Permanent Body-Hair Removal

Permanent methods of body-hair removal are making great strides in the marketplace, offering consumers a few good options. Millions of people subject themselves to daily or weekly rituals of shaving or waxing various parts of their bodies in a never-ending attempt at removing unwanted body hair. Now there are options.

One of the more popular choices today is electrolysis. The process has been around for a long time and has a proven track record of safety but is being pushed aside more often by other forms of treatment. Electrolysis essentially works by inserting a needle into the follicle and sending an electrical charge through the needle and into tissue surrounding the follicle.

Information on laser treatment is becoming increasingly available as the technology becomes firmly entrenched in the medical industry. Here's how the treatment works:

  • A laser is aimed at the dark tissue surrounding the hair follicle.
  • The follicle is heated up to a high enough temperature to destroy it permanently.
  • The process relies on the principle that dark matter absorbs more light and associated heat than light matter.
  • Melanin in the skin darkens the tissue immediately around the hair follicle and absorbs the applied heat. The lighter the skin and darker the melanin, the more effective the treatment.

NuU Medspa is a resource for permanent body-hair removal and other cosmetic and medical treatments.