Laser versus electrolysis for hair removal: The people with unwanted hair would always want to get them removed forever. The temporary hair removal options including shaving, plucking, hair removal cream have to be done daily or every several days and that would always annoys people. For long term hair removal result, laser and electrolysis is always recommended and popular among the people.
Actually, electrolysis is not modern technique since it developed one hundred years ago. Laser is a new techniques which is growing fast in recent years. However, electrolysis is still considered as a good alternative among long term hair removal methods. Let us compare those two methods for hair removal in details so that you can choose based on your needs. Each method has its own pros and cons, you need to take it into consideration when making decision.
Electrolysis
Electrolysis make use of a thin needle which can guide the current into each follicle. Electrolysis has to deal one hair each time and it can only insert into one hair follicle. The current can destroy the hair follicle. You can expect that this procedure takes a lot of time and the technician must pay great attention during the procedure. As a result, the treatment cost is pretty high. If you want to remove the hair in large body areas such as chest, back or leg areas, you have to be patient enough to finished the treatment. Also, a lot money must be prepared. For the complete treatment session, you have to receive many treatments, more than 10 return visits are common.
Laser treatment
Laser is preferred by more and more people. Nearly all the salons or spas have introduced this type of services. Laser can penetrate the skin surface to target the pigment in the hair follicle. The heat from laser can damage the hair follicles. Laser can treat many hair in one go within its light area. Compared to electrolysis, the treatment time is much less since it can deal with many hairs one time. If you do not want to stay too long in the salon or spa, may be it is a good choice. As to the treatment cost, laser treatment is also not cheap. But it is cheaper than electrolysis.
Safety and pain level
Electrolysis makes use of low current and it is safer than laser. Skin burn is possible in laser treatment procedure. Both of those two treatments deliver great pain. Electrolysis is serious than laser since every hair has to be done.
Hair removal result
As to the hair removal result, electrolysis is better than laser treatment since it is the only approved permanent hair removal solution under FDA. Laser treatment is approved as permanent hair reduction solution. However, a small portion of some people gets the permanent hair removal result with laser. There is no doubt that laser treatment can deliver permanent hair reduction result.