Laser Liposuction: Explained in Simple Terms

January 18th, 2011

What is Laser Liposuction & How Does it Work?

Laser liposuction is in fact the very latest technological advancement in the liposuction procedure. With it, a series of powerful laser beams are directed through the skin to liquify fat cells prior to being sucked out. At the same time, the laser functions to cauterize cut blood vessels, resulting in minimal bleeding.

Still one more benefit of this system, is that the laser also works to tighten surrounding connective tissues, so you also don’t see the sagging problems that often come with standard liposuction as well. Furthermore, laser liposuction is less traumatic, so no general anesthetic is required.

How Much Fat Can Be Removed With Laser Liposuction?

You have to keep in mind that all liposuction procedures are used for body sculpting. That is that they’re done for localized fat removal, rather then general weight loss. Just the same, this doesn’t mean that you have to complete a diet program prior to undergoing laser liposuction because it’s great for things like losing a double chin, or shaping up your butt.

Even so, because the laser stems excessive bleeding surgeons tend to feel better about removing larger amounts of fat with this newer system. As far as an actual number is concerned, the maximum quantity that you could expect to be sucked out in one session is about three liters, or a little more than a gallon, and a half.

How is This Procedure Done?

There tends to be a lot of confusion surround this procedure and the reason for this, is that there are a few different laser assisted body sculpting procedures. Also the fact that one of them (Virona) doesn’t involve any incision only adds to the confusion. So this is in fact the first true laser liposuction system made available because a cannula is used to suck out fat.

An earlier method that’s still being done involves running a hollow wire that contains the laser through the fat with no fat vacuum follow up. With that system, the fat cells are broken free, and carried away in the bloodstream. Now with this second newer system, the laser is shot through the skin surface to loosen the fat cells, and then a standard liposuction procedure is performed.

Is it Safer than Standard Liposuction?

The simple answer to this question is yes it is safer. You see, light is attracted to darker colors and it’s for this precise reason that blood vessels are cauterized by the laser which stems bleeding. Even so, keep in mind that laser liposuction is primarily done on smaller areas, double chins, fleshy cheeks, pubic mounds etc.

It’s also commonly done as a follow up procedure after standard liposuction has been performed to remove larger volumes of fat on the stomach, thighs, buttock etc. The reason here, is that not only this procedure bring less bleeding, but it allows allows for more precision sculpting, which of course means more predictable final results.

What Can Disqualify You for Laser Liposuction?

Because it is an “elective” surgical procedure, your doctor may refuse you for any one, or a combination of several reasons. To begin with, there is an ideal age group that falls between 18 and 50. In general most plastic surgeons don’t like to perform any elective cosmetic procedures on minors, and people over 50 tend to heal slower.

Then there is smoking which hinders healing and a good sized list list of several chronic health conditions that can count you out as well. This list includes but is not limited to heart problems, kidney problems, diabetes, chronic liver problems, any number of blood disorders, and even mental issues that effect a persons judgment.

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The Womens Independence Hair Removal Connection: Explored

January 16th, 2011

The world really has just changed so much over the past few decades and now today’s new millennium women are more independent than ever. What this means, is that for today’s more liberated and unfettered female who yearns to flaunt her independence hair removal is definitely one viable option for doing so.

Womens Hair in Muslim Countries – Keep It Hidden Baby!

You see, in generations past women were confined by what are today commonly referred to as “social norms”. Unwritten rules or codes of conduct that many argue were set in place to keep women in societies down. Just take a look around the globe, and see for yourself. In deed, in many Muslim countries women aren’t allowed to even show the hair on their heads!

The Independence Hair Removal Connection

So now today’s new millennium gals are out trimming their pubic bushes into all sorts of wonderful shapes, and loving every minute of it! Don’t you realize that this act alone can easily get you stoned to death in some countries today! Pluck the hairs on your boobs and that too can get you at least a good couple of whacks with a stick from a bearded guy in a turban!

Get Your Unwanted Hair Permanently Removed!

This is why more of today’s women all across the globe are now choosing the best method to demonstrate to the world their independence, hair removal. Not just any type of hair removal either. They’re increasingly turning to permanent laser hair removal. A method that removes the hair from their body for good!

So just what are all these women standing in line for, now that they've all won their independence? Hair removal of course!!

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Is Permanent Hair Removal Even Possible

January 16th, 2011
  • What’s the truth behind the hype?
  • What do nationally accredited researchers have to say?

Today there is a veritable cornucopia of products and services being advertised on the net that promise permanent hair removal. Each one professing to be the final solution to unwanted hair that you now have to shave, wax, or tweeze away. So then just how reliable are these adds?

The simple answer, is that truly permanent hair removal is incredibly difficult to achieve, and this is for one good reason. It’s because your hair is like fat which is also incredibly difficult to permanently rid ones self of. You see, in the end, hair is really on your body to protect it, and keep it warm.

Genetically Programmed to Hang on to Every Hair

Your body is genetically programmed to hang on tight to every hair that it has because for your ancient ancestors, hair loss meant that their very survival was in jeopardy. This is also why even people who are completely bald still have intact hair follicles.

So the fact is that as of yet, there is no system, or product that’s guaranteed to deliver “absolutely permanent” results. Now some of them can produce results that can last years, decades and even a lifetime, but that is certainly not for 100% of a persons hair, 100% of the time.

Of all the services being hyped today, electrolysis has been determined to deliver the longest lasting results, and that even beats out laser, or pulsed light treatments. Even so, there is one glaring downside to electrolysis that leads to so many people passing it over to opt for laser hair removal.

