In the past, people with dark complexions couldn’t have laser hair removal. Recent developments in laser technology have made laser hair removal for dark skin a viable option.
The lasers used in hair removal work by sensing a difference in pigmentation between the hair and the skin. Lasers can be used to remove hair by focusing the light onto the hair and letting the heat generated by the laser’s absorption of the hair’s pigment do the actual removal. When exposed to high temperatures, hair follicles become inflamed, triggering a resting phase for the follicle.
Before now, dark-skinned people couldn’t undergo laser hair removal since their skin had too much melanin. A laser’s accuracy stems from the fact that its wavelength can be precisely controlled. When an Nd-yag laser is utilized, its influence on the skin’s melanin is reduced. This establishes laser hair removal as a viable option for people with dark skin.