Just wondering is their some sort of test that can be done to see if laser hair removal will stimulate hair growth instead of reducing hair. I have heard something aabout a fitzpatrick skin type test, does anybody know anything about this test?
Fitzpatrick skin type just measures your skin type on a scale of 1-6 when 1 is lightest possible and 6 is darkest possible.
Each technology of laser hair removal has ups and downs in terms of skin type like alex is 1-3, diode is 1-5 and yag is 5-6. But all that is just so the technician will be able to treat you without burning the skin, there is no test for stimulating hair growth. Of course if you have thyroid problems that may or may not cause new hair growth.
Induced growth is only an issue when treating finer hair. You shouldn’t be treating that type of hair with laser in the first place. Clinics who are not knowledgeable or money hungry do that.
What area are you looking to treat and what type of hair do you have there? Laser can only treat DENSE COARSE dark growth, like the type you see on underarms, bikini, etc.
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No i had done my sideburns withe laser and ok sideburns got less but the finer hairs around the sideburns down my jawline got so much worse. I have treated the problem with electrolysis, all is good now. I was just wondering as to why laser would have done that.
So when you say laser can only treat dense coarse dark growth, than really it should not be done on a face as it has alot of fine hairs. Is this correct.
LA girl I am an electrologist and looking into introducing laser into my clinic,but before I do this I want to understand as much as i can about laser. Would you know of a website that offers information on different type of lasers and how did you decide what laser you would use ?
You are right there are alot of clinics that do not have enough knowledge and or are money hungry. I have so many clients who come to get electrolysis done after laser stimulated there hair growth mainly face areas. It saddens me to see these laser technicians telling the client to keep coming back although the client is telling them that areas are getting worse. I have approached these laser people and let them know about my service but they will not refer them to me instead they will treat them for years, so they can keep the money coming into their business.
So sad when you see money is their best interest and not the client.
Milli here are your questions and my answers.
No i had done my sideburns withe laser and ok sideburns got less but the finer hairs around the sideburns down my jawline got so much worse. I have treated the problem with electrolysis, all is good now. I was just wondering as to why laser would have done that. [color:#FF0000]-----This happens more than we care to think about. Icing the area near where the laser is being used helps to keep the non-problematic hairs asleep.[/color]
So when you say laser can only treat dense coarse dark growth, than really it should not be done on a face as it has alot of fine hairs. Is this correct. [color:#FF0000]----YES![/color]
LA girl I am an electrologist and looking into introducing laser into my clinic,but before I do this I want to understand as much as i can about laser. Would you know of a website that offers information on different type of lasers and how did you decide what laser you would use ? [color:#FF0000]—Candela lasers appear to be the best, but there are others that are very decent. True lasers are expensive, so leasing may be a better option.[/color]
You are right there are alot of clinics that do not have enough knowledge and or are money hungry. I have so many clients who come to get electrolysis done after laser stimulated there hair growth mainly face areas. [color:#FF0000]— VERY TRUE! It sickens me for the consumer. It enriches me though as I am working harder than I intended thanks to laser. This is not how I want to earn money though. [/color] It saddens me to see these laser technicians telling the client to keep coming back although the client is telling them that areas are getting worse. I have approached these laser people and let them know about my service but they will not refer them to me instead they will treat them for years, so they can keep the money coming into their business.
So sad when you see money is their best interest and not the client. ----- [color:#FF0000]Yup. I have approach two new laser places in the past three years and they told me basically to go back to my cave, that electrolysis is antiquated technology and laser is where it’s at, baby! Guess what, recently, I have had referrals from one of the places to clean up problems and finish up with laser. That’s fine. They were neophytes a couple years ago and now the have learned something and seen the real light. [/color]
It is easy to appear “money hungry” when you have mortgaged your home and realize you can’t sell the machine for what you owe and that you need to make a certain amount to keep your house. It a story that I have heard and seen many times before.
There is an old saying that many a crime has been justified by “just trying to pay the rent.”
Hi Milli,
Are electrologists a strange breed?
We make the suggestion to clients to speak with
dermatologists
endocrinologists
gynecologists
fertility specialists
and even suggest that clients investigate laser hair removal if we think they might be good candidates
In the meantime, those specialists would rather prescribe pharmaceuticals
over suggesting electrolysis
In the meantime, laser hair removal clinics would rather work on clients who are poor candidates instead of sending them to electrologists.
I interpret this non-reciprocation as an expression of cruelty based on ignorance or greed or both.
Fortunately, clients end up finding their way to electrolysis, eventually. Even if it is often after they have exhausted all other attempts to end the distress that comes from the unwanted hair.
Milli, as I mentioned, our FAQs at the link below offer information on all laser types and everything else you will want to know before entering this business.
And yes, any area that has finer hair, especially on a woman’s face, shouldn’t be treated. On women, there are only rare cases where laser is the best option – usually women with severe PCOS where they have pretty dense beard-like coarse growth. Laser can induce growth on parts of the skin around sparse or fine hairs which are hit when applying laser to the surrounding hairs.
Dear Arlene:
Unfortunately, your words are as true to shiver on my skin.
Before the advent of lasers, most of the doctors associated with excess hair, dermatologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, etc., chose to prescribe hair inhibiting substances, such as cyproterone acetate. Millions of teenage girls were subjected to this substance, when in most cases, their hormone levels were balanced (Instead of recommending the Electrolysis, although it is the treatment in the medical literature). Many of these cases have been solved if these doctors have taken the trouble to look at the mothers of these girls who usually accompanied them to the clinic. And check that the problem was simply genetic.
By contrast, chose to alter all your hormonal system, prescribing a substance that is given to sexual abuse offenders to chemical castration.
At present, hormonal therapy has been replaced by a timely referral to the laser clinic of a colleague.
Only there are some exceptions to the recommendations of these doctors. They make sure that their daughters, wives or sisters do not take these pumps hormones. They ensure that their beloved relatives, are put into the hands of an electrologist with sufficient experience.
This is another sad truth. So true as sad.