I have some white hair on my back which I would like to remove with a laser. I have had 8 treatments with the Elos Comet laser which claims to treat all hair colors. The white hairs still persist, althought they have decreased somewhat. I have read that a melanine enhancer product called Meladine can increase melanine in the hair folicle which should improve the lasers targeting and result in more hair being destroyed. Can anyone confirm or support the use of Meladine for white hair removal by laser?
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Answer: Meladine and laser hair removal of lightly pigmented hair
Hands down. 75% faster, relatively painless and you see the effects faster- usually in 4-5 treatments versus 6-7. Before, hair laser removal for men's back and large surface areas for people with lots of dense hair was just short of torture. This is truely tolerable without using topical...
Laser hair removal permanently effects the hair follicles treated. The laser heats the pigment in the follicle and destroys it, it will never grow hair again. Thicker darker hairs are more sensitive to the laser and will be more easily treated.
Lighter colored, more downy hairs are more...
In my Raleigh NC laser hair removal center, we do not offer laser hair removal to the scalp. Not only is it incredibly painful, but a man can end up with patches on his scalp that are almost disfiguring. Due to the extremely long growth cycle of the head vs. short growth cycles on the body we do...
