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Laser hair removal has become a salvation for many girls who are allergic to shaving, ingrown hair after waxing and sugaring. This is the only way to keep the skin smooth for a long time. Moreover, in some cases, you can get rid of unwanted hair forever, though with a caveat, to maintain the result once a year or two.
More and more lasers appear on the market every year. Now doctors have the opportunity to select the appropriate epilation method for the type, pigment and stiffness of the hair. The more laser hair removal technology develops, the more skeptics appear on the forums and on the network. They argue that exposure to a laser beam can cause oncology, hair loss, and also regenerate moles. Is this really so, and is it worth fearing for health, fighting for beauty, experts answer.
How laser hair removal works
If explained primitively, then the essence of the procedure is to heat the hair and hair follicle with a laser beam in order to lead to its destruction. In one procedure, you can get rid of part of the hair that is in the phase of growth and activity. Then plan another series of visits, experts say from 5 to 8, to catch the rest of the awakened hairs.
It was because of the story of heating with a laser beam that horror stories began to appear on the forums, that cells can be reborn against this background, become cancerous, a tumor will appear. However, doctors say you should not believe any speculation, but study the history of the issue.
Maria Gershberg
dermatologist-cosmetologist, leading specialist of the network of clinics “Semeynaya”
Rays with a length of 300-400 nm can lead to undesirable consequences, but they are not used for the procedure. Devices (diode, alexandrite, neodymium), with which laser hair removal is done, have a beam length of 840-900 nm. They negatively affect the hair follicles, but are not capable of harming the skin and the entire body as a whole.
With a prejudice to laser hair removal, especially in the armpits, they are due to the lymph nodes that are in this area and in the chest area, which also runs nearby. The forums warn that it is better not to do laser hair removal in this area, otherwise inflammation of the lymph nodes may occur, which does not threaten anything good.
Yana Ilyina
cosmetologist, trichologist, dermatovenereologist of the European Medical Center (EMC)
The laser beam penetrates to a depth of approximately 4-4.5 mm, and there are still a few millimeters to the lymph nodes, so the beam simply does not reach them. That is why the first time we sometimes cannot remove unwanted hair, because it is at a depth of about 6 mm. In this case, a laser hair removal course is recommended.
Is it possible to do laser hair removal if there are moles
Many articles have been written about moles and research has been conducted. Some believe that laser hair removal for moles is prohibited, because they contain melanin, to which the laser beam reacts. This means that if the beam hits the mole, it threatens with a burn and the subsequent degeneration of the nevus. But even if you have a lot of moles on your body, a laser can still be done, however, observing safety precautions.
Maria Gershberg
dermatologist-cosmetologist, leading specialist of the network of clinics “Semeynaya”
Laser hair removal on moles has its own characteristics. Nevi contain a large amount of melanin, which attracts light. This reduces the effectiveness of the procedure and sometimes causes minor burns. But such side effects can be avoided by carefully painting over the mole with a white pencil.
A number of specialists, in addition to painting over moles, also hold them with their finger during exposure to a laser beam. But even if this very beam suddenly accidentally hits a mole, you should not panic.
Yana Ilyina
cosmetologist, trichologist, dermatovenereologist of the European Medical Center (EMC)
Special studies were carried out that proved that if the laser beam hits a nevus or even a dysplastic nevus, it will change a little. But there is no confirmed evidence that melanoma will be provoked or these moles will become malignant.
Laser hair removal and oncology: are they compatible?
The forums also ask those who have undergone oncological operations, but want to achieve smooth skin, whether they can afford laser hair removal. Everything here depends on time.
Yana Ilyina
cosmetologist, trichologist, dermatovenereologist of the European Medical Center (EMC)
For those people who underwent oncological surgery 1-2 years ago, laser procedures are not recommended. In Russia, we can carry out all manipulations in cosmetology only five years after the diagnosis has been made – such are the rules. In Europe, there are no such restrictions, there, as soon as the diagnosis is removed, any cosmetic manipulations can be performed.
There are dangerous lasers
However, there are laser hair removal studios on the market that are playing a dishonest game. With their devices, they can harm the health of the client, and even irreparable.
Karina Musaeva
cosmetologist, dermatologist, general director of Lazer jazz clinic
You have probably met prices on the websites of a number of hair removal studios, where the prices for laser hair removal are too low and attractive for many. You should not be tempted to do so. Most often, such studios buy cheap Chinese devices on one well-known site. Such laser hair removal devices are not FDA approved, they do not have certification. We do not know what power these devices have, radiation, wavelength, penetration depth. And therefore, at best, they can cause a burn, at worst, they can really affect cells, cause their degeneration and oncology. So in this case, the miser pays twice.
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