How laser hair removal works

A walkthrough of your treatment

A laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light.   The Light emitted by the LightSheer diode laser is well absorbed by the pigment (melanin) in the hair follicles. (fig 1).  Prior to the procedure the treatment area is shaved.  (fig. 2)  During the procedure the upper layer of the skin is compressed and cooled with the special cooling hand piece.  (fig.3) This procedure protects the skins and makes the procedure more effective. Then the  laser pulses for a fraction of a second, just long enough to heat up the hair and destroy the follicles ability to re-grow. (fig. 4)  The result:  permanent hair reduction in the area treated.

laser hair removal systems target the 'melanocyte'

Som Visao is one of Vancouver's few destinations to offer the LightSheer XC medical grade laser hair removal system.  The basis of the success of these treatments rests is the specific targeting of melanin in the hair bulb.   The energy from the beam is absorbed due to the laser's wavelength (our medical grade system allows us to change this based on your skin type). When the laser beam interacts with the melanocyte the energy is transferred to the bulb where the stem cells responsible for hair growth are located.  Over a series of approximately 8 treatments the stem cells become less viable resulting in diminished hair growth.