Laser hair removal is the most state-of-the-art and high-tech method in removing unwanted hair for longer and even indefinite periods of time. It is the only proven method available for easily removing hair from large areas of the body including the back, chest, legs and face. Laser hair removal is effective, precise and cost efficient.

How Laser Hair Removal Works

If you’re interested in laser hair removal, it’s important, as a first step, to learn how it works. Laser hair removal technology is the use of an invisible beam of light and a constant source of heat that penetrates the hair follicle, disabling and then destroying it at its root while preserving the surrounding skin.

The procedure of removing unwanted hair is simply targeting the follicle and then directing the laser beam at its root. The hair removal process begins as the laser beam finds the hair follicle that it is targeting by first finding the melanin (the dark colour of the hair).

Laser hair removal works on all skin types but hair that is red or grey in colour is almost impossible to treat.

Thread Vein Removal - Facial, Body and Legs

Thread veins are extremely common and sometimes embarrassing, mostly affecting the face, body and legs. The causes of thread veins are unknown although they may be caused by changes in temperature, smoking, hormonal changes, alcohol and prolonged standing as well as being a possible inherited condition.

Laser treatments will remove fine and large thread veins quickly and effectively two or three sessions is usually all that is needed for facial veins, leg veins can take up to six treatments. This is a non invasive treatment for veins 1-3 mm in size.

What is laser vein treatment?

Lasers produce a high-intensity ray of pure light which gives off heat energy. This energy is absorbed by different body tissues, depending on the colour of the laser beam. That's why laser light can pass safely through the skin, and destroy targeted cells under the surface without harming surrounding areas. For red veins, the laser beam homes in on the tiny blood-filled vessels beneath the skin.

What can laser vein treatment do?

It can be used on a range of problems to do with veins and skin pigment, including spider veins, freckles, age spots, port wine stains, permanent red rashes (rosacea), birthmarks, warts, scars, stretch marks.

Results of Laser Thread Vein Treatment

Results emerge gradually over a series of treatments. The effect is permanent, but you should avoid any known triggers to prevent new veins developing.
We offer at Blushers a free consultation and test patch, and all your questions will be answered by our experienced laser therapists.

ACNE TREATMENTS

Following extensive research Dr. Tony Chu, consultant dermatologist at Hammersmith Hospital, London has published findings proving that the N-Lite pulsed dye laser is capable of resolving up to 50% of acne lesions after one treatment.

Blushers were privy to Dr. Chu’s results since January 2003 and have modified Dr. Chu’s techniques to be able to control acne lesions within 3 to 6 N-Lite treatments.

The causative agent of acne vulgaris is the bacterium Propionobacterium acnes, which in combination with hair follicles sensitive to testosterone and progesterone can give rise to extensive acne lesions. Rising testosterone and progesterone levels during puberty can cause over stimulation of the sebaceous glands found in hair follicles, giving rise to oily skin. The secondary effect of testosterone and progesterone is to cause hyper cornification of the epidermis surrounding the hair follicle causing a blockage. If the acne bacterium is present it flourishes and multiplies in the food and oxygen rich environment of the dermis before it attracts the attention of the immune system white cells. The lesion will have expanded to an angry looking 10mm or more in diameter. Post lesion scarring is common. Dr Chu estimates that up to 90% of pubertal teenagers may suffer from spots and 30% continue in adult life.

Traditional treatments vary from oral or tropical antibiotics (oxytetracycline, minocycline), up to oral or tropical Vitamin A (Roaccutane or Retin-A).

At Blushers we have realised that acne treatment must address the effects of both the bacterium and the testosterone/progesterone.

Following taking a medical history and signing a consent form the client’s skin is exfoliated using a micro-dermabrasion machine. The acne lesions are then subjected to treatment with the N-Lite pulsed dye laser. The sensation felt is a mild heating of the lesion since the N-Lite is very low powered in laser terms. The acne bacteria absorb the light from the N-Lite laser, which heats and destroys them. Monthly treatments are given which should ensure that most of the infected follicles would be cleared of the bacteria. Home care using glycolic acid is essential. Glycolic asid is a small molecule of alpha hydroxyl acid, which acts on the cornified epidermis to clear the cornification. Excess sebum production can be mollified by the use of a 10% tea tree gel.