Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Say No to Home Use Laser Hair Removal Devices

You can’t help but notice the increase of home Laser Hair Removal devices hitting the market nowadays. On any given day you see different variations of these hand held gizmos that are supposed to rid you of your unwanted body hair. The truth if the matter is, they don’t work. In fact after a brief search online we’ve discovered that angry clients have actually taken it upon themselves to make websites specifically for bashing these products for the world to see. Search away!

One of the more popular devices seems to the “No No”. In fact, they’ve recently come up with an even more powerful device which is supposed to supercharge your laser hair removal efforts all from the palm of your hand.  Sadly this supped up version receives more than its fair share of bashing on Interwebs.
 
 
The fact is that the laser light required to target the hair follicle must originate from powerful source to be effective. The light source must be able to penetrate deep into the skin reaching the hair follicle in order to target the hair’s food source. The amount of light needed can only be generated by medical grade lasers using specific wave lengths of energy.  To complicate things, not all skin types are effective on all wavelengths. Darker skin requires a different type of laser wave length than lighter skin. In addition to different wavelengths, treatment parameters based on the Fitzpatrick Scale also play a key role on the effectiveness of the treatment.
At Amore Laser of Austin we use only FDA Approved Laser Hair Removal Machines that can safely and effectively remove unwanted hair. All our staff are professionally trained and certified with the State of Texas to insure you that your laser treatment parameters will be the most effective for your skin type. Our beautiful facility is conveniently located at 2103 W. Anderson Ln Austin, TX 78757. Visit us online or stop by to speak with any of our staff about your Laser Hair Removal needs. You’ll be glad you did!

 

 
Office: 512-291-4247 (HAIR)
Address: 2103 W. Anderson Lane 
Austin, Texas 78757

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Not all Skin Tones are Created Equal

Austin is a very diverse city and is becoming more and more unique as people from all over flock to the Capitol City. Austin has become a melting pot for people from all walks of life.  A plethora of musical diversity, mixed cultures, ethnic backgrounds and with weirdness leading the way, Austin has it all. At Amore Laser of Austin we embrace this diversity and from the inception of our business we wanted the ability to service everybody needs regardless of skin type. 

For this reason we chose the Candela Gentleyag and the Gentlelase as our primary machines used for Laser Hair Removal. Both these machines are FDA approved and combined have the ability to treat all skin types regardless of tone because they use different wavelengths. The Gentleyag is a 1064nm Neodymium Laser and the Gentlelase is a 75nm Alexandrite Laser.  Depending on what “skin type” you are will determine what machine will be best for optimal results. For the record, “Skin Type” is determined by a grading scale based on several factors on how skin will react under ultraviolet light. This scale is this is referred to as the Fitzpatrick Scale.



The effectiveness of your laser hair removal treatment begins by using the proper laser to target the hair follicle. The laser light penetrates the hair follicle destroying the food source preventing the hair shaft from growing and within a few days it simply falls out leaving smooth silky skin.  A series of treatments are necessary because your body hair grows in stages meaning the hair that is growing today is not the same hair that will be growing next month and so on. A typical “cycle” for hair growing is generally 6 to 8 months however this varies with everyone. If the proper laser is used, the majority of the clients treated at Amore Laser are in their “touch up” phase of their treatments well before 8 sessions. Before choosing a Medical Spa in Austin, TX for Laser Hair Removal, do your research to make sure they have the correct machine for your skin type.



At Amore Laser we pride ourselves in offering our clients a convenient, cozy and quaint facility nestled in North Central Austin off Burnett and Anderson Road. We are a Medically supervised facility, meaning we have a Medical Doctor who oversees our operations and checks our protocols on a regular basis. In addition, we have assembled a team of Licensed Staff who hold Licensed Estheticians Titles with the State of Texas.  This is also  a very important part of choosing the a MedSpa here in Austin, Texas. It will insure you that the person performing the treatment is knowledgeable and trained so that you achieve optimal results. 


Amore Laser offers a wide variety of Laser Hair Removal treatment areas and outline many of them on our website however a few of our popular areas include BikiniLine, Brazilian and Underarms.  Call 512-291-4247 today to schedule your free consultation with any of our staff or stop by our beautiful facility directly across fro right across from LA Fitness.


Office: 512-291-4247 (HAIR)
Address: 2103 W. Anderson Lane 
Austin, Texas 78757