There are a number of different machines which fall under the broad category of Laser Hair Removal.
1- Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
Machines: EpiLight, PhotoDerm, Quantum, Aculight, or Vasculight.
The capabilities of each of these machines vary. EpiLight is the most specific and advanced for hair removal. PhotoDerm is the original machine developed for successfully treating facial Rosacea, facial blood vessels, leg veins, and other blood vessels. EpiLight is a specialized improvement of PhotoDerm developed to specifically treat unwanted hair. Ultimate Light™ pulsed light can safely and effectively treat ALL skin types ranging from white to black. In general though IPL devices will have a more painful experience because there is a broad spectrum of light energy delivered to the skin.
2 - The Diode Laser (800nm or 810 nm wavelength)
In my opinion, the Diode laser is the next most useful hair removal light source.
The Diode laser systems include: SLP 1000, F1 Diode, Light Sheer, MeDioStar, LaserLite, Epistar and Apex 800.
The Diode laser's longer wavelength of light thereby penetrates into the hair follicle without causing as much epidermal injury as the Ruby or the. This Diode laser can be used on darker skin colors than the Ruby or Alexandrite.
3 - Nd: Yag (1064 nm wavelength)
The Nd: Yag laser systems include: Gentle Yag, CoolGlide, Medlite IV, Varia, Athos, Lyra, and Image. This is the first of the true lasers.
The Nd: Yag is capable of treating all six skin colors. It can be more painful on lighter skins, but is more effective on darker skins.
4 - Ruby (694 nm wavelength)
The Ruby laser systems include: RubyStar and Palomar E2000.
Learn More About Ruby. Ruby lasers were some of the original lasers for hair removal but the Alexandrite and ND:Yag are far superior.
5 -Alexandrite (755nm wavelength)
The Alexandrite laser systems include: GentleLASE, Apogee, and EpiTouch Plus.
Alexandrite lasers are very effective for fair to mid skin tones, though some manufactures say they will work for very dark skin the ND:Yag is prefered there. For the lighter skin tones with dark hair this is often your best choice and the Candela GentleLASE, which we use, is considered the best hair removal laser available. It is very effective and its patented colling technology makes for the most comfortable experience.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Weight loss more than just physical
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
12-23-09
Dec. 23--New Year's resolutions for many Americans will mean the latest diets and gym memberships.
But losing weight and keeping it off might be as much about the psychological struggles as the physical changes.
"Some people say losing weight is in the mind," said Judith Horvath, director of the psychotherapy training program at Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center.
The HSC psychiatrist said giving yourself a mental workout can complement healthful eating and exercise regimens.
"I think they need to go hand-in-hand," she said.
Psychological feelings make the holiday season one of the worst times of the year to embark on a program, Horvath said.
"Food can be used as emotional nourishment and to calm anxieties," she said. "The holidays stir up unfulfilled longings in people. People are reminded of the things they are missing out on."
But other emotions make losing weight hard year-round, Horvath said. Feelings of depression, a loss of control, rationalizing weight gain and low self-esteem can make losing weight seem like an impossible task, local experts said.
"Some people don't think they can allow themselves to look their best because they feel like they don't deserve to be a more attractive person," Horvath said.
Most of the morbidly obese patients treated at Lubbock's Advanced Bariatric Surgery Center are depressed, said David Syn, a bariatric surgeon who opened the practice in 2002. Many of them give up the antidepressants when they shed their extra pounds, he said.
They might also feel like they're losing a friend, like they must reach their ideal weight to succeed, or like they've already failed.
"If you look at the laundry list of diets they've tried on their own and failed, that can't have a positive impact on someone's psyche," Syn said.
Syn helps his patients overcome their overeating through surgery, counseling and education, he said.
"One of the great misunderstandings about what I do is that it's just surgery," said Syn, who spends hours with his patients before surgery and follows most for many years after.
"We are empowering people to take back their lives," he said.
Horvath said people striving for less dramatic weight loss can benefit from including family and friends in the process or talking to a professional.
