Introduction
Have you ever tried to rid yourself permanently and painlessly of unwanted body hair or even, I shudder to think about it, facial hair that no amount of concealer can cover-up? Scared of the itch and rashes you get from depilatory creams and lotions? Tired of shaving and constant touch-ups whenever you wanted to dress skimpy? Can’t get up the nerve to endure the pain of waxing? Devastated after realizing hair “grows back” and you have to go through that modern torture again and again?
Yes, you’ve heard of laser hair removal. But you were turned away because you’re the typical Caucasian: very pale with blond hair. The first generation of cosmetic lasers also needed more contrast than the red-haired among us could show. At the other end of the complexion spectrum, African-Americans with their uniformly black hair could also not avail of laser hair removal.
Let me share some secrets I learned being an aesthetician nurse at Laser Away in Beverly Hills. All your problems are over. The latest generation of lasers no matter your hair or skin color. It can be practically painless, with nothing to fear at all. And best of all, it’s as permanent as science can make it.
Body
First Supporting Point: All Complexions Welcome Now
Laser Away now uses the most advanced laser treatments in the world, the Cynosure Elite that gives every customer flexibility of being treated with Alexandrite, pulse dye, the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser, and diode lasers. Pulses can be delivered in two wavelengths, 755-nm for the pale-complexioned and the higher-powered 1064-nm for the darker-skinned. Even if you have a tan now from having escaped the winter in Florida and Cancun, this longer wavelength will spot the contrast between skin and body hair to zap the latter. What’s more, this new multi-laser device can have an enlarged “hot zone”, which means it can burn off more hair down to the roots with every nearly-painless zap (Cynosure, 2010a; 2010b; Karavolas, 2007).
Second Supporting Point: The End of Pain
Without special care and precautions, let me caution that all lasers sting a bit, though certainly a far cry from the screaming agony when a whole wax strip is pulled off. And to think that most of the unwanted hair is in really sensitive areas like our underarms or the bikini area! To make it really painless, we apply ice or cold packs. The laser workstation itself directs chilled air on your exposed skin before, during and after the treatment. Result? Numbed skin that does not feel a thing!
Third Supporting Point: Gone Forever
The beauty of laser treatment is that it zaps every follicle down to the root. Never again will that particular hair grow. The first time you get the advanced treatment, all visible hair will vanish. But to be perfectly honest with you, we need you to return at intervals of between two weeks to two months. You see, nature is forever rejuvenating and re-growing every part of you. After that first treatment, two more generations of body hair are lying in wait. One is dormant and the second is starting to grow back. The follow-up treatments will take care of those.
Laser Away gives a one-year warranty meaning the spa will do a touch-up for free if any more hairs show up after the scheduled course of treatment. But you can really count on remaining smooth and sexy for a lifetime, barring some upsetting hormonal imbalance.
Fourth Supporting Point: Millions of Satisfied Customers
Advanced laser treatments work so well and are so painless that, at last count, more than 3 million Americans had them in just one year. Even men have joined the bandwagon to obliterate hair on their chests, backs and arms (Millennium Research Group, 2006).
Conclusion
As promised, I have explained why laser hair removal is now the state of the art for looking marvelously smooth and sexy. Lasers are safe, have absolutely no side effects, vanquish every follicle permanently, now work for darker complexions and very light body hair, and can be done so you need not feel even the very slight sting when every hair is zapped. Never again will you need to buy razors, shaving cream, hazelnut soothers, home waxing kits or depilatory creams. And you don’t even have to take my word for it. Ask or Tweet Kim Kardashian and Jesse Metcalf (“Desperate Housewives”, how could you forget), just two of the celebrities who came away from Laser Away Beverly Hills so pleased with the results they are now advertising endorsers.
References
Cynosure (2010a). A product family that does it all. Web.
Cynosure (2010b). Elite aesthetic workstation. Web.
Karavolas, C. (2007). Romeo and Juliette laser hair removal is first center in New York City to own Cynosure’s new Elite MPX(™) laser system. Romeo & Juliette Laser Hair Removal. Web.
Millennium Research Group. U.S. Markets for aesthetic lasers 2006.