New York physician offers laser hair removal, guaranteed permanent hair reduction, facial rejuvenation, vein therapy, treatment of age and sun spots.

How does a laser intended for hair removal work?

Laser hair removal systems use laser light — an intense, pulsating beam of light — to remove unwanted hair. The system emits a gentle beam of light that passes through the skin, to the hair follicle, where it is absorbed. Upon absorption, the energy is transformed into heat, which can disable the follicle, while leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed. Your doctor may use multiple treatments to target areas such as the face, upper lip, neck, chest, breasts, underarms, back, abdomen, bikini line and legs.

One treatment may zap thousands of hairs. But one treatment usually isn't enough. Because hair grows in staggered cycles (anagen, catagen and telogen), and laser light affects only actively growing hair, you must undergo multiple treatments to achieve smoother-looking skin. If you have light skin, your doctor may use a ruby, alexandrite or diode laser. If you have darker skin, an Nd:YAG laser may be used. TLC uses a two-in-one laser, the Apogee Elite®, which combines an alexandrite laser with a Nd:YAG laser and is suited for all skin types, including tanned skin.

During the procedure, a hand-held laser is pressed to your skin and activated for a fraction of a second. The laser light passes through your skin's surface to tiny sacs called hair follicles. Each follicle contains a bulb that germinates a hair shaft. When light reaches your hair follicles, it temporarily generates enough heat to destroy the follicles and bulbs. If the procedure is successful, the hair follicles are disabled and won't grow additional hairs.

After multiple treatments, laser procedures remove 60 to 95 percent of targeted hair for patients that do not have a medical/health condition contributing to their hair growth.

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