Dark Skin Laser Hair Removal Treatment - A Way Out

Dark skinned people were for a long time unable to enjoy the luxury of laser hair removal treatment

. This was because their dark skin meant their perifollicular melanin would be able to absorb the light energy form the laser device thereby causing harm to their skin. With the Nd:YAG lasers, the story is now different.

The distinguishing factor about the Nd:YAG or Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser is its wavelength which is 1064nm. This is much longer than the closest of the other laser types which is the Diode laser which has a wavelength of between 800 and 810nm.

It is this longer wavelength that gives it the ability to be used safely on dark skinned people. To make it more difficult for the dark skin to absorb this light energy, a carbon based lotion is spread over the area to be treated.

This new laser is also used for other treatment like tattoo removal and the treatment of pigmented lesions.

Not as much studies have been done on this new laser as have been done on the older ones so the information available on it would certainly not be so much. The Ruby laser for example is known to have very long lasting hair removal capabilities. The information available on Ruby lasers also make us know that it has a slow repeat rate thereby making treatment with it slower. we also know that the fasted of the lasers is the Alexandrite laser. As more data is received on the Nd:YAG laser, this would be made public.

It is a major breakthrough that people with dark skin can now get laser hair removal treatment. We can imagine the relief those who really needed it must feel.

The fact that Nd:YAG laser is a new technology when compare to the others is enough reason for you to ensure that you get your treatment from a fully registered clinic and a hair removal specialist. You can not afford to take any risks.

There are no new or exceptional side effects associated with Nd:YAG lasers. The same side effects possible with other lasers apply. Nothing different from the usual mild swelling, color changes, soreness. We know these side effects do not last for more than a few hours.

You would help your treatment go much smoothly when you know what you need to do before and after the treatment. A good example is staying away from food high in beta-carotene like carrots, squash etc. In fact, you need to stay away from them some months before. You may not have known that beta-carotene would give your skin a tone of color that makes it able to absorb the light energy to your peril.

Consulting with a hair removal specialist would ensure that you do not do anything knowingly or unknowingly to endanger your skin. It also ensures that you have an expert administering the treatment which further increases the success rate.

by: Donald Odimba

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