Question:
Hey Guys, sorry for posting this here but this is where I first saw the
posting. It was about a product that you apply to an area of your body
after waxing and only a small percentage grew back. After time, no hair
will grow back!! They said the website address, but I forgot it. Does
anyone know of this product, I would really appreciate it!!
Answer:
-My understanding is that Laser Hair Removal is the best thing on the market for
permanent hair removal. It's costly and takes several sessions but it's the
best way to go, particularly for large areas like chest or back
-OBJECTIVE: To assess the permanence of hair removal by normal-mode ruby laser
treatment. METHODS: Hair removal was measured for 2 years after a single
treatment with normal-mode ruby laser pulses (694 nm, 270 microseconds, 6-mm
beam diameter). OBSERVATIONS: Six test areas on the thighs or backs of 13
volunteers were exposed to normal-mode ruby laser pulses at fluences of 30 to
60 J/cm2 delivered to both shaved and wax-epilated skin. In addition, there was
a shaved and wax-epilated control site. Terminal hairs were manually counted
before and after laser exposure. Transient alopecia occurred in all 13
participants after laser exposure, consistent with induction of telogen. Two
years after laser exposure, 4 participants still had obvious, significant hair
loss at all laser-treated sites compared with the unexposed shaved and
wax-epilated control sites. In all 4 participants, there was no significant
change in hair counts 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after laser exposure.
Laser-induced alopecia correlated histologically with miniaturized, velluslike
hair follicles. No scarring and no permanent pigmentary changes were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Permanent, nonscarring alopecia can be induced by a single
treatment with high-fluence ruby laser pulses. Miniaturization of the terminal
hair follicles seems to account for this response.
Ann Plast Surg 1998 Jul;41(1):1-6
Hair removal using the long-pulsed ruby laser.
Solomon MP
Division of Plastic Surgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences,
Philadelphia, PA, USA.
There are a variety of traditional treatments for the removal of unwanted hair.
Recently, lasers have been developed to remove hair. The long-pulsed ruby laser
uses light at a wavelength of 694 nm with a 3-msec pulse to destroy hair.
Seventy-two patients were treated with this laser from one to four times in a
variety of areas. Seventy-one patients had an alteration in their hair growth.
One patient had no change in her hair pattern. There were no scars and no
permanent changes in pigmentation. Laser hair removal is a useful method for
the treatment of unwanted facial and body hair
