Laser Hair Removal Cost in Charlotte NC

Laser Name

Technology Used

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Cynosure Apogee (air cooling only)

Alexandrite

Wavelength 755nm

Excellent for hair removal.
Best wavelength for people with light to moderate skin color.

Cynosure Acclaim (air cooling only)

Nd:YAG

Wavelength 1064nm

Excellent for hair removal.
Best wavelength for people with moderate (tanned) to dark skin color.

Candela GentleLASE (air
cooling or spray cooling)

Alexandrite

Wavelength 755nm

Exellent for hair removal. Best wavelength and settings for people with light to moderate skin color.

Candela GentleYAG (air
cooling or spray cooling)

Nd:YAG

Wavelength 755nm

Exellent for hair removal. Best wavelength and settings for people with moderate (tanned) to dark skin color.

Cutera Coolglide
(contact cooling)

Nd:YAG

Acceptable for hair removal. Increased probability of skin reaction due to poor skin cooling

Laserscope Lyra
(contact cooling)

Nd:YAG

Not acceptable for hair removal. Reduced effectiveness due to small spot size of hand piece.

Sciton BBL

IPL (Intense Pulse Light)

Wavelength 590

Very Good IPL device, Acceptable for hair removal.

Alma HarmonyXL SHR

IPL (Intense Pulse Light)

Minimally acceptable for hair removal. IPL can remove hair, but is not as effective as single wavelength laser.

Alma SopranoXL uses 810-nm

Diod

Wavelength 810 nm

Good for hair removal.
Low powered laser compared to Alexandrite but most powerful diode. Effective for treating coarse hair, but not fine hair. (OK to use for first few treatments only)

Isolaz (Aesthera)

IPL (Intense Pulse Light)

Minimally acceptable for hair removal. IPL can remove hair, but is not as effective as single wavelength laser.

Lumenis LightSheer
(contact cooling)

Diode

Good for hair removal.
Low powered laser compared to Alexandrite but most powerful diode. Effective for treating coarse hair, but not fine hair. (OK to use for first few treatments only)

Medsurge MeDioStart
(contact cooling)

Diode

Acceptable for hair removal. Same issues as Lightsheer diode except with less power.

Palomar StarLux (contact
cooling)

IPL (Intense Pulse Light)

Minimally acceptable for hair removal. IPL can remove hair, but is not as effective as single wavelength laser.

Syneron Polaris (various names)

Diode combined with Radiofrequency (RF)

Acceptable for hair removal. Diode is not as powerful as Lightsheer.
Radio frequency has not been shown in actual studies to have any impact on hair.

Syneron Aurora (various names)

IPL combined with Radiofrequency (RF)

Minimally acceptable for hair removal. IPL is same as StarLux, Radio frequency has not been shown in actual studies to have any impact on hair.

Cooling options:

Forced Air Cooling

Forced air cooling from portable a/c units. Cool to approx 2°—4° F.

Best cooling method. Cools and protects for extended period, 2-5 seconds

Contact Cooling

Water based cooling through contact with handpiece. Cool to approx 34°— 36° F.

Acceptable cooling method. Not very low temperature and provides least protection to skin.

Spray Cooling

Cryogen spray which cools through rapid evaporation. Cool to approx minus 30°
—35° F.

Good cooling. Though very cold does not last very long. Less than a second. Too much can actually damage skin.