How does laser hair removal differ from electrolysis?
The main difference between this technology and the traditional method known as electrolysis, is that lasers can treat multiple hair follicles at one time, no longer requiring the need to identify and probe each individual hair follicle, as is done with electrolysis. As anyone who has had electrolysis can attest, electrolysis can be exceedingly painful. It is costly, slow, and, importantly, can cause permanent scarring. Electrolysis works by the use of electrical current, delivered through a small needle or electrode, which is passed through the skin and, hopefully, into the hair bulb beneath the surface of the skin. There are several problems, which become obvious once this mechanism is considered. Firstly, the electrical current can damage normal skin around the hair follicle resulting in scarring. Secondly, since it is impossible to see the hair follicle, which is being treated, the practitioner cannot be certain that the electrical current is being placed in exactly the right place
Laser hair removal requires fewer treatment sessions to achieve the same results as electrolysis. Laser hair removal is comparatively cheaper than electrolysis and safe.
The main difference between electrolysis and laser hair removal, is that lasers can treat multiple hair follicles at one time, and no longer required to probe each individual hair follicle, as it required in electrolysis. Laser hair removal is FDA approved and safe. People need an average of 3-6 treatments in laser hair removal for desired results, but in electrolysis it required around one year for good results.
