What is the 755nm Alexandrite laser used for?
The Alexandrite laser is used to remove hairs from fairer skin types. The 755nm wavelength is highly attracted to the melanin (pigment) in the hair follicle over the melanin in the skin. This causes selective destruction of the stem cell in the hair follicle and this can lead to its permanent destruction. The 755nm wavelength is more highly attracted to the melanin (pigment) than the 1064nm wavelength. It therefore is not suited to the treatment of hair on darker skins, as the high affinity to skin melanin may lead to skin damage. The advantage of this higher attraction to melanin is that it is more highly attracted to melanin in the hair than the 1064nm wavelength. Therefore, in fairer skins, it is a more effective hair removal laser than the 1064nm wavelength . It is also able to target thinner or finer hairs as a result of this higher attraction to melanin. Overall, the 755nm wavelength is the ideal laser for laser hair removal on fairer skin types and can also remove finer hairs th
