Hair removal

Beard for women

Dr. med. Mareike Prinz October 22, 2019 Read 4 min

Whether a lady's beard is a freak of nature or a medical problem behind it requires medical clarification. Sometimes the situation is already clear after a conversation and an initial examination, sometimes it needs a thorough gynecological examination with blood analysis. For the hair problem, it definitely needs a good laser treatment.

For a successful laser therapy, where at least 50%, usually even 80% of hair can be removed after about 4 sessions, a good dose finding and a good device is needed. Too low doses of laser epilations can in the most unfortunate case even trigger a so-called paradoxical hair growth - i.e. the hair growth is even promoted by the heat influence of the treatment devices.

For the skin types I-III (without tanning) we use Alexandrite lasers, for all and in summer we use Nd:YAG laser - in each case under air or spray cooling. spray cooling. It is important that the skin is always protected, because overheating of the skin can lead to burns. overheating of the skin can lead to burns with peeling and pigment disorders. pigmentation. Even scarring is possible in unfavorable cases.

Before any treatment, any photosensitizing drugs must be excluded. During the treatment you should feel a slight pain, but this is tolerable in any case. After treatment, the skin looks slightly red and mostly goose bumps (perifollicular edema). This usually resolves within hours. During the reddening and the following days, the skin should not be exposed to the sun. For this purpose, it is best to apply a sunscreen and avoid sunbathing.

Depending on the skin type, different laser procedures can be used.

After four we control our treatment result with a renewed photo documentation. photo documentation. If the desired treatment goal could not be achieved, the entire treatment must be re-evaluated. Once again, we check whether there are medical reasons for the unwanted hair growth.

Your treatment success is important to us! Good equipment and good treatment technique lead to good results.