Dermatology

• Medical Aesthetics Unit
• Laser Epilation

Laser hair removal can be applied to almost all parts of the body.

The energy produced by the laser is light at a certain wavelength. This light, which reaches the hair follicle without harming the skin, does not leave any residue in the body. The reliability and effectiveness of the laser epilation application was approved in 1996 by the American food and pharmaceutical agency FDA (Food and Drug Association). Applications are safe when done under the control of experienced people and specialist physicians.

No. During pregnancy, the hormone balance changes and thus the hair follicles that provoke it become difficult to be affected. In addition, there are no clinical studies on this subject yet.

In patients with recurrent skin infections, treatment can be given before application. More care should be taken in patients with poor wound healing, such as keloid. Diseases owned by some drug uses are important for application and side effects and must be questioned. The bronze skin should not be applied, it should be waited until it reaches normal color. The application area should be clean, cosmetic creams and makeup should be cleaned.

This application is generally very safe. During application, slight blisters and redness may occur, indicating that the hair follicles are affected by energy. The rash that occurs after laser epilation usually goes away in 5-10 minutes, it can rarely last for 30 minutes. When laser hair removal is performed under the control of experienced people and specialist physicians, the risk of permanent scar and spotting is very low.

With the new technology laser epilation devices, not much pain is generally felt. However, topical anesthetics can be used in people with low pain threshold and sensitive areas if necessary. In the laser with cooling system, the pain is less and the risk of burns decreases since the skin is not allowed to warm.

Root-acting methods such as tweezers, waxing and hair removal cream should not be used before 4 weeks in the application area. In addition, sunlight and tanning should be avoided.

After the application, methods that affect the root such as tweezers, wax and hair loss cream should not be used and tanning should be avoided. Protective sun cream must be used while going out.

The hairs, the roots of which are destroyed by laser epilation, don’t grow again by 80%. This condition, which is also approved by the FDA, has been proven by long-term clinical studies.

After the application, the hair will grow in 3 to 10 days. However, most of these hairs have their roots destroyed and will fall off. A control session can be performed on non-shedding hairs.

There is no difference between laser epilation applied to men and women. Regions such as beard, back, chest, shoulders and nape are more preferred in men. However, it can be applied to all regions except these areas (except the eye socket).