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IPL
PRO
Everyone’s hair grows differently, depending on age, weight,
metabolism, hormones, ethnicity, medications and other
factors. however, all hair goes through three distinct growth
phases:
Active Growth phase (called the anagen phase),
Degradation phase (catagen phase)
, during which the hair
stops growing but is not yet shed, and the
Resting phase
(telogen phase)
, when a hair falls out and a new hair begins
to form.
IPL treatment is effective when the hair is in the active growth
phase. At any one time there is only a percentage of hairs in the
Active Growth phase (the actual percentage varies from one
body area to another). Some follicles are destroyed, others may
be reduced to producing only vellus hairs (light fine hairs) and
some are disabled helping prevent hair regrowth.
To catch all hairs in the Active growth phase several treatments
are required over many months (a minimum of six over six
months). Thereafter a quick treatment every 4 to 6 weeks is
undertaken to ensure disabled hairs remain dormant and to
maintain permanently hair free skin.
hOW MANy TREATMENTS ARE REQUIRED?
Body Site
Follicle
Density
per square cm
Resting
Phase
Time in
Resting
Phase
Active
Growth
Face
500
68%
10 weeks
30%
Arms
80
18%
5 months
79%
Legs
60
18%
6 months
79%
Armpit
65
28%
3 months
69%
Chest/Back
70
28%
3 months
69%
Pubic
70
25%
3 months
71%
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