Beating your fuzz in the light way

By Katy Islip »


SALON: JR Medical, 42 Highfield Gardens, Westcliff TREATMENT: Underarm IPL Hair Reduction COST: £45 per session (repeat sessions required) THERE are some parts of a girl’s beauty regime that are more fun than others, but hair removal is never going to set the world on fire.

For most women, it’s a necessary evil that, depending on your chosen method and the area in question, takes anything from five minutes in the shower to half-hour waxing sessions at your local beauty salon.

Therefore, when I first heard about more long-term solutions to the dilemma of wax, shave or epilate I was intrigued and decided if I could reclaim even a few minutes from my morning routine I would be game for a go. My underarms were where the battle would commence.

No salon can yet claim to permanently remove hair using laser or light treatment, but repeat treatment can significantly reduce hair growth to the point where further hair removal is unnecessary.

Intense pulsed light hair reduction delivers hundreds of wavelengths of filtered light to damage hair follicles and reduce regrowth.

It was this treatment I opted for at the bright and modern JR Medical centre in Westcliff.

After a consultation with the husband-and-wife team of Jafar and Shahrzad Rafiei about the treatment, possible after-effects and the results I could expect, I had a patch test with the intense pulsed light machine to assess if my skin would be suitable for the treatment.

Once given the all clear, I donned my protective goggles and Dr Rafiei set about his task.

I had worried the treatment would be painful, but all I felt was a tiny pin-prick as each light pulse was applied, followed by a slight warming of my skin which soon faded.

After treatment I was given a cooling ice-pack to minimise any redness, before a soothing post-treatment cream was applied.

From start to finish, the whole session from consultation to treatment took no more than an hour, with the actual process taking less than 15 minutes in total.

At least six treatments are required to achieve a long-lasting result, and the process takes several months due to the three-week or more gaps between each session, but it is a small price to pay for never having to pick up a razor again.

As well as laser and intense pulsed light hair reduction, the clinic offers a variety of treatments including laser tattoo removal, microdermabrasion and mole and skin lesion removal.


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There is no methods that can permanently remove hair using laser or light treatment. But still it can reduce hair growth.