Does a hair removal device really remove hair permanently?

Hair removal is very popular in modern life. It can make the skin smoother and look cleaner and more beautiful. Therefore, more and more people like hair removal. The methods of hair removal have also undergone great technological development, resulting in many safe and advanced hair removal methods. For example, using an epilator is a more commonly used method. But can using an epilator really remove hair permanently? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Using an epilator will not permanently remove hair.

Under the thermal effect of the laser, collagen shrinks after being heated, and the triple helix structure is transformed into a disordered curled structure, causing the collagen fibers to thicken and shorten as the protein chains fold, and present a more stable conformation, making the skin more "elastic", thereby achieving the effect of skin rejuvenation.

So far, there is no hair removal technology that can bring permanent hair removal effect. Whether using razors, wax, epilators, depilatory creams, laser hair removal devices or higher-energy phototherapy and laser treatments, they must be treated according to the hair growth cycle. Treatments can only remove hair that is in the growth phase and cannot achieve permanent hair removal effects.

Laser hair removal is suitable for:

Laser hair removal is suitable for dark and light hair on all parts of the body, but is ineffective for white hair and excess black hair on all parts of the body (upper and lower limbs, legs, chest, abdomen, hairline, facial beard, and outside the bikini line). Those who have found that hair removal with electroacupuncture, drugs, electric tweezers, or other instruments is ineffective or has failed.

Contraindications

1. People with allergies or scars;

2. People with hepatitis, syphilis, or skin infections;

3. Blood diseases and coagulation disorders;

4. Women during menstruation;

5. Those who take vasodilators or anti-arthralgia drugs before surgery.

Relative contraindications

1. Allergic to hydroquinone or other bleaching agents;

2. History of keloid;

3. History of using 13-cis retinoic acid within 6 months;

4. Those who have used other methods of hair removal (such as waxing) within 6 weeks.

5. A skin color test must be done before laser hair removal. Generally speaking, dark skin is not suitable for laser hair removal.