New laser for blonde, grey, vellus hair?

Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

Hi,

I just stumbled across this website which claims to have laser that treat blonde, grey and vellus hair on this link:

It is right at the bottom of the page and saids:

In the UK, we have been instrumental in the research and development of different laser hair removal systems at our London clinic. As a result, we can provide laser hair removal treatments for a wide variety of different hair and skin types and colour. We can now treat blonde, grey, white & vellus hair.

I haven’t been doing anything about my hair problem for the last year or so and wanted to know if such a laser had recently come out?

Any feedback is appreciated!

#2

Might also want to check out this article as well:

http://cosmeticlasersolutions.net/_blog/Feel_Good,_Look_Good_Blog/post/New_Advances_in_Spider_Vein_Removal/

#3

Meladine has been around for a long time, it is expensive and not very effective. You would be better off finding a good electrolysis practitioner.

There are other exogenous chromophores besides meladine which are more effective but they are still not that effective and they carry a higher risk, so they are not commonly used.

I have red hair so I have researched this extensively. Unfortunately, there are currently no safe and cost effective options for laser hair removal of lightly pigmented hair.

#4

BTW, what I meant by not very effective is that it will eliminate some of the hairs but others will resist treatment, so you will be left with patchy, uneven areas of hair. Perhaps with many treatments you could eliminate them all, but that would cost you a fortune in meladine and take a long time since the treatments have to be spaced out, not to mention many other possible negative side effects.

Be wary of any practitioners who claim they can treat light hair. Make sure you do your research on whatever method they are using before you try it. There are some unscrupulous practitioners out there who are more concerned with taking your money than they are about providing a safe and effective treatment.

#5

At one time, a small biotech company was researching a cream that could perhaps interfere with the messenger RNA in the hair cells. The idea was to use this cream, in conjunction, with a light-based system to deliver the ingredients to the bottom of the follicle for enough time in order for the cream to be exposed to the cellular structures. The skin barrier is tough and they ran into problems.

#6

Hi thankyou for your responses. T4ngent, when you say there are risk involved, could you please tell me what type of risk? And also do they use a special type if laser or just a regular laser with this meladine? How muchis meladine? It is for a small area on the face so might be worth considering, do you think?

#7

If it is for a small area on the face, just do electrolysis. It will not be expensive if the area is small, and you are sure to get a good result that way as long as you find a decent electrologist.

Also, it is not advisable for females to use laser on the face because in some cases the laser can actually stimulate new hairs to grow in areas where there is no hair now (only in women who are genetically predisposed to having thicker terminal hairs on the face, but I assume you are if you are seeking lsaer). Just look around these forums for info on laser induced hypertrichosis.