How Silk is different
Permanent laser hair removal from Silk breaks away from all previous laser hair removal systems. The Soprano XL system’s powerful IN-Motion™ technology, together with the gentle sweeping motion of the laser, safely and gradually heats the target area under your skin. You get permanent hair reduction while staying relaxed and comfortable.
Virtually pain-free
Most people find that having Silk laser hair removal treatment is a very comfortable experience. While pain tolerance is subjective, the feeling is often described as a hot-stone massage.
How it works
All the hair on your body is in one of three stages of growth – anagen (growing), catagen (inactive) or telegen (shedding). These stages change on a four to six weekly time interval. Laser hair removal works by targeting the root (bulb) of the hair while it is still inside the follicle during the anagen growing stage.
Lasers emit energy that can target different structures within your skin. In Silk laser hair removal, we narrowly target dark melanin pigment found surrounding the root of growing hairs. Gradually heating the hair root will kill the follicle and so prevent that hair from coming back.
But your hair growth actually occurs in phases, and laser hair treatment is only effective in the growing ‘anagen’ phase. Other hairs are not damaged and will not be removed. About 20% of hairs are vulnerable to the laser during each treatment because of the duration of the anagen phase. This varies for different areas of the body.
Repeated treatments are therefore necessary because of this small proportion of hairs in the ‘anagen’ phase at any one time. We recommend laser treatment at roughly 6 weekly intervals to ensure that additional hairs are targeted with their anagen phase of the hair growth cycle. Typically, 4-6 sessions are required according to the area of the body being treated. This will vary between people.
Silk laser hair removal uses our latest Soprano XL Blue system, firing pulses of infrared diode laser energy at a wavelength of 810 nanometres to gradually heat the pigment within hair root (follicle). The sweeping IN-Motion™ technology and the unique DualChill™ handpiece tip means your skin stays cool. The sweeping movement also eliminates any skipped or missed hair spots commonly found with other types of laser hair removal.
Click here to learn more about the biology of how your hair grows.
Call us now on 0207 307 8264 for more information or to book your free consultation.
More Laser Hair Removal Information
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