What is elos Permanent Hair Reduction? ELOS stands for electro optical synergy and combines bipolar conducted electric current with optical (light) energy.

What is the Elos advantage?

Elos technology provides hair reduction for all skin and hair types. Compared to earlier IPL technology, there is less blistering, scabbing, crusting and pigmentation, reduced redness and inflammation and less pain.

Is treatment with Elos technology safe?

Treatment is relatively safe. There are many advances in the new Elos technology that make it one of the safest hair reduction systems available, for all skin types and hair colours. There are no long-term heath hazards and both light and electric energy have been used for decades in medice, surgery and aesthetics without adversity.

How does the Elos technology reduce the hair?

Gentle light and electric energies combine to damage the hair follicle. This disables the follicle from growing hair, which means that gradually over several treatments, there is long term reduction in the amount of hair in that area.

Who is suitable for the Elos hair reduction treatment?

Anyone seeking a long term solution to shaving, waxing, plucking or electrolysis. There are a few medical conditions that contraindicate people from treatment that we will discuss during consultation.

What happens after each elos hair reduction treatment?

Temporary pinkness in the skin lasts a very short time and most people return to work and normal activities immediately after treatment. The treated area will 'shed' some hairs over the next 3-4 weeks and there may be a short period of irregular hairlessness in the area until the conculsion of the treatments.

What kind of results can be expected from Elos hair reduction treatment?

Each treatment will result in less hair coming back, as well as hair growing progressively lighter in colour, becoming finer and also slowing regrowth. It takes more that one treatment to affect all the follicles growing in an area. Most people achieve satisfactory clearance after 4-10 treatments, however individual results vary depending on medical and genetic factors. Lighter coloured hair may require more treatments than darker coloured hair.