Male Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is big business and big money. The popularity continues to skyrocket and even present a problem for the FDA.

Manufactures are jumping on the band wagon submitting there latest product to them for approval that they can hardly keep up. This is good for you as a consumer because the competition will bring about new innovations and lower costs to us as an individual.

The list of approved hair removal lasers are ever changing and ever growing. To find that latest you will need to contact the FDA by phone or their web site if you know the name of the device or the manufacturer.  They do not however rate or compare them.

Laser hair removal methods each have their own list of various products. Here is a short list to get you started.

Ruby Laser - the oldest and therefore the most outdated.  It all started here when the only people that could get the treatments were those of dark hair and light skin.  Even sun tanned patients were not able to use this presses. Compared to today, it only covered small areasso has pretty much been replaced by newer method s in recent  years.

Alexandrite Laser – This one is popular because it is fast and can cover large areas. It is still intended for light to moderately dark skin types.

Diode Laser -  Fast and meant for larger areas like the Alexandrite Laser but more effective on dark skin and is less effective on lighter, finer hair.

Long pulse Nd:Yag laser - Can be safely used in all skin types. Large areas to be treated quickly due to the fast reputation rates. Although that by comparison it does create a little more discomfort.

(IPL) Intense Pulsed Light Devices – These are not laser at all, but “laser equivalents”.   in the sense that they use the same concept of selective photothermolysis to accomplish hair removal.  Photothermolysis is also used to remove tattoos. With IPL you can “tune in” to the color you want to attack on the skin. This method requires a far greater skill level then the standard laser to remove hair.