Diode laser

The diode laser usual­ly works at 755 to 810 nano­me­t­res. This wave­length is absor­bed well by mela­nin and is regard­ed as the stan­dard for per­ma­nent hair removal.

Appli­ca­ti­on

The ener­gy is absor­bed by the pig­ment in the hair shaft and pas­sed on as heat to the hair root. Modern devices work in a sli­ding moti­on with a coo­led hand­pie­ce, which makes trea­ting lar­ge are­as such as legs or back more comfortable.

Good to know

The laser only works on hairs in the growth pha­se. Sin­ce only part of the hair is in this pha­se at any time, six to ten ses­si­ons four to eight weeks apart are nee­ded. White, grey and very light hair can­not be treated.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Per­ma­nent hair rem­oval for legs