No longer limited to patients with fair skin and dark hair, the newest technology in laser hair removal now provides superior results and maximum safety for all skin colors and all hair colors. With the increasing interest in a long lasting treatment for hair removal without the pain of electrolysis, laser technology is adapting to meet the needs of a widely diverse population. With the new advancements, permanent results are now a possibility for people who previously did not meet the criteria for successful laser hair removal.

Nearly 50 percent of the world's population are people of color. Early lasers used for hair removal were slow, often painful, and limited to treating fair-skinned people with very dark hair. Aesthetic laser hair removal is no longer limited to those with the contrast of light skin and dark hair. The recent advancements in laser technology have greatly reduced discomfort and have expanded into hair reduction on patients with either tanned skin or pigmented skin.

The basic principle of laser hair removal is to target the hair follicle and disable it with the energy from the laser. The laser works by turning light into heat in the melanin. With the early lasers it was difficult to selectively target the melanin in the hair from the melanin in the skin if there wasn