4 Comments December 3rd, 2010

Which is better Laser Hair removal or IPL at getting rid of unwanted hair?

freddyt234 asked:


IPL seems to be cheaper, but that seems to make my doubtful of it’s effectiveness…
I know laser hair removal is good…I dont know how permanent it is…which is the most effective and long lasting?

Katherine
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4 Responses to “Which is better Laser Hair removal or IPL at getting rid of unwanted hair?”

  1. Joseph Says:
    December 6th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Brayden

    Laser Hair Removal for sure.

  2. Adam Says:
    December 7th, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    Gabriel

    Hair removal is better

  3. Se Says:
    December 10th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Blake

    Hi,

    We only recommend laser. Lasers are both more effective and safer than Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). IPL uses a beam of incoherent light, often with a cream or gel, to burn the hair shaft. A serious flaw with these systems is that they lack the laser’s ability to produce a selective bandwidth of light that will only affect the hair follicle.

    Lasers work by sending a targeted pulse laser light directly into your hair follicle without disturbing the surrounding skin. The light is absorbed by the melanin (or pigment) in your hair follicle and converted into heat, which permanently disables your hair follicles from growing a new hair.

    Intense Pulsed Light devices produce a wide bandwidth of light that can heat up all of the surrounding tissue, making it less effective in killing hair and putting the patient at a higher risk for burns, especially on darker skin. IPLs are generally cheaper than true laser devices and are used for various skin procedures first and foremost, with hair removal as an add-on feature. They are considered an outdated form of technology. As a rule, true hair removal lasers usually achieve better and faster hair removal results.

  4. Eric Says:
    December 12th, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Dylan

    IPL might be cheaper but laser hair removal is more effective. it can reduce 65% of hair after 3 months of treatment unlike IPL it can reduce 55% only of hair after 3 months treatment.

    IPL also has a higher risk of burning your skin and not good for various skin type 4-6 or tanned skins while laser hair removal is generally safe on skin.

    IPL also could be very painful becuase it has tendency to super heat epidermal melanin unlike laser hiar removal it would feel like rubber band snapping on your skin only.

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