The Reduction Of Hair Permanently – Is It Really Permanent?

Permanent Hair Reduction: One of the big questions with regard to permanent laser hair removal that we get asked constantly is: “Just how permanent is laser hair reduction? Can it really work for the long term?”

The answer to this question relies a great deal on understanding some key facts about how your body hair grows, and how laser hair removal actually works.

How Hair Grows

Hair originates from structures named follicles under the skin. The root grows in the follicle, and the section of the hair that you can see above the skin is named the “shaft” of the hair. Your body hair grows in a cyclic way. At any one time, the hair in a number of the follicles will be actively growing; other hair follicles will be resting, and yet others will be going through the shedding process.

How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?

Reduction of unwanted body hair or even permanent removal is now practical for most skin and hair combinations. Laser hair reduction treatment works by targeting hair follicles under the skin. It is possible for the laser rays to hone in on the hair follicles because of the melanin these cells contain, which causes them to be darker than the ambient tissues.

However, the result is that the efficacy of laser hair removal treatment is dependent on the difference in color between the hair follicles and the skin. That is to say, it is most effective if you have very white skin and very dark hair – where there is a strong difference between the darkness of the hair follicles and the paleness of the ambient skin tissues.

Even in ideal patients, however, the laser rays do not kill off all of the hair. Why not? Because the laser rays can only go after actively growing hairs. As we discussed earlier, only a proportion of the body hair in any one body area will be actively growing. This is why laser hair removal treatment sessions are typically spaced 4 – 6 weeks apart – so that different follicles will be active at subsequent treatment sessions, and can be effectively dealt with.

In Conclusion

Under normal circumstances, permanent laser hair removal can provide a long-lasting solution by “killing” a large proportion of the follicles or roots under the skin. The treatment will not result in a 100% clearance but will provide relief by halting most of the growth; the remaining regrowth should be visibly paler, weaker and thinner.

Permanent laser hair removal is a real solution for excessive hair growth.

Ingrid Preube

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