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Electrolysis Related Questions
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Electrolysis or Thermolysis is a FDA approved method of permanent hair removal (not permanent FDA approved reduction like with our LightSheer Diode Laser) that's been used for over 125 years. Thermolysis uses short wave current delivered by a small filament or needle that slides down and along the hair shaft. The Galvanic, Thermolysis or Blend method of hair removal may be a good choice when removing hair from small areas such as a person's eyebrows, chin, side burns, ears and lip area. As well, these methods may be necessary to use when your hair color is white, blond or red, since laser hair removal is not a good option for these hair colors.Answer
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Your skin will be somewhat red for a short time after an electrolysis treatment, but usually no longer than an hour. We will apply a soothing gel to the treated area right after the electrolysis treatment. It is necessary that you keep the treated area clean after your electrolysis treatment and perhaps apply an antibiotic ointment. Your skin should feel silky smooth after your electrolysis treatment, since the hairs slide out with tweezers during the electrolysis treatment.
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Electrolysis or Thermolysis requires a series of treatments and sometimes ongoing maintenance. Electrolysis is a relatively slow process because the first concern is always your skin. We must remove each individual hair and do so without damaging or scaring your skin in the process. Electrolysis is best for treating very small areas of the body like your chin, ears, side burns, eye brows and lip area. As well, electrolysis is necessary for White, Blond and Red hairs that are not suitable targets for laser hair removal treatments. For larger areas of the body, and provided you are a good candidate, your best hair removal treatment option is using the LightSheer Diode laser hair removal system.
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That usually depends on where your hair may be in the hair growth process. Initially it could be weekly, but most of our clients come in every 6 weeks for electrolysis treatments. After a series of electrolysis treatments, hair removal maintenance involves much less frequent visits, if at all.
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No, you can't tweeze or wax yours hairs in between electrolysis treatments. This would mean your hairs would not be visible when you come in for your electrolysis treatments. You may still trim your hair with scissors, shave or bleach them if you like.
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Yes, absolutely we use disposable, one-time use only, needles and a surgical grade autoclave for the tweezers we use to slide the hair out with each electrolysis treatment.
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Usually a day or two’s hair growth allows us enough visibility to see and treat your hairs during any electrolysis treatment.
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Very simply you will notice a big difference in your hair re-growth. You will notice there are fewer hairs growing back , the area will be less dense, the re-growth will be finer and softer.
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Laser Hair Removal Related Questions
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We use the state-of-the-art Lightsheer Diode Laser, which is a Cass 4 medical laser. The Lightsheer Diode Laser is FDA approved for permanent hair reduction. To watch a informative video informercial on the Light Sheer Diode Laser click here --> laser hair removal.
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No, at this time there has been no indepth laser hair removal studies that have been done on pregnant women.
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No, we strongly recomend you don't tweeze or wax between your laser hair removal treatments. Trimming your hair with scissors or shaving between laser hair removal treatments is the best protocol to use.
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Makeup may be used after your laser hair removal treatments. New makeup is recommended to help reduce the possibility of infection.
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Hair re-growth occurs on people at different rates on different areas of the body and hair has a different length of life on each part of the body. For example the length of life for the hair on your scalp is from four to seven years while the length of life for an eyelash hair is four to six months.
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To be completely honest there is no definitive answer anyone can tell you, if someone does try to tell you an exact answer there plain old lying to you. What we can say with the decade of laser hair removal experience we've had with thousands of hair removal patients as well as numerous case studies from the laser manufacturer is this...Six laser hair removal treatments can reduce 80-90% of your body hair if your the best case candidate having both dark hair and light skin or complexion. Client results will always vary with their hair color, skin tone, harmone levels, age, exposure to sun, hereditary, etc.
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Anywhere from 5 to 30 days after your laser hair removal treatment, shedding of the hair may occur and may even appear as new hair growth which is completely normal. You may help this hair shedding process by washing and gently exfoliating during baths and showers.
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In short it doesn't exactly tickle and feel good. Don't let other laser hair removal centers fool you with lies and hype. It's next to impossible to tell you how the laser will feel on your body, since every single person has a different pain threshold and reaction to the laser. Many people say it feels a lot like getting a tattoo, others say it feels like being snapped by a rubber band and others say they can barely feel the laser at all. Topical anesthetics are sometimes used to make the laser hair removal treatments more comfortable and it's possible (you would have to ask them) your doctor could prescribe you a mild pain killer as well for the laser hair removal treatments. Please don't come in drunk though, if you think that will help with your pain tolerance. This isn't a tattoo parlor after all.
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the Light Sheer Diode Laser was the first to be cleared by the FDA for permanent hair reduction. That is defined by the FDA as 85% or greater hair reduction. It is possible that follicles in the treated area, while not being completely destroyed, will be sufficiently disabled to the point where they produce only very fine, light hairs that do not respond to further laser hair removal treatment. This is backed up by several years of extensive clinical studies and you should be wary of anyone or laser hair removal advertisement that claims otherwise.
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The LightSheer™ Diode was the first laser to be cleared by the FDA for permanent hair reduction. The LightSheer Diode laser is specifically designed for hair removal only. What this means is unlike most other lasers that are being used like a Swiss Army knife for several different things. The Lightsheer Diode was designed ONLY for laser hair removal and nothing else. We have chosen the LightSheer Diode Laser because of the extensive years of clinical research, that demonstrates its effectiveness for permanent hair reduction. We’ve used the LightSheer Diode Laser for almost 10,000 treatments, so we know it works and provides the kind of long term hair removal results that our patients have come to expect from us.Answer
Yes. The LightSheer Diode laser is FDA approved and was developed from several years of research at the Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, one of the world’s leading medical laser research centers. The LightSheer laser is pulsed, or “turned on”, for only a fraction of a second and the duration of each pulse is just long enough to disable your hair follicles. Another unique component of the LightSheer Diode is the cooled sapphire tip that was designed to protect the skin by actively cooling it before, during and after the laser light is transmitted. The laser tip also draws off heat from the skin surface, which further protects the skin from injury.Answer
However, the risk of scarring from laser hair removal is very rare (otherwise the FDA would not had approved the LightSheer Diode Laser for laser hair removal) and is a function of many things including: The experience, skill, knowledge and training of the laser hair removal specialist, your particular ability to heal from laser hair removal treatments, the type of laser your using (we recommend FDA approved lasers only) and the amount of melanin pigment in your skin.
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Yes, we accept all major credit cards, money orders, cashiers checks, PayPal and personal checks for your convenience.
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Our laser hair removal and electrolysis studio is located at 1513 W. Koenig Lane • Austin, Texas 78756. Please click here to go to Google Maps for detailed directions.
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Yes, and we don't just have boring written hair removal testimonials for you to view, either. We have by far the largest collection of video and audio testimonials from our patients than any other laser hair removal or electrolysis treatment center in the country! To watch and listen to all our video and audio hair removal testimonials from our happy patients, please click here.
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Yes, you can pay us for hair removal services via PayPal online. We also accept and highly recommend the PayPal debit card that is available through PayPal for free. www.paypal.com
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