Beam Me Up Some of That: How Laser Treatments Raise Self Confidence

Lasers. They’re all over the place now.  Laser printing, laser barcode scanners, laser eye surgery, fiber optic laser telephone lines, and who could neglect the Star Wars laser-sword lightsabers?

Not to mention, there are laser usages for personal grooming.  Be it laser hair removal or laser rejuvenation, you can very easily pretty-up with lasers. Here’s the low-down on brightening up your physical features using laser procedures.

I. LASER REJUVENATION 

Talk about getting under your skin – only in a positive way. Laser rejuvenation is a procedure which bypasses your epidermis (the outermost skin layer, i.e. the one you see and touch) and penetrates to the dermis, or deepest level of your skin. At the dermis level, laser heat works to repair the collagen in the dermis, stimulating its regrowth. In addition, other heat is used to dilate capillaries, diffusing the blood and thereby reduce the skin’s redness.

What is It Good For?

Laser rejuvenation can diminish –  if not eliminate – the following symptoms of skin conditions:

• Fine line wrinkles
• Large pores
• Uneven skin texture
• Skin redness
• Scars on the skin
• Sun damage or other minor burns
• Light brown spots

Treatment sessions last about an hour, and results are visible within a few sessions. No preparation is necessary, and you can resume your routine activity right after the sessions.  Cool, hah?    

Depending on your needs, you will be advised to be treated either with  Laser Limelight or Laser Genesis. With names like that, it feels like Hollywood, here we come, and in all seriousness, the treatments can make a huge difference for someone’s self-image.

II. LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Zap that upper lip, underarm, leg, chin, or bikini area! You may have been shaving, tweezing or waxing since puberty, and you’re sick of the routine, often painful, removal. Something permanent sounds enticing, doesn’t it? That’s where laser hair removal comes in.

Laser hair removal is more of an involved process than laser skin rejuvenation. You will need creams applied prior to the procedure, and perhaps moisturizers and cold compresses for a couple of days afterward. You should stay out of direct sunlight for six weeks before and after, and also not remove any hair for six weeks prior. But all of this is worth it, because within a few sessions, you will likely have permanent hair removal on the treated areas.

Laser are associated with all kinds of hi-tech solutions, and its beauty-enhancement applications are well-appreciated. Their permanent fixes enable both women and men to feel better about themselves physically, which can translate into raising self-confidence overall.  While you might not be in the Star Wars or other Hollywood limelight,  laser procedures can foster celebrity status in your own right.