The Texas Tech HSC Psychiatry Clinic provides a free counseling program for patients planning to lose weight, she said.
People should try to find distractions that help them stay away from food, Horvath said.
"They have to find out how to deal with the loss of satisfaction eating provides them," she said. "It's about exchanging the reward of food for the reward of achieving their goals."
12-23-09
Dec. 23--New Year's resolutions for many Americans will mean the latest diets and gym memberships.
But losing weight and keeping it off might be as much about the psychological struggles as the physical changes.
"Some people say losing weight is in the mind," said Judith Horvath, director of the psychotherapy training program at Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center.
The HSC psychiatrist said giving yourself a mental workout can complement healthful eating and exercise regimens.
"I think they need to go hand-in-hand," she said.
Psychological feelings make the holiday season one of the worst times of the year to embark on a program, Horvath said.
"Food can be used as emotional nourishment and to calm anxieties," she said. "The holidays stir up unfulfilled longings in people. People are reminded of the things they are missing out on."
But other emotions make losing weight hard year-round, Horvath said. Feelings of depression, a loss of control, rationalizing weight gain and low self-esteem can make losing weight seem like an impossible task, local experts said.
"Some people don't think they can allow themselves to look their best because they feel like they don't deserve to be a more attractive person," Horvath said.
Most of the morbidly obese patients treated at Lubbock's Advanced Bariatric Surgery Center are depressed, said David Syn, a bariatric surgeon who opened the practice in 2002. Many of them give up the antidepressants when they shed their extra pounds, he said.
They might also feel like they're losing a friend, like they must reach their ideal weight to succeed, or like they've already failed.
"If you look at the laundry list of diets they've tried on their own and failed, that can't have a positive impact on someone's psyche," Syn said.
Syn helps his patients overcome their overeating through surgery, counseling and education, he said.
"One of the great misunderstandings about what I do is that it's just surgery," said Syn, who spends hours with his patients before surgery and follows most for many years after.
"We are empowering people to take back their lives," he said.
Horvath said people striving for less dramatic weight loss can benefit from including family and friends in the process or talking to a professional.
The Texas Tech HSC Psychiatry Clinic provides a free counseling program for patients planning to lose weight, she said.
People should try to find distractions that help them stay away from food, Horvath said.
"They have to find out how to deal with the loss of satisfaction eating provides them," she said. "It's about exchanging the reward of food for the reward of achieving their goals."
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Is Laser Hair Removal Permanent?
This is a question we often receive. The answer is tricky. First the Legal answer:
Now the longer answer:
Electrolysis works by inserting a thin needle down the hair follicle and using an electrical current to kill the hair follicle. So that follicle is then permanently disabled, but the one immediately next to it will still be growing hair.
Laser hair removal has the same effect on the hair follicles, but the treatment is only effective when the hair is in its growth mode.
So is laser hair removal permanent? For all intents and purposes, yes. But if there is a hair follicle which was always between growth stages at each treatment time, then it will still be growing.
electrolysis can take maybe 20-30 sessions to clear an area. Laser takes 5-7. but you may need touch ups periodically (once-twice a year) to catch the hairs which were missed during the initial treatments, but unless there are hormonal problems, 99.9% of the hair will be gone.
- The FDA says that laser hair removal isn't permanent hair removal but permanent hair reduction.
Now the longer answer:
Electrolysis works by inserting a thin needle down the hair follicle and using an electrical current to kill the hair follicle. So that follicle is then permanently disabled, but the one immediately next to it will still be growing hair.
Laser hair removal has the same effect on the hair follicles, but the treatment is only effective when the hair is in its growth mode.
So is laser hair removal permanent? For all intents and purposes, yes. But if there is a hair follicle which was always between growth stages at each treatment time, then it will still be growing.
electrolysis can take maybe 20-30 sessions to clear an area. Laser takes 5-7. but you may need touch ups periodically (once-twice a year) to catch the hairs which were missed during the initial treatments, but unless there are hormonal problems, 99.9% of the hair will be gone.
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