Home use laser for hair removal
THE Tria Laser now allows ladies to leave the offices of the dermatologist or the aestheticism and to do laser hair removal in the privacy of their own bathroom.
Ladies you may never have to shave for the rest of your lives!
All those ladies who hate, loathe and despise shaving their legs and who have thought about laser hair removal but could not afford it can now do their own thing with the TRIA home laser.
This is a unit which is handheld. It is about the size of a small hairdryer and it is FDA approved for removal of body hair. However, it appears to work well on facial hair as well although it is not approved for this use. People have been using it on their face, on the bikini area and on their arms.
Be warned that you must be very careful when using laser around the eyes as lasers can blind you if the light gets into the eyes. Also, in people of colour, we must always think about keloids when we do anything to our skin.
The device uses a diode laser. It is painless and very effective. Most of the people who use it are very satisfied with it. The device works because the laser energy targets the dark hair and destroys the hair follicle. It is important to realise that the results are not immediate because the hair grows in cycles. The device is used every other week for the first three months and then a treatment every week for the next three to five months.
To use, simply cleanse and then shave the area, then dry the area lightly. Select the energy level then apply the laser to the skin and you will hear a beep. Reapply the laser to an adjoining area of skin.
Although the makers say that it should not be used in darker skin types, I used it on my arm and the results were good. In particular the shot of light was totally painless. This may be because I have a high threshold for pain. The device can be checked out at www.triabeauty.com. A new day has dawned and as we said, you may never have to shave again.
Dr Persadsingh is the author of Acne in Black Women and The Hair in Black Women. Visit his website acneinblackwomen.com for a free download of cosmetics and moisturisers for the woman with acne.
