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What Happens After Your First Laser Hair Removal Treatment
Few cosmetic procedures show effects immediately and only some highlight this fact more than laser hair removal. Although this treatment can leave your body smooth and hair free, it is important to have a realistic understanding of what effects to expect and—more importantly—why.
What Is Hair?
For all the attention and care we give to hair, the truth is that the hair you see is actually dead protein and is no more alive than our nails are. The part that’s important for laser hair removal is the follicle or “root”. This is the part that the laser targets and is what determines the overall effectiveness of the removal treatment.
At any given time, about 20% of your follicles are in the growth phase. During this period, melanin builds up in the follicle as it goes about creating new strands of hair. Melanin, being a dark pigment, happens to be very good for absorbing the light of a laser. This is the basic idea behind laser hair removal; the laser is absorbed more readily by the pigment in growth-phase follicles, thus causing the follicles to heat up and die.
Source: What Happens After Your First Laser Hair Removal Treatment
