Laser Facial Hair Removal for Women - Cause Of Facial Hair

The cause of unwanted facial hair in women can usually be attributed to hereditary factors or the onset of menopause.Excessive hair, or hair that grows in areas where women usually don't have hair, is known as "hirutism".

However, a small number of cases are caused by medical conditions such as androgen excess or polycystic ovary syndrome.

Proper women's facial hair removal can turn shameful embarrassment into head turning smiles. You don't have to get caught with people looking at the hair of your, "chinny-chin-chin", instead of at your velvety blue eyes.

The trick is in finding a hair removal process to work for you without side effects worse than the facial hair itself.

Some women try laser hair removal treatments to remove facial hair. The technical name used for laser hair removal is, "selective photothermolysis". "Photo", means light. "Thermolysis", means, "destroying with heat."

Laser hair removal treatments are supposed to only selectively target the melanin, or pigment, in the hair and not the skin, but in some women there have been reports of bumps and skin discoloration. There have also been reports of serious rashes after laser hair removal. These rashes usually subside after a while.

Laser hair removal is most appropriate for light skinned women with dark coarse facial hair, because the melanin in their hair best absorbs the light which then destroys it.

It's important to know it's illegal in the United States for a laser hair removal product to claim, "permanent", hair removal, because that just isn't the case.

Some people describe the feeling of laser hair removal as like a, "pinch", and others say it's like a rubber band snapping against your skin with each pulse of the laser as it targets the hairs.

In some states non-medical personnel in salons can administer laser hair removal treatments, if they are trained to operate a Class II medical device. You may prefer to consult to medical professionals for advice.

It usually takes 2 to 4 laser hair treatments to effectively remove hair, with prices ranging from $150-$500 per treatment.

Instead of the costly laser treatments, many women elect to use tweezers to pluck out each individual facial hair.

Some women use depilatory lotions or creams to dissolve hair and others try FDA approved prescription creams with ingredients to attack the hair growth enzymes and slow hair growth.

In both cases of using creams on the face, women have noted side-effects including skin irritations such as temporary redness, hair bumps, stinging, burning, tingling, acne, or rash.

Before you get started with facial hair removal, you need to do some homework so you can make an informed decision of how to proceed, or you may not end up with the benefits you desire and your smile may turn to tears.

There are newly developed tools which you may discover solve your facial hair problem better than anything your imagine possible.