Frequently Asked Questions

A. Hair is made up of a shaft and a root. The shaft is the hair you see on your skin. At the lower end of the root is a swelling called the hair bulb and this is surrounded by a socket called a hair follicle. The hair grows upwards from the root and emerges from the skin. Each follicle has a growth phase where the hair falls out. In this way, hair are continually grown, shed and replaced throughout and individual’s life, at any one time, different hairs will be at a different stage of this growth cycle.
 

A. No. The amount and distribution of body hair is largely determined genetically. This may vary according to racial or familial characteristics.

A. Hirsutism means excessive hair growth. This can be due to racial, familial characteristics as mentioned below and also due to some medical conditions.

Hirsutism can occur for a number of reasons:

·         Excess production of male-type hormones (androgen)

·         Increased sensitivity of the hair follicles to androgen stimulation

·         Taking certain drugs, steroids and androgens (for body building)

·         Contraceptive pill

·         Hypothyroidism

·         Hereditary factors

·         Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

A. Yes, we give all our clients an 85% guarantee provided you are suitable.

Factors that can influence results are ie.hair colour, hair texture, skin colour, treatment intervals, not adhering to treatment protocols, hormonal imbalances, medical history can all interfere with outcomes. Unfortunately, areas influenced by hormones i.e. facial, neck, navel, and nipples cannot be given the same guarantee as it is out of our control. Treatment of these areas is very successful in reducing hair growth but new hairs may be stimulated to grow in the future.

A. Again we know from research, approx 15% of hairs are in the growing stage at the time of treatment therefore we can achieve 85% reduction after a course of six treatments.  In rare cases some people don’t react to treatment. 

Depending on the size or number of areas treated, the time will vary. Clients can return to work or resume their normal activities immediately following treatment. The area may become slightly swollen and red after treatment and may take a few hours or days to settle down again depending on the area treated and skin sensitivity.

A. The red light energy from the laser is absorbed by pigment in the hair follicle and hair shaft. When adsorbed the light energy becomes heat and this in turn destroys the hair follicle. The duration of each laser pulse has been carefully chosen to be just long enough to heat and disable the follicle, but not so long that excess heat is transmitted to the surrounding skin.

A. Yes, we have suitable lasers for lighter and darker skin types.

Cooling the area with ice on the day of treatment will help reduce redness and overheating.
Slight scabbing, blistering may occur in a very small minority of clients, this is nothing to be concerned about and it will usually clear within a few days. If blistering occurs, please contact your clinic.