The FDA approved the use of lasers for hair removal in 1995. Since then, numerous studies have been conducted and significant technological improvements have been made. Basically, hair removal devices now available today include: 694 nm ruby lasers, 755 nm alexandrite lasers, 805 nm diode lasers, 1064 nm lasers, and filtered xenon flashlamps.

Yes, laser and light-based treatments have been used for many years for a variety of medical and cosmetic procedures. Candela, the most trusted name in the industry, has pioneered the development of some of the safest and most effective technologies and products available on the market today.

In general, most procedures have a low risk of adverse side effects. Some patients experience pigment changes in the skin color. If this occurs, the skin will typically return to normal pigmentation over time. All treatment results are individual.

Safety goggles are worn by the patient and the nurse. The nurse will treat one area at a time, cooling the area before moving onto the next section. Topical anesthetic is not required because of the unique sapphire cooling tip. The cooling tip helps control the temperature of the skin, making the treatment a comfortable experience. A treatment session may last just over an hour, depending on the size of the area being treated.

Pulsed light systems and lasers are very similar and treat lesions in basically the same way. However, the process uses a new technology that removes lesions up to 10 times faster than lasers. Pulsed-light treatments can fit even the busiest person's schedule.

If multiple veins are present and more than one treatment visit is required, the sessions can be at intervals as soon as 24 hours apart. The total number of treatment sessions is not affected by the interval between treatments.

The effectiveness varies from patient to patient but generally results are long lasting. In some cases patients will be required to undergo an occasional follow up treatment once or twice a year.

Laser Therapy or "photobiomodulation", is the use of specific wavelengths of light (red and near infrared) to create therapeutic effects. These effects include improved healing time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Laser therapy adds energy to living systems. While we are able to explain many of its molecular and biochemical effects, it also adds energy at atomic and subatomic levels.

Yes, it can be combined with other technologies that improve the surface of the skin, such as microdermabrasion and chemical peels as part of an overall skin care regimen. Your Doctor can discuss the various options appropriate for you.

Many of our clients have their treatments during their lunch breaks and return to work after their treatment. The length of time depends on the area being treated:

To prepare your skin for treatment, it will be cleansed. Then a blue tint, called OptiGuide Blue, is applied to the treatment area. The tint increases the contrast of tiny folds in the skin's surface, allowing the Fraxel® Laser handpiece to precisely read the discreet contours of the treatment area. A topical anesthetic ointment is also applied to the treatment area approximately 60 minutes prior to treatment in order for the anesthetic to take full effect.

Palomar Pulsed Light Systems use a new technology that removes lesions and hair up to ten times faster and more effectively .

Yes, advanced light systems have been used safely for millions of treatments worldwide. These systems treat only the targeted tissues, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. However, some redness may occur.

Pulsed light systems and lasers are very similar and remove hair in basically the same way. However, the Palomar Medilux uses a new technology that removes up to 10 times faster than lasers. Medilux pulsed-light treatments can fit even the busiest person's schedule.

Chiropractors work with the bones and nerves of the spinal column and spinal cord respectively. Chiropractors spend years of highly specialized training in order to locate where misplaced spinal vertebrae are impinging the nerves; which travel down the spinal cord and out through the spinal column to the muscles, organs, and glands of the body.

Laser treatment is a safe, effective option that targets vessels under the skin while bypassing the skin itself. The laser energy is absorbed by hemoglobin, a substance in blood that gives it a red color, which causes the vessel to coagulate and subsequently be absorbed by the body.

It is very important that the client terminate any antibiotic therapy before having Pulsed Light treatments for acne. Specifically, the client must not have taken Accutane 6 months prior to having the Pulsed Light treatments. Microdermabrasion and chemical peel treatments may be continued with the Pulsed Light therapy, but neither should be performed less than 3 days before a Pulsed Light treatment or sooner than 2 days after a Pulsed Light treatment.

Laser/light selectively targets the melanin in the hair so it is most effective on light, clean skin with dark follicles. After your initial preparation, your treatment provider will move a wand-like hand piece over your skin. The hand piece emits the light that disables the hair follicles. Most people perceive the light as a gentle "snapping" sensation. Once this is completed, the treatment provider will wipe away any loose hair from your skin, and you're ready to go.

Sunlight is a mixture of seven different colors, whereas Laser light is always of one single color (monochromatic). Sunlight is disorderly whereas laser beam is very orderly (coherent). Sunlight is not parallel whereas laser light runs parallel (collimated). The healing properties of Laser beam come from these differences.

Most clients require about 8 treatments for significant clearance of hair. Fewer treatments are needed if your goal is to reduce the number of hairs as well as the coarseness of the remaining hair. The treatments are usually performed every 6 weeks. Purchasing a package at OFRA Spa & Laser Center will allow you to have laser treatments until dark hair no longer grows.