Laser Hair Removal for grey hair, blonde hair, red hair.

Laser hair removal is very effective if certain criteria are met.  The process works by photothermolysis wherein laser light heats up and burns pigment in the hair follicle.  Unfortunately, there is usually not enough pigment in a blonde, white, gray, or red hair follicle to generate enough heat to damage the follicle.

Patients with these hair colors should consider performing a spot test to evaluate their candidacy for treatment.  Most professional medical offices should perform these at no cost on initial consultation.

Although it is not an ideal solution, we recommend a mix of laser treatments and electrolysis for those patients in your situation. We start the patient on laser hair removal and when all the dark hair has been removed, we refer the patient out to complete the removal of gray hair with electrolysis.

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