PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a hormonal condition that disrupts fertility and can result in irregular periods, acne breakouts and obesity, in addition to excess hair growth that can become coarse and dark in texture.
Electrolysis and laser hair removal are effective means for controlling unwanted hair growth, providing lasting solutions.
What Is PCOS?
PCOS is a complex condition affecting one’s metabolism and ovaries, affecting irregular menstrual periods, difficulty getting pregnant, excess hair growth, as well as possible symptoms like irregular menstruation. Individual symptoms vary; some may not present at all! Your doctor can diagnose PCOS by reviewing your symptoms history and conducting a physical exam as well as ordering blood tests or an ultrasound of the pelvic area to check on your ovaries.
Women diagnosed with PCOS often have enlarged follicles that produce androgen hormones, leading to cysts which are collections of egg follicles that aren’t mature enough yet and don’t release an egg when fertilized. If your doctor suspects multiple cysts in your ovaries, an ultrasound might be ordered in order to assess the situation.
Chronic low-grade inflammation is another symptom of MS. To assess how much inflammation exists in your body, your physician might perform blood tests that look for C-reactive protein or white blood cells to measure inflammation levels in your system.
Treatment for PCOS involves lifestyle modifications and medication to help you become pregnant while decreasing complications such as diabetes and heart disease. You may receive birth control pills to regulate your menstrual cycle or fertility drugs such as Clomiphene (Clomid) or injectable gonadotropins to induce ovulation or fertility. You might also receive antiandrogen drugs like Metformin or Clomiphene that suppress hair growth for treatment of hirsutism.
How Does It Cause Excessive Hair Growth?
Women living with PCOS often experience various symptoms, including hirsutism (excess hair growth caused by higher levels of androgens – male hormones). This hair growth often affects facial and body hair. If it makes swimming uncomfortable or affects self-confidence negatively, hirsutism could have serious repercussions.
Laser hair removal can help curb unwanted hair growth. One effective approach is laser hair removal, which works by targeting individual follicles directly and causing hairs to fall out while simultaneously inhibiting future growth. While this treatment is generally safe, before beginning it it’s wise to avoid direct sunlight exposure or photosensitizing medications like St John’s Wort as this could alter its efficacy.
Averagely, 6-8 treatments should be enough to reduce hair growth and thin the remaining locks, although your individual results may require more or fewer than that. Furthermore, it’s essential that you refrain from waxing, tweezing or shaving around this area in order to achieve optimal results.
Electrolysis is another option for permanent hair reduction. This procedure entails inserting a needle into a hair follicle and sending an electric current through it, to destroy its root follicles and prevent hair growth. Although more painful, electrolysis offers long-lasting results but is usually not covered by insurance and therefore can be expensive.
How Does Laser Hair Removal Work?
Laser hair removal utilizes a high-energy light beam to effectively and permanently eradicate unwanted hair growth. The light penetrates through the top layers of skin before being absorbed by pigment in hair follicles to heat them and destroy them, with cooling technology keeping the surrounding layers safe. It has become an increasingly popular solution to unwanted hair growth compared to shaving, waxing, or plucking alone.
Treatment is fast and painless; medical specialists simply need to clean the area thoroughly, apply any needed numbing gel, focus the laser beam directly onto your area where hair removal will take place, focusing it within several minutes or longer for larger ones if applicable; additionally, protective goggles must be worn at all times while being exposed to its beam for your own safety.
Permanent results for unwanted hair growth on the face and body typically require six treatments to achieve permanent results, although more hair may grow back due to hormonal shifts after each session. If this concerns you, speak with board-certified Manhattan dermatologist Dr. Michele Green for advice regarding an ideal treatment timeline that ensures permanent cessation of all future growth as well as lasting cosmetic results.
How Long Does It Take to Get Results?
PCOS patients may require additional laser hair removal treatments than others due to fluctuating hormone levels, which may trigger hair follicles to become active again, leading to new hair growth. After receiving all necessary laser treatments, you will likely witness a significant reduction in how often their regrowth returns.
Electrolysis offers the only permanent way of eliminating hair permanently, using a small needle inserted into each individual follicle, followed by applying a tiny current of electricity to destroy it. While this approach takes longer, it can produce astonishingly effective results – leaving you with smooth, hairless skin!
Side effects from laser hair removal tend to be minimal and typically only result in mild redness or sensitivity after each session. If you are concerned about how your skin might react, consulting with a board-certified dermatologist prior to scheduling any treatments would be highly advised as they can recommend treatments tailored specifically for you and provide tips on how to prepare for them – in general avoiding skin irritants and photosensitizing medications like St John’s Wort one to two weeks prior to scheduling any appointment is advised.
Are There Any Side Effects?
Women with PCOS typically have higher levels of androgens – the male hormone that promotes hair growth both males and females alike – which cause excessive, thick hair growth in some areas such as their face, chest, nipple area or on their bodies in general. While shaving, waxing and bleaching provide temporary solutions, using laser hair removal technology to target hair follicle roots permanently remove unwanted hair growth while permanently disabling it in future cycles. Our experienced technician uses laser hair removal techniques that target these follicle roots to eliminate excessive growth permanently while permanently disabling its source and prevent further hair follicle growth from returning.
Laser treatments may help to minimize the appearance of unwanted hair growth, but cannot address internal hormonal imbalances that have led to it. Once satisfactory reduction is reached, maintenance treatments should continue every 12-15 weeks indefinitely for continued hair reduction.
Electrolysis, which employs needles to inject an electric current directly into each hair follicle in order to kill it, is painful and time consuming; in contrast, our laser hair removal treatment is quick and painless. We only treat those areas in which you wish to see improvement while leaving all other skin untouched; during treatment we will apply topical anesthetic for maximum comfort during each session. For more information about how laser hair removal could help PCOS sufferers contact us now.
What’s the Best Treatment for PCOS?
Women living with PCOS often notice male-pattern hair growth on their face, arms, chest and thighs (known as hirsutism). While shaving, waxing or plucking may temporarily alleviate this problem, long-term solutions require permanent hair removal treatments such as laser treatment to permanently reduce and eradicate unwanted hair growth – with laser therapy being an ideal choice. It is fast, comfortable and permanent!
To diagnose PCOS, your health care provider will first discuss its symptoms before conducting a physical exam that includes pelvic examination. A blood test can then be taken to measure hormone and glucose levels that tend to be elevated among those living with PCOS; insulin-sensitizing medicines used for treating diabetes may help decrease androgens and improve ovulation among women who suffer from PCOS, helping restore regular periods and decreasing risk for endometrial cancer.
Laser hair removal is safe for all skin types and colors, including darkly pigmented or tanned areas, and it can permanently eliminate unwanted hair on the face, neck, armpits, legs, bikini area, back and chest. Results typically take several sessions due to fluctuating hormone levels affecting its effectiveness; to maximize permanent beauty results in PCOS sufferers it is imperative that you find an experienced and certified laser technician who can manage hair growth with regular consultation sessions to achieve stunning results – the first step toward permanent and beautiful results will be finding someone experienced and certified laser technician that can manage hair growth more effectively; therefore it is imperative that people with PCOS seek professional assistance to manage hair growth – free consultation sessions could be the first step on their journey toward permanent beauty results.
