Category: Did You Know | laser hair removal

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Laser Hair Treatments

Your hair is not in your skin¦technically. The dead hair shaft which we see comes through the skin but the hair follicle or bulb, the live part of hair, sits below the deepest part of the skin. This bulb is what laser hair treatments target. Specific wavelengths of laser light are geared towards the dark Read More…

Common Questions about Laser Treatments in Plastic Surgery

1. What can lasers do in plastic surgery that a scalpel can’t? While many think of lasers like a ‘Star Wars’ saber that cuts through tissue, that is not how it is used in plastic surgery. Lasers are not used to cut tissue. While this sounds theoretically appealing, the effects of such heat Read More…

Laser Hair Removal in Men

While women commonly seek laser hair removal of the bikini line, underarms, and face, men are good candidates for this procedure as well. For most men, however, the areas where they want to have hair removed are much larger ones, usually the back and shoulders. Such large areas pose problems for conventional hair removal Read More…

Laser Hair Removal -Separating Facts from Fiction

While we are now quite yet into spring, it is but just a month or so away. With the onset of spring, many people will be thinking about getting ready for the summer. Particularly for the younger age groups, outside activities with greater exposure of body parts is high on their minds. As part of some Read More…

Laser Hair Removal – Understanding How It Works

THE Eppley Lifestyle Spa APPROACH TO LASER HAIR REMOVAL The fundamentals of our treatment program is based on scientific evidence and research on the nature of the hair growth cycle. 1) HAIR GROWTH CYCLES Growth Phase ANAGEN Active hair growth phase. It is during this stage that the hair follicle is directly connected to the Read More…