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Laser Hair Removal for Redheads
I am a 32-year-old woman with bright red hair. I recently attempted to make an appointment for laser hair removal and was told "we don't work on redheads." Are there any lasers that treat all skin types that may work for me?
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Redhead Laser Hair Removal
Hi redhead,
Laser hair removal for those with red hair is tricky. Depending on the coarseness and color of the hair, you may or may not get good results. For your hair color, we would suggest one of two lasers, the Lumenis Lightsheer or the Cynosure Apogee. We believe these offer the best results because they are designed for lighter skin types.
As for the % of hair removal, it's difficult to say, some of our red haired patients can achieve 90% while others only 40%. This is why the...
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Laser hair removal isn't great for redheads; might be better off with electrolysis.
Lasers for hair removal, at least the ones around now, work by targeting the brown color in the base of the hair follicle and hair bulb. This target selectively absorbs the laser energy, and heats up so much that it damages the follicle so hair won't grow well anymore.
Red hair is hair that has a lack of brown pigment, biologically. This really does mean it can't offer itself as a good target for these lasers, unfortunately. There may be lasers developed in the future that...
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Laser hair removal on red hair
This is a difficult problem. I have performed thousands of laser treatments and feel that the laser hair removal systems will not induce permanent hair removal on redheads. That is a fact. If you would like to spend your money to decrease density, there are some options.
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Laser works best on dark hair
As long as there is dark hair, laser can be effective, but it doesn’t work on light hair. If you are a red head with dark hair, then you are a candidate for laser hair removal.
