Laser Hair Removal – The ins and the outs!

One of the many things we can not control when it comes to our bodies is hair growth. We can improve it by eating right and nourishing the hair we’ve got, but when it comes to where it grows, the body has a mind of its own. How else would you explain the sudden hair growth on the chins of 50 year old women? The hair on the back of a 30 year old man?

 Be it as it may, unwelcomed hair keeps popping up in unwanted places, and we spend much of our precious leisure time making it go away. Methods of hair removal exist in every society. Most resort to the simple threading method, where a few threads are tightly wound, separating and snapping back together gathering all the hair in its wake. This method was used in Japan and Armenia, Poland and Morocco. The pain? Never mind that. Women were supposed to suffer for their beauty. What’s a little pain here and there? Then there are the tweezers. Good and not to painful system of hair removal, for small areas, but a whole leg? And a back? The time it’ll take…

So we moved on to quicker methods like waxing and shaving. Think about it for a moment. Who but a woman will let hot wax be pored so close to her private and most delicate parts? Who but a woman will have it on her upper lip? Shaving encourages growth and leaves a stubble. Electrolysis, where they insert small needles to the core of the hair and shock it to death, requires time, patience and a high tolerance for being uncomfortable. You also have to come back over and over because they can only work on so many hairs in one session. And then – eureka! Finally there’s an answer to our prayers: Laser Hair Removal.

Laser hair removal is the answer to all the other methods. The comfort level is high – no pain at all, and it’s fast because you treat a whole area at a time, not individual hairs. The accuracy is high – you target only the places you want the hair removed from and it is very effective. Once the laser hair removal probe treated it – the hair does not come back. But it’s a laser, aren’t those dangerous? No, they are not. Not in the doses emitted by those machines. It should still be supervised by someone who knows what he’s doing, a licensed professional. Would you want to go to a doctors office and pay doctors fees to have your hair removed?

The perfect combination exists. How about a spa that offers an array of services; massages and wraps, facials and botox,   Juviderm to fill the creases and Restylane if you prefer, and it is all supervised by a medical doctor? That is what Los Angeles Medi spa offers in the heart of Beverly Hills. A nondescript building on Beverly Boulevard, houses one of the best kept secrets in the medi spa world of Los Angeles. In a relaxing, charming and soothing atmosphere, you can get a whole body treatment. No more rushing between appointments, no more back rooms of hair salons.  Los Angeles Medi Spa offers body treatments and medical treatment under one roof. You can get botox and a massage, you can rest on the couches of Medi spa Los Angeles  between  Laser hair removal treatments  and fill your wrinkles with Juviderm or Restylane a few minutes later. You can walk out of Los Angeles medi spa feeling, and looking, 20 years younger.

Laser Hair Removal – An Expose

Looking at ads in fashion magazines you come across many pictures of bare chested, hairless, good-looking men. This has become the new American norm. So now men join the women in the quest for smooth, shiny skin, less reminiscent of our ancestors.

Unwanted hair growth  has been a problem for women for many generations across many cultures. From the geisha of Japan that painted her eyebrows high above their natural place, to the women of Armenia who liked to look less hairy and shaved their arms.

In our modern times, the best way to achieve that smooth skin is laser hair removal. To understand why that is the case, here are the facts:

Since the modern world started using what we call a laser beam, our lives have been forever changed. Lasers are used in weaponry, industry, medicine, dentistry, cosmetic procedures, tattoo removal, and in the last few years, lasers have been used in hair removal.

It has become so popular that over 2 million procedures a year are performed in the United States alone. With so many uses and so many procedures, we understand lasers like we never did before. The treatments are quite simple. Specific treatments are designed for specific parts of the body, but what you can expect is a cooling gel being spread on the area, a few flashes of light close to the skin which will feel like little nip, zapping the hair follicle under the skin to prevent them from developing more hair. Then the gel is wiped, with all the unwanted hair.

Treatment length depends on several factors: the area treated, the color of the skin, the color of the hair and its density. Since lasers work on the melamine in the hair follicle, the darker the hair, the easier it is to target. Because the hair has to be in its growth stage to be affected, and our hairs grow at different times, repeated visits are needed to achieve smooth, hairless skin. Normal duration is somewhere between 4-6 visits.

Visit length depends on the area being treated, typically from 15 to 60 minutes.

The price varies as well. Just as botox can be found in different prices at different places, so can laser hair removal. Make sure it is a clean, reputable place. The laser is targeted to certain areas so the accuracy is very high, and the effectiveness long lasting. Research done in Ankara, Turkey, proved it is 60 times more affective than electrolysis, the other permanent hair removal method.

Side effects rarely occur, and when they do they take the form of mild redness that goes away after a couple of hours.

Los Angeles Medi Spa is supervised by a registered nurse. The employees at this Medi Spa in Los Angeles are the top in their field and the service includes other treatments to heal the body and the soul. Massages, wraps, facials, Juvederm fillers to smooth the deep creases away and Restylane to return to the face what nature and pollution have taken away.

Situated in the middle of West Hollywood , on Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles Medi Spa is a well kept secret.

Waxing, Sugaring, and Threading

In these methods of hair removal, the hairs are plucked out of the follicle, actually below the surface of the skin.

In the waxing method, melted wax is applied to the skin in a thin layer and usually covered with a thin strip of fabric. Once hardened, the wax is quickly pulled off in the opposite direction of the hair growth. This action causes the hair to be uprooted and pulled away along with the wax. Many of waxing products caution that they should not be used by people with diabetes or circulatory problems. Further caution should also be used by people who have moles, warts, or varicose veins. Some “cold” waxes are also available on the market today. These products can be applied at room temperature, which allows the user to skip the steps of melting and hardening.

Sugaring is a process very similar to waxing. However, instead of using wax, a mixture of heated sugar is applied onto the skin and usually covered with a thin strip of fabric. The fabric is then quickly lifted off to remove hair.

Threading is a process that dates back to ancient times. In this technique, a loop of thread is rotated across the skin causing it to become entangled in the hair. The thread is then lifted to pluck out the hair.

It should be known that all of these techniques may cause skin irritation and infection. And, as with the chemical depilatories, you should always perform a preliminary test on a small area of skin before performing these methods on larger areas. Finally, waxes and sugars should never be used on eyelashes, the nose, ears, nipples, genital areas, or on irritated, chapped, or sunburned skin.

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