Alexandrite lasers can be used for the removal of pigmentation disorders and tattoos. However, the main field of application is the permanent removal of hair. To achieve a permanent hair removal, the energy of the laser beam with exactly nanometers wavelength is directed to the hair to be removed. The bundled light is absorbed by the color pigments of the hair root. The transferred high energy eliminates the hair root and prevents a regrowth of hair. The treatment is not only durable, it is also very gentle and free of side effects.
For a painless treatment provides a novel cooling system that protects the skin during hair removal. Three to four weeks before treatment, the skin should no longer be tanned. You should avoid intense sunbathing or going to the solarium for the last month before treatment. The reason for this is the working of the alexandrite laser, because the laser light can not penetrate strongly tanned skin. Instead of reaching the deeper hair follicles, the laser would heat the upper layers of the skin.
Burns would be the result. Epilation, waxing or plucking of the body parts to be treated needs to be stopped at the latest 4 weeks before the treatment.
Depilatory creams are also to be avoided for this period. If it is a facial treatment, any existing make-up must completely removed. The laser has an integrated cooling system that soothes and protects the skin. Nevertheless, it can come to short-term redness through the laser action. However, these disappear after one or two days. How long the treatment session lasts depends on the size of the part of the body to be treated.
Treating both legs, however, requires several sessions of an hour each. This is due to the growth cycle of the hair. The growth cycle of the hair is divided into three sections: the growth phase, the transition phase and the resting phase. For the laser treatment, only hair in the growth phase are to be treated, which affects only about 20 to 30 percent of the hair.
