What is elos hair removal: another method of comfortable hair removal

Elos hair removal or laser: which is better?

Let's start with how exactly these techniques work and what the difference is. At the heart of the laser

lies the principle of influencing hair, namely the melanin pigment contained in it and giving it color, with a light beam of a certain wavelength and power.

As a result, the hair follicle heats up and the cells necessary for hair growth die. The more melanin in the hair (the darker it is), the more effective the method works. Therefore, it is obvious that in some cases laser hair removal (like the photo, in which the target is also melanin) is not always effective on light and gray hair, and is also not recommended for dark skin, as it can cause burns.

However, not all lasers are created equal. For example, if alexandrite works more successfully on light skin with dark hair, then the difference between neodymium and diode is that their radiation is no longer directed at the pigment, but directly at the hair follicle, which allows it to work on dark skin and light hair.

During elos hair removal

hair is faced with two methods that are disastrous for it at once. The device simultaneously generates a light beam and delivers an electrical impulse. Light energy has a thermal effect, that is, it heats the hair and at the same time the vessel feeding it, as a result of which the blood in it coagulates, stops “feeding” the hair and it dies.

The high-frequency current discharge also leads to heating of the hair, destroying it along with the root. The technique works, if not more powerful than in any other case, then perhaps more effectively, because it combines the capabilities of two methods at once. This allows you to work on different skin tones and with hair of different quality and color.

This is a relatively gentle method of hair removal, which differs from powerful laser procedures, which are often quite painful and require prior application of an anesthetic to the skin.

The presence of cooling elements in the handpiece of the elos device and control of the intensity of exposure make it possible to eliminate both the likelihood of burns and, in general, severe painful sensations. The anesthetic is used according to your wishes when treating the most sensitive areas of the body (bikini area, inner thigh, area above the upper lip, armpits).

Power

Why is the alexandrite laser considered the “gold standard”? The answer is simple - it is more powerful (more than 1500 watts per sq. cm.). The hairs burn without a trace, the skin instantly becomes smooth and silky, the follicles are destroyed in one procedure. This is why consumers prefer alexandrite laser hair removal despite the fact that it is somewhat more expensive than diode hair removal. For a diode laser to be comparable in terms of efficiency to an alexandrite laser, its power must be 2000 watts per square centimeter. Such equipment exists, but it is very expensive, so it is used extremely rarely, and procedures using such equipment are comparable in price to procedures using an alexandrite laser. The budget diode installations that have flooded the market have a peak power of about 600 W per square meter. cm. Of course, they are inferior to alexandrite ones. Of course, such a simple diode device will cope with hair removal, but it will require many more sessions.

As a result, a course of procedures will cost even more than using alexandrite, and much more time will be spent on it. And it’s not just about how many hours you will have to spend in the clinic: the more sessions, the more restrictions after them, for example, you can’t sunbathe, visit the sauna, or soak in a hot bath.

Miracles do not happen: salons offering cheap laser hair removal use economy-class diode units. For those who know how to count money and value their time, it is better to immediately choose more effective procedures using the alexandrite laser.

Do not fall for advertising gimmicks: the effectiveness of the procedure directly depends on the level of equipment and the qualifications of the doctor. But there are other nuances. You can make hair removal even more effective, safe and versatile. There is technology that allows you to further improve hair removal with an alexandrite laser. Let's take a closer look at it!

How to prepare

• A week before the session, you should exclude any photo or laser procedures in the hair removal area, as well as deep peelings. The skin should be calm, without irritation or damage.
• Do not sunbathe in the sun or in a solarium.
• If there are moles at the epilation site, you should first visit a dermatologist-oncologist and check their quality. If there are oncological risks, before hair removal in the chest or bikini area, it is worth undergoing an ultrasound examination to exclude this absolute contraindication.
• If you are taking anticoagulants (drugs that reduce blood clotting), consult your doctor.
• The day before the session, shave the hairs in the area where you will do the procedure. Their length should not exceed 1 mm.

