Why do we continually battle hair growth when there is an easy solution? We are not just wasting time, we are also increasing our chances of getting ingrown hairs which can potentially lead to infection. Recent studies have shown that laser hair removal has a very low complication rate compared to other more common hair removal techniques such as shaving, waxing and plucking. In particular, shaving can sometimes result in significant problems. A condition called pseudofolliculitis barbae is actually ingrown hairs from shaving. The treatment of this is to come back and re-treat that area with laser hair removal which often resolves the clinical condition. So instead of just cutting the hair at the surface, why not remove the hair with heat? The heat from the laser moves down into the hair follicle and destroys the follicle’s ability to grow more hair. In general, we consider the hair reduction that occurs after a series of laser treatments to be a permanent hair reduction. Most patients require about five treatments done over a several month time period. Call Amanda at our office (256) 881-4200, or contact Amanda if you would like to talk about laser hair removal. It sounds like a smart, easy decision.
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