hair removal.
Our device works with an air cooling system. By cooling a large area quite strongly, it protects the skin and minimizes pain. In patients whose skin type goes from wheat to brown, alexandrite laser can make lightening as a color because it affects the melanin pigment in the skin. This in turn leads to unwanted stains. In this case, it would be more correct to choose Nd Yag laser first. Since the patients are evaluated in detail at the first examination, it is determined which device is suitable. Thus, unwanted spots and burns do not occur.
How Does the Laser Affect the Hair Follicles?
The laser acts through a mechanism called Selective Photo-Thermolysis (selective destruction by light heat). When a laser is fired at the skin, the laser light passes through the skin in milliseconds without being absorbed, but it is absorbed by the hair follicle and hair shaft and creates high heat in the hair follicle, causing the destruction of the hair follicle.
Will the Laser Damage My Body?
The laser is often perceived as radiation and unnecessarily worried on the grounds that the laser causes health problems. However, there is no Decoupling between laser and radiation. There is no evidence that laser hair removal has any negative effects on the tissues and organs under the skin during the application of laser hair removal to the skin. In fact, even with epilation lasers that have very strong effects, effective doses can only be reached up to the hair root level.
Does Alexandrite and ND Yag Laser Hurt?
While the laser applied hair root is destroyed, a sensation similar to the pain that occurs when it is pulled with tweezers is perceived. This is inevitable. Because some parts of the body are more sensitive, naturally, this feeling may be stronger in some areas.
Since the laser is used together with the cooler, no pain-soreness or other problems due to heating of the skin do not occur. The cooler cools the application area and protects the upper layer of the skin from the heat of the laser by keeping it in constant contact with the skin before the laser shot-shot sequence and then during the application. Thanks to the coolant, the reaction in the hair follicle is also felt relatively little. For example, when applying a laser to thin hairs above the lips, you do not feel anything. No local anesthesia or pain-relieving medications are required during the treatments.
In Which Areas is Laser Hair Removal Applied?
The laser can be applied to the whole body. It can be applied on the face, nape, neck, ears, eyebrows, arm, armpits, legs, belly, hips, back, shoulders, waist, as well as on sensitive areas such as chest, breast, bikini line without danger.
How Long Does the Laser Hair Removal Procedure Take?
This process varies according to the width of the applied area. For example, the upper lip, that is, the mustache area, ends in about 1 minute, while the back area can take up to 1-2 hours.
How Many Times Is Laser Hair Removal Done?
The laser acts on the hair follicles during their development period. A hair follicle at rest may be temporarily suppressed due to laser hair removal, but it is not destroyed. Since all hair follicles will not be in the growth period at once in a certain period of time, a single treatment will not be enough to destroy all the roots.
December Laser hair removal procedures are performed at intervals of 4 to 6 weeks as the hair follicles enter the growth phase or as the hairs come out. The total number of sessions varies according to many factors. These factors are listed as body region, genetic factors, age, gender, hormonal profile. When you inform your doctor about the purpose of treatment, an appropriate treatment regimen will be adjusted according to you.
What kind of changes are observed in the skin after laser hair removal treatment?
Some skin may have pinkness or redness. But in lasers used in combination with a powerful coolant, pinkness-redness after the procedure is almost never observed.
What should I not do after the treatment?
After laser hair removal treatment, you can immediately return to your daily life.
Is it necessary to use lotion-cream after treatment?
After laser procedures that cause redness on the skin, it may be necessary to use a number of creams as a preservative, but there is no need to apply any protective cream after a treatment in which redness does not occur.
Can makeup be applied to the face after a treatment?
It should be remembered that the use of some makeup products after a laser hair removal procedure, which can cause redness on the skin, can be harmful. However, makeup can be applied if redness has not occurred in the applied area after laser hair removal.
Is it inconvenient to go out in the sun during laser treatments?
If redness has formed on your skin during the laser hair removal procedure, you should be protected from the sun's rays. Because it is extremely risky to go out into the sun before and after the procedure with laser hair removal, which can cause redness on the skin. For this reason, it is necessary to avoid the sun and use sunscreen cream during the treatment period. In addition, the patient should be told not to enter the solarium.
What happens to the hairs in the process area after laser application?
Within 3 days after the procedure, the hairs that have been laser applied gradually come to the surface and begin to fall out. After the hairs are shed, no new hairs appear in the laser hair removal area for a few weeks. When new hairs appear, it is time for a new laser hair removal session.
What needs to be done before starting laser procedures?
In order to start laser procedures, it is necessary to wait and not remove the hairs from the root until the hair growth / hair growth in the relevant area reaches the maximum density. What we have to do is wait without using yellowing or tweezers / wax for a period of 2 weeks to 6 weeks, which varies depending on the region. At this time, you can cut the hair that grows if you wish, or you can use a depilatory cream.
Since depilatory creams do not work on the roots, there is no harm in using them before the laser. In order to start the laser hair removal process, the hairs do not have to be long, it is enough that the hair follicles have come out. Since it does not contain any danger, you can also use scissors or a razor blade for the cutting process if you wish. The razor will never strengthen the roots, thicken the quince hairs. Only when the weak and thin part at the end of the hairs is cut off after cutting with a razor or scissors, the relatively thick part left at the bottom will show itself, and this appearance will create a deception of the eye in the way that the hairs become thicker. However, there is no difference in the quality of the hair. Of course, if you wish, it is also possible to wait without doing anything.
Are the Results Permanent After Long Pulsed Alexandrite and ND Yag Laser?
In cases of hormonal hair loss caused by hormonal disorders, if a hormonal disorder occurs again, it is natural to see an increase in hair loss again. Leaving these to one side, it seems unlikely that a finished hair growth will resume in a region in conscious treatments performed at effective doses with today's advanced high-power Alexandrite and ND Yag lasers.
However, sometimes it is observed that a number of hairs appear in the treated area a year after the laser hair removal procedures are completed. Although these hairs are not in their frequency and thickness before the treatment, but even the appearance of 2-3 hairs can be interpreted incorrectly as if the result is not permanent. However, in reality this is not the case.
If we examine the principles of laser hair removal treatment, these principles manifest themselves as reducing the number of hair follicles at the end of each session in laser hair removal treatment that gives effective results. The rate of this reduction varies from person to person, but in any case, the reduction also persists with ongoing treatments. At this time, in addition to a decrease in the number of hair follicles, weakening also occurs. Weakened roots, on the other hand, can enter the growth period only after very long periods of rest. This means that with the progression of the treatment, the time required for hair removal increases. Therefore, it may be necessary to wait 1 year after the last procedure in order to understand whether the result of a certain session is a session or not. In the case of hair removal one year after the end of laser hair removal, it is not that the result is permanent, but that the sessions have not yet ended.
