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9. Long Term Hair Removal the Silk'n SensEpil™ Way
Before Silk'n SensEpil™ Application
During Silk'n SensEpil™ pulse
After Silk'n SensEpil™ Application
9.3. Plan your Silk'n SensEpil™ hair removal for best results
A typical full hair growth cycle may take 18-24 months. During this time multiple Silk'n™ SensEpil sessions may be required in order to achieve long term
hair removal.
The efficiency of hair removal varies from person to person according to body area, hair color, and how Silk'n™ SensEpil is used.
Typical Silk'n SensEpil™ hair removal plan during a full hair growth cycle:
The first 3-4 hair removal sessions with Silk'n SensEpil™ will be approximately two weeks apart.
Hair removal sessions 5-7 with Silk'n SensEpil™ will be approximately four weeks apart.
After that you will typically use Silk'n SensEpil™ again from time to time if and when needed, until long-term results are achieved.
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Silk'n SensEpil™ is a personal light-based device for long-term hair removal. The
process of laser and light-based hair removal is well known and established.
It has been proven in clinical use around the world for over 15 years as a safe and
effective way to achieve long-term hair reduction
9.1. How does light remove hair?
Light-based hair removal is based on the theory of selective photothermolysis
in which optical energy is used to disable hair growth. In order to achieve
such thermal effect the hair shaft needs to selectively absorb light energy and
transform it into heat. This selectivity is achieved when optical energy that is
delivered to the tissue is mostly absorbed by hair shaft pigment, while the skin
and the surrounding tissue stays cool. Melanin is the pigment in the hair shaft
that is responsible for the absorption of the light, which generates the heat that
eventually disables hair growth. Therefore the more melanin present in the hair
(i.e. the darker the hair) the more light that can be absorbed and the more
effective light can be at removing hair.
9.2. How does the hair growth cycle impact light-based hair removal?
Every hair in our body goes through the three phases of the hair growth cycle:
Anagen, Catagen and Telogen. These phases have an important impact on how
the process of light-based hair removal works.
Anagen is the hair growth phase while Catagen and Telogen, both are resting phases.
The time it takes to complete a full hair growth cycle varies from person to
person and the location of the hair on the body, but is typically 18-24 months.
At any given moment the majority of the hair follicles in any skin area are in the
resting phases. These resting hairs cannot be affected by Silk'n SensEpil™.
However, hairs in the growing Anagen phase will respond to Silk'n™ SensEpil
applications. It is important to understand that it may take a full hair growth cycle
to realize complete hair removal results with Silk'n SensEpil™.
Telogen
Anagen
18-24
Months
Catagen
Anagen - Growth phase
Catagen - Resting phase
Telogen - Resting phase
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