


How Does It Work? The GentleLASE Plus allows pulses of true laser heat and light to quickly clear away unwanted hair. Its patented Dynamic Cooling Device sprays a cooling mist onto the skin milliseconds before the light pulse. With spot sizes ranging from 8 mm to 18 mm, the GentleLASE can effectively remove hair from smaller areas such as upper lips to larger areas such as back and legs. But How Does It Do It? The red spectrum of light emitted from the Alexandrite stone is absorbed by melanin, the substance which imparts color to hair and skin. The wavelength of the Alexandrite laser effectively allows the light to travel to the hair follicle and impairs its ability to grow again. How Many Treatments are Necessary? Like all growing things, hair passes through stages. A growing, thriving hair is in the ideal stage for effective laser treatment. Hair that is detaching from its follicle and hair that is in the process of falling out will be replaced with new thriving hair. Any given area of skin will contain hair in each of these three stages. The goal is to treat an area in one-to-two month intervals until thriving hair is eradicated. It can't be predicted how many treatments a given individual will need, although we use an average of six. It may take more or less depending on the person's hair growth pattern. How Can I Be Sure Laser Hair Removal is Safe and Effective? The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved lasers as a safe, effective method of achieving permanent hair reduction. |

