The Face and Body shop in Grotton answers your health and beauty questions
Send in your health and body questions for their experts to answer, email: aimee@saddind.co.uk or write to: Health and Beauty, 5 Kinders Crescent, Greenfield, Saddleworth, Oldham OL3 7JQ.
Find The Face and Body Shop at 283 Oldham Road in Grotton or call them on: 0161 627 1114. You can also visit their website.
Q. I know you have recently opened a Clinic offering laser hair removal. I have had Intense Pulse Light (IPL) hair removal in the past but the salon where I was having the treatment closed down and I didn’t get chance to finish the course. I still have hair growth in the area they were treating after four sessions. Does laser work for everyone or do you think this is because I didn’t finish the course? I would really like all the hair removed – is this something you can do?
A. Laser hair removal is a fantastic answer to the issue of unwanted and excess hair on the face or body, and when done correctly in a safe and professional environment by a qualified practitioner, the results are amazing.
The laser we have in the FAB Clinic is a Syneron Candela Elos Plus platform which uses a diode laser and radio frequency to safely and effectively cause long term/permanent hair reduction.
The reason you may not have seen the results you were expecting with your previous laser course is due to the type of laser used. IPL lasers are designed to work on skin rejuvenation and this makes it perfect for treating vascular and pigmented lesions but any hair reduction is merely a side effect.
If the hair being treated is dark on a light skin then the IPL will pick up on its pigment, but it may not kill the blood supply to the root and the hair will come back. If you are a skin of colour then the IPL may be quite painful as the laser will be absorbed by the pigment in the skin and this can result in burns and hyperpigmentation.
The only function of the diode laser we use in the FAB Clinic is hair removal and it is able to treat dark and light hairs, and because it is used with radio frequency to heat, it can also be used safely on all skin types without risk of damage.
Consultations for treatment are free with our fully qualified aestheticians who can guide you through the process, and manage your personal expectations to create a programme which targets your concerns.
Typically six to eight treatments are necessary to cause permanent hair removal, but lighter hairs can take up to ten treatments. You will see the most dramatic reduction in hair growth and density in the first three treatments, which are generally spaced four to six weeks apart with subsequent treatments when any hair growth reappears.
To make an appointment for a free consultation and test patch, please call the clinic on 0161 627 1114. We would love to help you achieve your treatment goals, and make this unwanted hair a thing of the past.
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