Alma’s SHR (Super Hair Removal) technology offers permanent hair reduction with only a few sessions needed, making this revolutionary hair-removal method safe, efficient and suitable for all skin types.
SHR works by targeting both melanin in hair and stem cells responsible for hair growth. This allows SHR to effectively eliminate even dark coarse and light fine hair while leaving surrounding skin undamaged.
Benefits
SHR laser hair removal is a safe, effective, and nearly pain-free treatment option. The device uses low and gentle energy pulses that target follicles without producing excessive heat accumulation that often accompanies traditional laser and IPL treatments. Furthermore, SHR treatment allows therapists to treat small areas within minutes; suitable for all skin colors and hair types (including tanned), although tanning before your procedure can result in uneven skin tone and reduced effectiveness of treatment.
Alma Lasers, a premier innovator of medical aesthetic laser and radiofrequency devices for beauty and therapeutic purposes, created the SHR system – an innovative new method for permanent hair reduction that is safer, faster and more comfortable than conventional methods such as electrolysis. Furthermore, it serves as an alternative to shaving or waxing saving clients hours each week; making it the ideal solution for people with sensitive skin or who find traditional hair removal methods difficult or uncomfortable.
SHR differs significantly from traditional laser and IPL hair removal methods in that it uses a unique light technology to target melanin pigment in hair follicles directly – this represents an impressive advancement over traditional technologies like IPL or laser which only worked effectively on darker-haired individuals with darker skin tones. Furthermore, this method offers more precision than other technologies; providing for effective removal across an array of skin colors and hair colors.
SHR treatments can be highly effective at eliminating unwanted hair, with many patients reporting permanent results within only a few short sessions. SHR can be applied to virtually all body parts; bikini lines, underarms, neck, arms and back are especially suitable. SHR also helps reduce pigmentation such as freckles or age spots by treating those areas directly as well.
An SHR treatment involves applying a cooling gel to the treatment area before using the laser applicator to gently glide across your skin with light impulses transmitted from a laser applicator. Your therapist will monitor and adjust accordingly, to ensure optimal comfort during this treatment session. You should feel slight warmth from these light impulses being transmitted into the skin and hair follicles during this treatment process.
Side effects
Traditional laser and IPL technologies use energy from light waves absorbed by pigment melanin present in hair to heat the area and destroy hair follicles, but SHR doesn’t rely on this pigment, instead using melanin-free skin as an effective target to make treatment less invasive and more comfortable for most individuals.
As part of the procedure, you’ll lie down while your doctor presses a hand-held laser instrument against your skin with a cooling device or gel applied at its tip to minimize discomfort and protect your skin. A laser beam will pass through your skin to reach hair follicles, creating a heat sensation similar to being pinpricked by a hot pinprick.
SHR technology’s gradual heating process reduces discomfort when compared with traditional laser treatments; however, your individual tolerance to warmth will differ; some patients report feeling slight discomfort while others experience virtually pain-free sessions.
Before your treatment begins, it is best to avoid tanning or sun exposure and plucking, waxing or shaving between sessions as these activities will delay results from SHR therapy. Also make sure you use an SPF sunscreen when outdoors to protect from potential sun damage.
After their SHR session, some individuals may experience itching of the treated area for up to 3-5 days after treatment. If this persists, take an antihistamine as needed and avoid skincare products containing AHA or BHA acids for some days post treatment.
SHR is generally safe when administered by a certified professional, yet it’s always wise to adhere to any postcare instructions provided by your practitioner to ensure you receive the most effective and comfortable care possible.
Cost
SHR laser hair removal costs depend on factors unique to each patient, such as treatment area and degree of density of hair growth. Furthermore, number of treatments required also have an impactful cost impact; however SHR offers more affordable and safer hair reduction than IPL technology while remaining cost effective and lasting longer than its alternative – meaning permanent reduction without breaking the bank!
SHR stands for Super Hair Removal, an innovative new method that offers fast and painless IPL/laser hair removal. Utilizing low energy pulses that gradually heat skin instead of using an intense burst to destroy hair follicles, this makes treatment less painful for clients with sensitive skin or lower pain thresholds.
Traditional laser and IPL hair removal work by sending light into the skin and being absorbed by melanin pigment in hair follicles to create heat that damages and destroys them, eventually stopping hair growth altogether. SHR hair removal provides low-fluence laser pulses along with contact cooling to make treatments comfortable for clients with sensitive skin.
SHR works by targeting both stem cells and blood supply that nourishes hair follicles, meaning it can also target lighter and finer hairs, unlike traditional IPL technology which only targets dark pigmented ones. Furthermore, SHR can treat both face and body hair and is suitable for all skin types including darker complexions.
Before beginning SHR hair removal treatments, it is recommended that clients shave the area they wish to treat and minimize exposure to sunlight or solarium use. It is also essential not to wax or pluck hair during treatment sessions, and afterward apply an ointment such as Skinstitute Laser Aid or Bepanthen for faster healing.
SHR laser hair removal treatment is effective against all hair types. Though dark-haired individuals typically benefit most, light to medium colored locks may also be treated. Results usually require multiple sessions of SHR treatments (typically six-10 per year), which can be administered once every four weeks for optimal results.
Safety
Laser or IPL hair removal was once performed by flashing high-intensity light beams onto the skin in pulses, heating up melanin in the skin to heat up hair follicles which would eventually be destroyed – this procedure could be very painful and risky, however two pioneers in Alma laser technology, Ziv Karni and Joseph Lepselter developed SHR which is gentler on skin while being more effective than traditional laser or IPL methods of hair removal.
SHR employs wavelengths of low energy light to target and destroy hair follicles. It works on all skin colors, including tanned skin; however, tanning should not occur prior or during treatment sessions. Treatment sessions tend to be short and painless – taking from as little as 30 minutes for underarms up to two hours in legs depending on size.
SHR hair removal methods are safer than their laser and IPL counterparts due to using less power; as it targets melanin without harming other areas of the body. Furthermore, SHR features an inbuilt water cooling system which keeps both handpiece and target skin moist for maximum efficacy.
As a result, the sensation is significantly reduced and there is no risk of burns or other side effects. This method is suitable for all skin types and offers numerous advantages, including permanent hair reduction, increased skin elasticity and decreased inflammation and redness.
SHR stands apart from IPL by permanently inhibiting future hair regrowth through targeting hair stem cells and blood supply in follicles. This revolutionary new technology can effectively treat dark and fine hair of all colors while remaining safe for all skin colors. For optimal results, patients will require several sessions every month over 6-12 months in order for hair treated by SHR to gradually fall out – best results should be maintained by refraining from hair removal creams or waxing during this timeframe.
