Permanent Laser Hair Removal Treatment For Men And Women by Brandon McVey

Each year, male laser hair removal is becoming more accepted and fashionable. Now that summer is upon us and more men are heading to the beaches and pools they are wanting to look sleek and clean. Men of all sizes, ages, sexual preference, ethnicity, and back grounds are shedding their excess body hair.

Just a few short years ago hair removal for men was limited to swimmers, male strippers, bicyclists, and musclemen. Even then they were limited to shaving and waxing, but not any more. Any more it?"'""s not uncommon for a man and a woman to go in together for laser hair removal. With it is coined a new phrase. (Clench your teeth and say it with me) Bro-zillian?"'�.

Shaving Aside from the fact that you have to do it at least once a day, it presents the obvious problem of reach. Though they make razors for this, it's nearly out of the question to shave your own back, and it can be even more embarrassing to find somebody to do it for you.

Waxing is an alternative. It calls for spreading melted wax onto the area you would like to make smooth, and then putting on a strip of cloth or muslin onto the desired area, warming it up by rubbing, and pulling it off the strip in one quick action -- wax, hair, root, and all. Waxing is effective enough but lasts only for three to four weeks, but is a perpetual process.


Tweezing. (personal opinion - People that have enough time on there hands to tweeze, might be better served by getting a job, second job to afford waxing or laser treatments.) Tweezing should be saved for excess hair on the smaller regions (or for ingrown hairs). Places like the knuckles, soes and eyebrows would be ideal. And once again, of course, this method is far from permanent.

Now that we have covered the out dated ways of hair removal, let?"'""s look at more permanent forms of hair removal. There is electrolysis and laser hair removal, and even with the laser there are different ways of doing that also. The latest being Intense Pulsed Light or IPL.


As early as just six years ago electrolysis was the only choice for people with dark skin or light hair, and is still recommended for the smaller areas around the face for woman when it comes to removing hair for good. The many drawbacks of electrolysis though is the first and foremost reason that it was not even a good idea for men.

Electrolysis uses a needle to get into individual pores and zaps the root of the hair follicle, which makes it safer for regions around the eyebrows. Lasers on the other hand attack the melanin (or the pigment) as well as the hair. This is why it works better on dark haired, light colored skin patients. Unfortunately the iris of the eye contains melanin, thus can be damaged by the laser.

With electrolysis, every hair follicle has to be treated on an individual basis for about one minute. So if you consider 30 hairs in half an hour, around the ears and eyebrows may be realistic. After all, 30 hairs do not cover a lot of territory in turn, not making it very practical if you are wanting your chest or back hair done. For best results, electrolysis takes 15 30 treatments.

In comparison, laser hair removal might take about half the time per visit and only require 8-10 treatments. Keeping in mind that every one has different factors to weigh in that are passed on down in your DNA (hair In comparison, laser hair removal might take about half the time per visit and only need 5-8 treatments. Keeping in mind that each person has different factors to weigh in passed on DNA (hair [spin] concentration, thickness, growth rate, etc?"'�) so every person will have different results.

The cost is rather different between the two also. Laser hair removal can range $200 - $800 per treatment depending on the area being worked on. With the cost involved, there are many different contract plans, payment methods and coupons but you can usually expect a couple of introductory ?"'�lower priced?"'"" visits. They may also try and sell you a whole batch of treatments at a discount. If you have the money up front you can pay, and as long as they guarantee their work you could save thousands with this option. Just realize that there is more then one case where the clinic / company has closed there doors and all the clients got in return was an apology letter in the mail.

Because electrolysis covers such a small area, your visits my only run $60 / visit.

Every one has there own threshold of pain, if you?"'""ve ever had a tattoo, then you can compare that to electrolysis. When done by laser, there is a larger area done that feels more like a rubber band snapping followed by moderate heat. The ?"'�tension of the rubber band?"'"" will vary depending on your hair type.

If done incorrectly, both possesses can discolor the skin. Some is reversible, some is not. So it is critical that you select a certified and licensed technician. Just be sure that you wear protective eye shields and keep your eyes closed for the entire treatment to avoid any damage when using the laser.

Recently, the FDA has approved several home versions of both methods but hardly recommended. After all you will either be inserting a needle into individual hair follicles, or risk eye damage from a laser.

To summarize:
If you are fare skinned and dark haired, then you can choose between either option. Sense the laser hair removal focuses on pigment, dark skinned people do not make good candidates. Laser is the generally the more expensive and requires less time and treatments. Laser is about the only choice if you are going for large areas. Waxing is an option but it?"'""s a little more painful and has to be done monthly. - - - electrolysis wins when it comes to small areas on the face and light haired, dark skinned clients. .

Although.. Laser technology is advancing by leaps and bounds by combining radio frequencies and laser to address this group though. One such advancement is the Intense Pulsed Light. This form of laser is used in a variety of ways including repairing scars as well as removing freckles and tattoos. This form of male laser hair removal now makes it possible for darker skinned population to enjoy the same smooth, clean body as much as the light skinned.

There are other things to consider when entertaining the idea of having laser hair removal done. Like the cost, the Advantages Of Male Laser Hair Removal and Typical Laser Hair Removal Treatment Is Like. Or a whole other batch of articles at Male Laser Hair Removal

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