The Cutera XEO laser’s energy is absorbed by melanin in your hair, turning into heat that damages hair follicles and causes them to no longer produce hair growth – eliminating the need for shaving, waxing or plucking altogether.
Before your treatment session begins, be sure to shave the area being treated so as to reduce discomfort from its operation. Also consider shaving the area beforehand for optimal results.
How Many Treatments Are Needed?
Laser hair removal is a permanent, non-invasive solution to permanently reduce unwanted hair. It eliminates the need for shaving, waxing and depilatory creams – which must be repeated on an ongoing basis – which are temporary solutions. Electrolysis takes over an hour to target one follicle while Cutera lasers quickly and painlessly target hundreds of them at the same time; their cooling system soothes your skin as they glide over your treatment area. Some patients may experience slight pinching or stinging sensations but no anesthesia or pain medications are needed!
When administered, laser light energy is absorbed by pigment found in hair follicles, whereby heat energy is converted to light energy that damages them and in turn damagees hair follicles, encouraging new hair growth while discouraging new ones from growing back – eventually stopping growth altogether over multiple treatments.
Before your treatment can start, you must arrive to your appointment with the area clean and shaven. Furthermore, sun exposure or use of sunless tanners for several weeks prior to beginning is strongly discouraged and you may experience what appears to be regrowth post session; this is actually just part of the natural hair shedding process; therefore it’s crucial that you follow any prior and after treatment instructions provided by your physician for optimal results.
Cutera’s XEO platform provides skin rejuvenation and tightening services as well as treating nonsurgical aesthetic conditions such as veins, pigment, wrinkles, acne scarring and tattoo removal. Its multi-engine Xeo platform boasts cutting-edge laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) engines that can tailor treatments specifically for you for healthy-looking and youthful-looking skin.
For optimal results, multiple sessions spaced four to six weeks apart will be needed to experience full effect from laser therapy. Only those hair follicles in their active growth phase will be affected by laser, while resting phases won’t be. Normal growth should continue as before without interruption from laser.
How Long Does It Take?
Cutera XEO delivers laser light energy directly into hair follicles in the treated area, breaking apart each one and stopping further hair production. Treatment sessions vary based on body location; patients will benefit from having an initial consultation to select their most effective laser therapy treatment plan.
Laser treatments offer permanent hair removal solutions. In comparison to temporary methods like shaving and waxing, which only temporarily address unwanted hair growth, laser treatments offer permanent removal. Furthermore, they’re more efficient than electrolysis which involves inserting an electrical charge directly into each individual follicle for effective hair follicle.
The Xeo laser was specially developed to treat all skin types and hair colors. By transmitting light energy directly into hundreds of hair follicles at once, this system offers faster and more efficient solutions than other laser systems. Furthermore, its cooling handpiece significantly enhances patient comfort and helps prevent adverse skin reactions.
Each pulse of laser light lasts less than one second and treats an area in minutes or so – such as your neck. However, larger areas, like your back may take more time. Post-treatment care instructions must be adhered to in order to achieve maximum results while protecting skin health.
Before beginning laser hair removal treatment, it is best to refrain from plucking, waxing and using depilatory creams. In addition, tanning should be avoided and sun protection used at least a week in advance so as to protect your skin. Showering on the day prior is also recommended to flush away dirt and oil from your follicles.
After your laser hair removal treatment, it is not unusual for mild redness and swelling in the treatment area to persist for 24-48 hours, though typically this effect should subside within this timeframe. You should continue with normal activities after receiving this therapy but be sure to wear sunscreen when outdoors.
Are you ready to rid yourself of unwanted hair? Reach out to Enfuse Medical Spa now, where our certified laser specialists are on hand with cutting-edge Cutera XEO systems that can help. We look forward to assisting in reaching your cosmetic goals.
How Much Pain Will I Experience?
The Cutera XEO system was designed to be safe and effective for all skin types. Utilizing an Nd:YAG laser – one of the most precise on the market – this device bypasses skin pigmentation to target hair follicles exclusively, making it safer than older laser technology which may have caused lasting skin damage due to interaction with darker skin tones.
Prior to arriving for your first treatment, it is vital that you discuss any medical history or health conditions which could compromise results or safety. Furthermore, understanding your hair growth cycle is key as the laser cannot target follicles in their re-growth phase.
Your dermatologist will go over all necessary preparations, but generally speaking it’s wise to hold off on plucking, waxing, or other methods of hair removal for at least two weeks prior to treatment in order to reduce risk and ensure optimal results. Also avoid sun exposure, spray tanning and any form of prolonged heat for at least 24 hours either before or after the appointment.
As part of your treatment, you will experience what feels like a prickling or rubber band snapping sensation against your skin. This sensation lasts only for a fraction of a second and the laser has an integrated cooling tip to reduce discomfort. Individual pain threshold varies widely, yet most patients report no discomfort afterward; alternatively numbing cream can be purchased and applied beforehand in any area that is particularly sensitive.
After your first series of treatments, you should notice a significant reduction in unwanted hair; results may differ depending on each patient. It is usually advised to schedule touch-up sessions every four to 12 weeks for optimal long-term results and touch ups may still be needed; although this is generally managed through annual touch up treatments. Unlike shaving, waxing, or depilatory creams which only remove surface hairs, the Cutera system delivers energy directly into each root of each follicle, providing permanent hair reduction.
How Can I Prepare for Treatment?
Laser treatment works by emitting pulses of high-energy light that target pigment in hair follicles and convert it to heat energy, destroying them through natural absorption by the body. New hair growth cannot replace those destroyed follicles. Laser treatments also rejuvenate skin tone by reducing fine lines, diffused redness caused by sun damage, as well as small facial veins through emitting pulses that heat then collapse blood vessels which the body then absorbs naturally.
Laser hair removal treatments tend to have minimal downtime after each session, depending on the size and location of the area being treated, your skin type/color combination and pain threshold. Following treatment you may experience some redness/itching which should dissipate within 24 hours – this is completely normal and will hopefully have passed by then.
To achieve optimal results, it’s crucial that you follow your doctor’s pre-treatment care instructions. Typically this involves refraining from waxing or plucking for four weeks prior to treatment and staying out of direct sunlight a few days beforehand. Furthermore, any antibiotics or retinoids you take could make you more sensitive to its effects than usual and must be disclosed.
When visiting our office for laser hair removal treatment, we’ll go through the necessary preparations that must be made prior to treatment. It is typically best practice to shave any unwanted areas prior to coming for your session but refrain from waxing or plucking as these treatments could negatively impact sensitivity in the skin. Also avoid topical creams that could alter its response.
After your treatments, you will begin to notice that hair in unwanted areas becomes thinner over time. This process typically requires five to eight sessions to eliminate most hair follicles in desired areas; annual touch-up treatments should also be scheduled to manage any potential regrowth that might arise.
Are you tired of spending too much time shaving, waxing or plucking unsightly hairs? Laser treatment could be the perfect solution! Get in touch with our office now to arrange for a consultation consultation session and schedule one in our convenient location in Phoenix.
