Although myriad of methods are available to get rid of unwanted hairs- waxing, shaving and tweezing. But all the processes demand an enormous amount of time, that too at the short frequency. Moreover, encountering such treatments also hurts the pocket and yet fails to provide the long-term solution for the hair removal. Science has bestowed the human race with a permanent treatment to get away with hairs and people from all the shores have embraced this technology with love since its advent- LASER HAIR REMOVAL TREATMENT.
The definition of “permanent hair reduction” according to FDA is “the long-term, stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing after a treatment regime.”.
The American society for aesthetic plastic surgery (ASAPS) study reveals that in 2016, 1035783 laser hair removal procedures took place, a rise of about 46.3% since 2009. Laser treatment to get rid of unwanted hairs clinched the third position amongst all the non-surgical procedures performed in 2016.
Laser Hair Removal- A close to the ideal treatment
Nothing in this world is perfect and same is with Laser Hair Removal. It does not come without disadvantages too. The major concern for those who wish to treat their unwanted hairs with laser treatment is the amount of pain that is experienced during the session.
As per the statistics, 48% of people witnessed mild pain when underwent the laser treatment for hair removal. Everyone feels pain at a different level- some compare the discomfort felt during sessions to the pinch of a rubber band being snapped against the skin while for many the pain of the treatment was unbearable.
How Laser Hair Removal Treatment becomes ideal?
The pain incurred during the sessions of the treatment paved way for many laser clinics to offer skin numbing options prior to the treatment.
Lidocaine- The perfect panacea for the pain
According to Mayo Clinic, “Lidocaine is a topical solution used to block the transmission of pain signals from the nerve endings in the skin to the brain.”
The devices used during the laser hair removal process have a variety of different settings. Higher the setting, the more painful is the treatment. So, here Lidocaine Cream comes into play. It allows technicians to use a higher level of setting without causing much discomfort to the patient. Hence, much effective, faster and better results are obtained if lidocaine cream comes into action.
Lidocaine Creams contain anti-bacterial agents. So, even a gash in the skin cannot cause an infection if the cream is being used.
Is Laser Hair Removal considered as an unregulated procedure in many countries?
Being safe, efficient and precise, Laser Hair Removal treatment is gaining much popularity amongst people, including many celebrities. However, in some countries, laser hair removal is an unregulated process and is restricted only to the use of doctors or licensed professionals such as regular nurses or cosmetologists.
For instance, in Turkey, only medical staff was permitted to operate laser hair removal machinery. The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan passed a law which provided beauty industry workers the “right to operate certain tools to perform laser hair removal.”
“The benefits of Laser Hair Removal Treatment outnumber the disadvantages and hence many countries are liberalizing its rules to make full use of this treatment.”
