Permanent hair removal
For many people it is a drama: returning hair on the legs, the back, the upper lip. Shaving, waxing and depilatory creams only offer temporary relief; the hair always comes back. It can be done differently. For example, if you do not just remove the hair, but tackle the problem at the root - the hair follicle! - you will reap lasting results.
How do we tackle couperose?
We do this with a high-energy light flash that has a broad spectrum wavelength of between 650 and 950 nanometers. The hairs ensure perfect conduction of the light energy to the hair follicle. Thanks to selective heating, we switch off the hair follicle without damaging the skin structure. The result? Long-lasting hair removal that can be permanent after several treatments.
How many treatments are needed?
On average, up to eight treatments are needed with a six-week break between each session. Hair growth varies from person to person. Growth depends on age, weight, metabolism, hormones, medications, and ethnic background.
Despite these differences, each hair goes through three stages of development:
- Active phase or anagen phase: during this phase our hair grows and pigment or melanin is present around the hair root. About 85 percent of all our hair is in this phase.
- Regressive phase or catagen phase: a two-week period during which an active hair stops growing. About 5 percent of our hair is in this phase.
- Resting phase or telogen phase: this period lasts about six weeks. After that, the hairs fall out spontaneously and a new growth cycle begins. About 10 percent of the hairs are in this phase. The laser and IPL light work on the pigmentation or melanin in the hairs. We can therefore only treat the hairs when they are in the first phase. Because not all hairs are in this growth phase at the same time, several treatments are necessary.
Is any hair type eligible?
In principle, any hair type is suitable. Thanks to this method, we can permanently remove unwanted hair growth anywhere on the body. There is only one restriction, and that is that your hair may not be too blond. Blond hair indicates too little pigment for good heating and conduction of light energy to the hair follicle. Skin that has been tanned by the sun or a sunbed may also not be treated.
Is this method suitable for everyone?
On average, 7 to 9 percent of the population does not or hardly responds to hair removal by laser light or light pulses. These are the so-called 'non-responders'. There are no tests that can show in advance whether you belong to this group. That is why you choose after three sessions whether you continue the treatment. The treatments performed are not reimbursed.
What precautions do you take yourself?
- Let your hair grow for a few days before each treatment, about 1 to 2 mm. This will ensure perfect conduction of the light energy to the hair follicle.
- Until after the last treatment, you may not wax or pluck the hairs with tweezers. And that from four weeks before the first treatment. Shaving or depilation with a cream is allowed.
- Do not expose your skin to the sun or sunbed. UV rays can disrupt your pigment. Carefully cover the areas you are having treated: from four weeks before the first treatment until four weeks after the last treatment.
WOMEN (PRICES PER TREATMENT)
- Chin €40.00
- Upper lip €40.00
- Upper lip and chin €60.00
- Upper lip, chin and cheeks €85.00
- Upper lip, chin, cheeks and jawline € 110.00
- Armpits €70.00
- Bikini (thong to outside of groin) €75.00
- Bikini (thong line to outside of groin) € 125.00
- Bikini extra € 220.00
- Upper arms € 150.00
- Forearms €150.00
- Upper legs €250.00
- Lower legs €200.00
- Small areas (navel, nipple, etc.) €40.00
MEN (PRICES PER TREATMENT)
- Collar line € 115.00
- Face € 150.00
- Armpits €75.00
- Belly €200.00
- Chest €200.00
- Upper back €250.00
- Lower back € 150.00
- Upper legs €350.00
- Lower legs € 300.00