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Laser Hair Removal ®
The hair-free, carefree body you’ve always dreamed of


Benefit:
Removes your unwanted body hair quickly, reliably,
with little discomfort and with lasting effect.

How it works:
The LightSheer Diode Laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light, which pulses for a fraction of a second on your skin, just long enough to vaporize the pigment located in hair follicles. Numerous follicles at a time are disabled, eliminating them completely or significantly impeding the hair’s re-growth. This state-of-the-art system is operated by a contact-cooling hand-piece, which protects and cools the upper layer of the skin before, during and after each pulse.

The SoftLight laser is a Q-Switched Nd-Yag with a wavelength of 1064 nm. It is the safest laser used to perform laser hair removal on dark skinned patients, and it was the first laser approved by the FDA for laser hair removal. In the SoftLight hair removal process, a fine carbon lotion is applied to the skin to penetrate into the follicle and conduct absorbed laser energy to the follicular structures. The growing capacity of the hair is slowed by disabling follicles that are in a growth phase at the time of treatment. This is the only laser hair removal process which will turn most of the treated hairs blonde while rejuvenating the skin, leaving it smoother with each successive treatment.


   
Best Suited For: Length of Treatment: How it Feels:
Generally safe and effective for all skin colours with pigmented hair.
A few minutes to an hour depending upon the size of the area treated.
May experience slight tingling during treatment. Topical anaesthesia can be used for more sensitive treatment areas.
     
Downtime: Frequency Required:  
After-effects may include redness or swelling, and disappear in a short time. Most people return to regular activity right away. Four to six treatments will probably be required to disable hair follicles that subsequently enter the active growth phase.
 


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