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What is Permanent Hair Removal?

All of us have hair on our body. Some at the right places while there are some at the most unwanted places and we all look for ways to get rid of the hair. Waxing, shaving and threading are temporary ways to remove hair. That is, hair removed by this method regrows after a point of time. You may need to repeat the removal process often to get rid of all the hair. In recent years, methods have been developed that removes hair for a long period of time. If you want to avoid re-growth of hair then you undergo treatments to inhibit hair growth so that hair does not re-grow for a long period of time. Laser and electrolysis are some of the techniques that do not allow hair to grow and hence you achieve 90% hair removal. Many people confuse the method of eliminating hair from the body time to time with that of eliminating body hair once and for all. While the former is hair reduction, the latter is hair removal. Read on to know what is permanent hair removal and how does it differ from hair reduction.

Hair reduction is wherein you remove all the hair on your body and it grows back once again after a certain amount of time. You have to repeat the reduction process from time to time. On the other hand, hair removal is wherein you get rid of all the hair on your body once and for all. Laser and electrolysis are the methods used for hair removal and these are claimed to be ‘permanent’ hair removal techniques since they do not allow hair to grow back in 90% cases. FDA also recognizes laser as a permanent hair removal’ technique and does not allow any other technique to be marketed under the same label. Ethical and smart practitioners who offer hair removal solutions do not claim their techniques to be permanent. You will find it very hard to get a practitioner who will claim permanent hair removal in writing. Owing to legal reasons, practitioners do not claim something which is not 100%. If you undergo the so-called permanent hair removal treatment and if the hair grows back within a year then you are liable for compensation. You can sue the practitioner for cheating you.

What is the solution?

Most of the hair removal techniques are actually hair reduction processes. The services offered would reduce the amount of hair on your body but not remove them forever completely. That is you cannot get 100% elimination of unwanted hair.

However, electrolysis and laser treatment allows hair removal because each and every hair is treated individually and removed. The hair follicles are burnt in this case thus inhibiting further hair growth.