IPL HAIR REDUCTION?

Many people have increased hair growth as the get older due to hormone changes but more specific reasons such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome are another cause for excess growth,

Other indications for wanting to reduce heir is folliculitis post shaving and ingrowing hair post waxing that can result in scarring and hyper pigmentation.

Intense pulsed light is a solution to prevent or improve these hair problems that is safe, painless and easy to maintain.

HOW DOES IPL HAIR REDUCTION WORK?

Intense pulse light works by being attracted to the melanin in the hair. The light then travels down the hair shaft and when the reaching the hair follicle heats it up resulting in the destruction of the growth hair follicle.

Hairs do not grow in synchrony. Only the hairs in the follicle at that time will be treated so we recommend a course of six to eight treatment 4 to 6 weeks apart.

TYPES OF HAIR?

For hair to respond to IPL therapy it must contain melanin. Thick IPL will not work on blonde or grey hair and can struggle on red or strawberry blonde hair even if it is usually thick.

TYPES OF SKIN?

Most skin types can be teated successfully although Mediterranean, indian, and asian skin types need to be treated more cautiously, but the risk remain low. On darker skin types a very small percentage may experience increased hair growth, heper or hypopigmentation may occur but his is rare and usually temporary. Do not use tanning creams, sunbed or get to tanned during treatments as pale skin responds the best.

WHAT TO EXPECT POST IPL?

It is important that you do not wax or pluck hair prior to a treatment as the light targets the hair in the follicle. Before a treatment please shave or use depilatory cream in order to remove any hairs from the surface.

The Starlux IPL machine delivers flashes of light that targets the melanin. The hand pieces used has a chilled head that means the treatment is more comfortable an don subsequent no subsequent messy cooling gels are required.

Slight red and some very mild swelling may been seen after our treatment and the skin will feel warm, similar to sunburn for about 30m minutes post treatment.

Treated hairs will take approximately 7 days to fall out followed by a few weeks when no hair will grow. after about 4 weeks the hair will grow back sparse and usually finer. This hair can be shaved as much as you like, The skin texture will be smoother and softer post treatment.