Use of lasers for hair removal in Russia

All lasers for hair removal belong to medical devices, this is clearly interpreted by Part 1 of Article 38 of the Federal Law of November 21, 2011 No. 323-FZ. Therefore, before purchasing a device, you must make sure that it has a valid registration certificate from Roszdravnadzor. You can check this on the website www.roszdravnadzor.ru. Laser hair removal is included in the list of cosmetology works and services related to medical activities (approved by the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation). Finally, the laser hair removal procedure itself is carried out in a specially equipped room - a hardware cosmetology room.

The law clearly defines hair removal lasers as medical devices and laser hair removal as a medical service. This means that laser hair removal can only be performed in a beauty industry enterprise that has a medical license, and the laser hair removal device must have a registration certificate from Roszdravnadzor.

Some unscrupulous sellers mislead buyers by offering laser devices registered as household devices and promising the ability to operate them without a medical license. Buyers of laser hair removal devices without a registration certificate and specialists working with laser devices in institutions without a medical license are breaking the law. The penalties for this violation can be very serious, including criminal liability.

How does the procedure work?

1. The cosmetologist suggests wearing safety glasses.
2. Applies contact gel to the area for better conductivity and good contact of the manipule with the surface of the skin.
3. Then he treats the hair growth area with short bursts.

You may feel nothing, or you may experience a slight burning and tingling sensation. The procedure lasts approximately 10 to 40 minutes depending on the area, quality and quantity of hair.

The method affects the hair follicles, destroying them, but the hair does not disappear immediately, but falls out gradually, usually within 1-2 weeks after the procedure. It will not be possible to get rid of them in one session, no matter how many techniques the device combines.

Hair has several growth phases: active, transitional and resting phases, and this process does not occur simultaneously in all hair. Not all hairs are in the active phase, precisely when the device’s effect is effective. Therefore, repeated procedures are necessary to treat all that have reached the active phase.

How many sessions are needed?

It is important to take into account the individual characteristics of each person: skin color, hair thickness and color, hair growth zone and hair growth rate.

On average, a woman needs 7-10 procedures, a man – 8-12 with an interval of 1.5-2 months.

LHE hair removal

Light and heat therapy, LHE hair removal, Light and Heat Energy - exposure to thermal and light energy simultaneously. Heating of the hair in this technology occurs not only due to the light component, but also due to the thermal component - when exposed to scattered light, the temperature in the affected area increases. The flash lamp contains not just one gas, but a mixture of inert gases, so radiation in the wave ranges 400-450 and 950-1100 (“harmful ranges”) is reduced, and the risk of burns is minimal. Of course, this procedure will not immediately get rid of hair forever, but the amount of hair is noticeably reduced, hair grows slower, thinner and lighter. Performed using Spa Touch and Skin Station (Radiancy, Israel)

What is important to consider

These procedures are not the cheapest.
The reason for this is expensive equipment and consumables, as well as the required high level of specialist training. Therefore, take your choice of clinic or salon seriously and carefully so as not to experience undesirable consequences after a poor-quality procedure.

Watch the video, read reviews about the clinic and the procedure, look at before and after photos, get answers to your questions from a consultant online. Make your choice only when you are confident in the proper quality of the services offered.

Epidermal protection

During any laser hair removal, laser radiation first encounters the epidermis, which always contains a lot of melanin: it is present even in light skin of people with phototype I. This circumstance requires the use of various methods of removing heat from the surface of the skin, in other words, cooling it.

There are three common ways to cool the skin: using cryogas, a stream of cold air and contact. A combination of these methods is also used. In the first case, an inert non-flammable substance, for example tetrafluoroethane, is supplied to the skin in the direction of the laser pulse, which quickly evaporates and cools its surface as it evaporates. Cooling using cryogas is also called dynamic cooling. In the second case, the skin is blown with a continuous flow of cold air. For this, as a rule, additional equipment is used - cold air generators, for example Cryo devices (Zimmer MedizineSysteme, Germany). The third method is to use sapphire light guides, which are in contact with the skin and are forcibly cooled using Peltier elements.

