There are clear ideas and beauty ideals when it comes to human hair: hair on the head should be shiny, strong and voluminous. It is much less desirable on other parts of the body. Both women and men therefore invest a lot of time and money in hair removal, waxing, shaving and epilating. For those who are tired of these procedures, permanent hair removal is the perfect solution. Laser hair removal is a good alternative. In this blog post, we explain how it works and which areas can best be treated with it.

How is hair removed by laser?

The result of the hair removal options described above is smooth skin, but not permanent depilation. In addition, methods such as sugaring, waxing or epilating are often unpleasant or even painful.

The situation is different with laser hair removal: a high-frequency laser is used to generate heat in the hair roots. The laser energy is customised to your skin type and individual findings. The heat cauterises the roots, ideally preventing new hair from forming.

Which areas of the body can be depilated with the laser?

Many areas of the body can be freed from unwanted hair with the laser: These include, for example, the areas of the cheeks, chin or upper lip (keyword: lady's beard), the bikini line, the legs and the armpits.

Laser hair removal cannot be carried out around the eyes or below the eyebrows. Areas of the fontanelle on the head are also taboo, as are skin areas with tattoos or permanent make-up. Caution also applies to moles and liver spots - they must not come into contact with the hair removal laser. The same applies to injured areas of skin.

Results of permanent hair removal with laser

As promising as laser treatment is, not everyone responds to it. The colour of the skin and hair plays a decisive role in achieving a successful end result. The darker the hair and the lighter the skin, the better the hair can be removed with the laser, as the contrast between skin and hair is clear.
Darker hair is more strongly pigmented and contains more Melanin. This is good for the laser treatment, as this dye absorbs the laser light better, making the treatment more effective. White, grey or very light-coloured hairs cannot be removed with the laser. They lack melanin and the laser cannot find the hair root.

You should also be aware that in most cases, several sessions are required to achieve beautiful, smooth skin, which can take place at staggered intervals. This is because during the laser session, only the hair roots that are in a growth phase at that precise moment are treated. This is around 20 to 30 per cent of the hair per session, the rest takes a break, so to speak. After around four weeks, another part of the hair roots becomes active. This can then be treated. In order to catch as many hairs as possible in their growth phase, around three to seven treatments are required.

The hair roots that were "caught" by the laser are inactive and no more hair grows from them. However, it can happen that hair roots that did not work at all at a certain point in time or were activated by hormonal changes become active years later. In these cases, further laser treatments can be carried out.

Permanent hair removal Frankfurt

In our practice, we specialise in permanent hair removal using the IPL system and the diode laser. IPL (= Intense Pulsed Light) technology is easy to explain: with the help of a so-called flash lamp, high-energy light is emitted, which is converted into heat in a fraction of a second. This then causes the hair root to be obliterated.

The diode laser uses high-energy laser beams for this purpose.

Your permanent hair removal Frankfurt

If you would also like to remove hair permanently with IPL or laser, please make an appointment with us!

ENT Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer & Dr Albrecht Linke

Your specialists for ear, nose and throat medicine, who will provide you with professional and individualised advice, examinations and treatment in all matters relating to ENT medicine, functional plastic surgery and the aesthetic treatment of changes to the facial skin.

Our news articles are prepared for you to the best of our knowledge and belief and are intended for general education. They are in no way a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis and treatment and are not intended to encourage self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Please always contact your ENT specialist in Frankfurt directly if you have any health complaints!

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