Arizona Hair Removal Treatment Techniques

The hair removal techniques approved for use in the United States range from prescription medications to clinical procedures like electrolysis and laser treatments. While alternative methods like photodynamic therapy are on the horizon, they are still in early experimental stages and are not likely to be approved for commercial patient use for some time to come.

Common Hair Removal Techniques Available in Phoenix, Arizona

Oral medications like finasteride and flutamide have been clinically proven to reduce growth in significant numbers of patients, but they are unpredictable in their effects, don't offer a permanent solution, cannot target specific areas and may cause uncomfortable side effects like severe nausea and reduced sex drive. Topical prescription medicines are not approved for use in all patients, and offer a proven success rate that's only at about 60 percent.

Thus, most patients prefer clinical hair removal procedures performed by doctors. Electrolysis and laser therapy both aim to cause long-term or permanent changes in follicle behavior, inhibiting the body's natural means of growing new hair. Both of these hair removal techniques can remove growths from targeted areas, though laser technology is preferred for sizable body zones since electrolysis can be tedious and even painful for some. Laser therapy is benefiting from technological advancements made in the field, and is a very safe way for patients to achieve a long-term or permanent reduction in the amount of growth they experience.

In Phoenix and across Arizona, NuU Medspa offers free consultations with experienced doctors to people who want to learn more about the treatment options available to them.