All three methods allow you to effectively cool the skin, however, the contact method may be more preferable, since when using it, the cooling efficiency is less dependent on the procedure technique: the glass of the light guide is always in contact with the skin during the pulse. The contact cooling method is typical for diode lasers, as well as for IPL systems.

An ideal laser for hair removal should have high fluence, the ability to generate both long and short pulses, operate in sub-pulse mode, be equipped with light guides with different spot sizes for different tasks, including large spot sizes for quickly treating large areas, and reliable system for removing heat from the surface of the skin.

Choosing a laser for hair removal: a businessman's view

Laser hair removal is a popular and highly profitable procedure. However, its profitability is directly related not only to quality marketing, but also to the choice of hair removal device. What issues should concern business owners, investors and managers?

1. Number of procedures per day.

This parameter is associated with the popularity of a particular laser hair removal procedure in your location, which, in turn, is associated with its clinical benefits and promotion. Don’t forget about the speed of procedures; this is often the most important factor. The higher the speed of procedures and the less time the preparation stage takes, the more services can be performed in a day.

HS handle of the LightSheer DUET device during the laser hair removal procedure of the legs. Equipped with a vacuum amplification system and has a spot size of 22x35 mm

1. Consumables.

Most lasers do not have direct consumables, but there are always components that require periodic replacement. As a rule, replacement requires serious investments: from several tens of thousands of rubles to a million or more. For example, in alexandrite lasers, the active medium pump lamps, the active medium itself (Alexandrite) and the optical fiber that conducts radiation from the laser unit to the skin must be regularly replaced. In diode lasers, the handle is usually replaced, which itself is an emitter; diodes are built into it.

Emitters are designed to last a certain number of flashes, and manufacturers may advertise that their lasers are designed to last 10 or even 100 million flashes. However, when choosing a laser, it is fundamentally important to know not the resource of the emitter, which is predictive, but the actual conditions of the warranty and its maintenance. Additionally, the number of outbreaks does not reflect the number of procedures performed. For example, when using "in motion" lasers, the procedure technique is such that the total number of flashes can be many times greater than with a conventional sequential processing technique. Large spot size lasers will require far fewer flashes to treat a patient than small spot size lasers.

In any case, when choosing a laser for hair removal, you should read the warranty agreement in detail and calculate the possible costs of repairs and replacement of parts that have expired.

1. Downtime.

Any laser devices break down sooner or later. The businessman’s task is to assess the risks that follow when the device breaks down. The better the engineering service of the manufacturing company (distributor), the faster the laser will be repaired in the event of a breakdown, which means the less money the clinic or salon will lose during its repair and the less downtime will affect its reputation in the eyes of clients.

1. Trained staff.

Contrary to popular belief, laser hair removal is not a simple procedure. A number of studies conducted abroad in the last decade have shown that the quality of laser hair removal procedures, primarily the frequency of complications, strongly depends on the qualifications of the personnel. In most cases, manufacturers create the ability to work on preset parameters, but these parameters, as a rule, give a very average result, since they are designed for the “average patient” and are underestimated to ensure guaranteed safety. The task of a laser hair removal specialist is to select the optimal parameters in each specific case, and for this, such a specialist must undergo thorough training in working with a specific device.

At Premium Aesthetics you can purchase the following types of cosmetology equipment:

What does our clinic offer?

In our clinic, hair removal is performed with an alexandrite laser CANDELA GentleLase Pro - this is the latest development from SYNERON. The pulse frequency is 2 Hertz (2 pulses per second) - even higher than some diode devices.

The cooling system protects against burns, and the remote attachment allows you to carry out the hair removal procedure without any ointments, gels or other effects on the skin.

Immediately after the first procedure, you may notice significant hair loss and cessation of hair growth. On the face you can permanently get rid of hair growth in 2-4 procedures, and in the armpit area - in 2-3 procedures.

Epilation zones

• Laser hair removal of legs
• Laser facial hair removal
• Laser hair removal for bikini
• Laser hair removal for deep bikini
• Laser hair removal for armpits
• Laser hair removal for hands
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Thanks to the cooling system, hair removal can be carried out on very sensitive skin.



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