Electrolysis provides a permanent, but often tedious and slow alternative solution for hair removal. Recent improvements in the understanding of laser skin interactions and advances in laser technology have afforded the development of several laser-assisted hair removal strategies. Lasers enable the treatment of large surface areas in a short time span, allowing treatment of an entire back, leg or chest in one treatment session. While in many cases results are excellent compared to existing alternatives, it is easier to induce a growth delay than to induce permanent hair removal. Success varies depending upon the individual and the location of the hair on the body.
Hair is removed from the skin surface by shaving the day before treatment.
The day of treatment, the carbon suspension is applied and low energy laser pulses are delivered to the treatment area, which directs the carbon into the hair follicles. Higher fluence pulses are then delivered to the skin surface and target the carbon-filled follicles. Areas of treatment include the face, trunk and extremities. Various body sites and individuals respond differently. The Long Pulsed Alexandrite Laser is another FDA-approved method which is used to treat the trunk, the extremities and the face.