Chicago Laser Hair Removal to the Rescue… No More Facial Hair

Facial hair for a woman can be an embarrassing and frustrating situation. The reason women grow facial hair are many including excessive hormones like dihydrotestosterone. Undiagnosed medical ailments can also be a culprit, things like diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity or a simple family characteristic can all play their part in the production of facial hair in women. Regardless of the cause, there is one thing a woman with facial hair wants more than anything else, to be rid of it!

Plucking

The most immediate remedy for unwanted facial hair is a good pair of tweezers. With these little wonders, you can pluck your way to a hair free face in no time. The hairs are completely removed all the way to the root leaving you hair free for quite some time. If you only have a hair or two to remove this is a viable option, but what about a chin full? The time it would take to pluck them all is simply unreasonable not to mention the irritation to the skin.

Chemical

There are several different chemicals on the market today for hair removal. The problem is few of them are for the face and the ones that are the most effective are only available with a prescription. Beyond those two issues are skin irritation due to allergic reaction, it is hard to determine which is worse facial hair or the red bumps left behind by some chemicals.

Razors

Shaving is often a treatment left for emergency situations when a woman has no time to pluck or use creams. It is a quick fix that requires no physician approval or tedious plucking. Of course, that is not to say shaving is anywhere close to an ideal fix. Razor burn, stubble and ingrown hairs are all possibilities. Moreover, you will likely have to shave many times a week or even every day. This is definitely not, what you would consider a fix for the situation.

Laser Treatment

Before laser treatment became available in the early 90s it was tested for nearly two decades. Quickly after being released, the practice became popular among clients and dermatologists alike. Studies and articles have been written over the years and published in various literature’s, the first coming from Massachusetts General Hospital.

Selective photothermolysis, SPTL, is the process of laser hair removal. You see a strong beam of light passes harmlessly through the skin seeking out the melanin, which gives hair its color. When it finds the melanin at the root of the hair the follicle is then heated, damaging it and slowing the return growth of hair.

A good many women are under the impression that the first treatment will equal a lifetime result. However, this is generally not the case, though the treatment can last a long time; complete hair removal will take more than one treatment. In fact, it is quite possible to need several laser treatments over a specified period to achieve complete hair free status.

Laser hair removal is an excellent way to battle unsightly hair on the chin, upper lip and ear lobe. The only place lasers cannot be used is in the nostrils, inner ears or eyes; however, it is applicable for most other areas of the face. This treatment is also usable for legs, armpits and various other locations where unwanted hair is present.

When you consider the temporary and painful nature of the other methods, it is easy to see why laser hair removal has become so popular. You can reasonably expect to be hair free for weeks and months at least with even one laser treatment. If you continue treatment long enough you will eventually find yourself completely hair free for a very long time.