Laser hair removal vs. Electrolysis

I'm a big advocate of laser hair removal over electrolysis when looking for a permanent hair removal system. The advancements in laser hair removal have been amazing over the past few years and the technology continues to get better. I stumbled across this great little blog post comparing laser hair removal and electrolysis. It does a good job comparing them and really shows the advantages if laser hair removal.

There is a big variance between the methods used for these two techniques. Electrolysis hair removal is an invasive procedure in which a needle penetrates the skin into the hair follicle. In contrast the laser hair removal treatment procedure is a non-invasive procedure using no needle to be placed in the body. The only thing passing through the skin is the laser beam. In electrolysis, the electric current flowing through the needle can produce an electric jolt but laser hair removal treatment cannot produce such dangers.

Laser hair removal has really become a booming industry over the last ten years or so and is really taken a huge leap ahead of electrolysis. There are so many benefits of it over electrolysis, as pointed out in the article I linked to, it's no wonder most people are going with the laser solution. And the technology continues to get better.

An example of the success of laser hair removal

With more and more people looking at laser hair removal the industry has experienced major growth over the past 10 years or so. People are using it as a permanent hair removal system and it's garnering great results. As with anything, the more populal it becomes the more money is brought into the industry. The more money that's brought into the industry leads to advancements in technology. And that's exactly what's happening with laser hair removal. Prices are dropping and equipment is becoming safer and more efficient.
Gina Mayo, director of nursing for Creekside Laser Clinic in Visalia, has said the industry is booming and has seen major advancements in the past 10 years. The lowering of prices have broadened the clientele. Mayo says:

"People of all walks of life, backgrounds and socio-economic levels have access to this,"

In the past, laser hair removal has gotten somewhat of a bad reputation. People hear laser and they automatically start thinking negative thoughts. While redness and irritation can occur, it doesn't last. It's more like having a slight sunburn than having any kind of permanent scars. People even have the thought that lasers can cause cancer. Maybe some of the lasers used in science fiction movies could, but for hair removal that thought seems a little old school.

"These lasers have had years and years of clinical testing, and to my knowledge, there are no long-term studies that say people are getting cancers or anything like that," Mayo said.

So as this industry continues to grow, there is more and more support growing for it. It is definitley becoming the best way to get rid of unwanted hair.