That is that electrolysis requires far more treatment sessions than laser, and the sessions also tend to be substantially longer in duration. In fact, in some instances people can be required to undergo as many as 40 electrolysis treatment sessions to achieve their desired results.

Achieving the Appearance of Permanent Hair Removal

It’s important to understand that while the FDA has approved laser machines for hair removal, it has only approved them for “temporary” hair removal. As a matter of fact, in one recent study researchers at the nationally accredited Mayo Clinic found that laser hair removal can reduce hair counts up to 80%.

So then what about that 20% that remains behind? Those remaining hairs that continue to grow, do so as stunted fuzz that’s often so thin, and weak that it breaks off at skin level. Even so, for continued long term, optimal results, repeat laser treatments once every ten years or so may be required for maintaining the appearance of permanent hair loss.

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Cold Laser Therapy for Fat Removal: What is Known

January 15th, 2011

Cold laser therapy for fat removal is yet one more use for lasers to have been developed and although this method for fat removal has its fair share of avid supporters, it is as of yet still unproven. So then what’s the real story?

I all begins back in 2010 when weight loss clinics began offering a newly developed system for fat removal that relied on a new, and highly experimental cold laser therapy system. So then just what is a cold laser?

Unlike more energized lasers that can be incredibly hot, these “lower powered” beams pass through the skin causing absolutely no pain. Perhaps you may have already seen low powered lasers being used for pointers, or light shows?

So cold laser therapy for fat removal requires no incision, and is completely non intrusive. No cutting, no pain, and no healing. It’s the same thing with all types of cold laser therapy, where the beam is simply directed onto, and through the skin. So then does it work?

The problem that its detractors have when it comes to cold laser therapy for fat removal, is that this exact same system has already been shown to induce positive change in other health related areas. In short, the evidence weighs heavily in its favor.

Pain, wound healing, stop smoking, dentistry and the list just keeps on growing. All therapies where untold numbers of patients have attested to achieving positive results. All the while detractor have insisted that they are all unproven.

You see, cold laser therapy for fat removal, because it’s non intrusive and uses no drugs, doesn’t require FDA approval. In fact pretty much anyone can do it which helps to keep treatment costs down. So then why isn’t it being tested?

Of course there is some informal clinical testing going on, but there are two major things standing in the way of large scale, high budget, fully accredited clinical testing. Those are that it can’t be patented, and it doesn’t require FDA approval.

Now if this system could be patented and claimed for exclusive use by one business entity, you can rest assured that the studies would have been done, and the rights claimed long ago. Also if it required FDA approval, it would of course need to be proven first.

Even so, what is known, is that it has been a “proven fact” long before cold laser therapy for fat removal arrived on the scene that light can and does in fact produce change on a cellular level under the skin. Two more common examples are melanin production when tanning, and vitamin D production caused by sunlight.

Even so, there are people who would argue that just as with laser stop smoking therapies, it’s those who are the most motivated and thus more likely to achieve positive results who are drawn to it. That they simply lose the fat by dieting.

In return, advocates for this and other types of cold laser therapies point out that cold laser therapy for weight loss isn’t used for general weight loss. Rather it’s used for “body sculpting” to remove fat from select areas.

These same advocates also point out that the sheer numbers are out there to support their claims. That is that just “too many” people are claiming results and coming away satisfied for it to be any type of placebo, or psychological effect.

The Bottom Line

In the end though, you need to be aware that this system for body sculpting is completely unregulated, and has no set perimeters. That is that things like “actual laser power” and time frame for results, if any, are pretty much open to speculation.

In fact the actual term “laser” is surprisingly loosely defined and if you look, what you’ll find is that laser, and intense pulsed light technologies are often substituted for one another in the laser removal industry. So keep in mind that there are a just a lot of types of lasers out there.

What this means, is that in spite of the relative affordability of cold laser therapy for weight loss, over time if its results, if any, are limited, it can become “not so cheap”. Just don’t forget that it’s not your “only option” for weight loss.

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Laser for Acne Scars vs Acne Scar Removal Cream

January 13th, 2011
  • How do they both work?
  • Which one is best for your type of scarring?

Let’s face it. Any type of scarring is a bummer but acne scarring in particular seems to garner the most attention in the media for two very good reasons. Those are that it tends to be on the face and as scarring is concerned, it afflicts the greatest percentage of the population.

Now there are other courses of treatment beyond laser for acne scar and acne scar removal cream, such as dermabrasion, and surgery for deeper acne scars. You see, laser in particular is only used on milder forms of scaring that’s located on the surface.

No doubt about it but that laser for acne scars works

Now surgery is far from an enticing prospect but for larger, deeper acne scars, it’s basically a trade off. That is that a larger more obvious acne scar is removed and replaced with a smaller, far less conspicuous incision mark that doesn’t look anything like an acne scar.

With surgery the scar is simply cut away and then the skin around the edges of the cut are pulled together and sutured, or in more sever cases, skin grafting from other areas of the body can be done. Now it’s definitely more expensive than laser for acne scarring and for sure acne scar removal cream, but for more extreme cases it is an effective option.

Laser for acne scars functions by burning off the very top layer of living skin cells which then allows the skin itself to heal more evenly. It also functions to stimulates collagen production in the lower layers of your skin as the “new” healing takes place.

So then why can’t the scar be simply “burned away” with this type of laser for acne scars treatment? The fact is that that it is but the truth is that skin cells can’t be reproduced so the goal is scaring that far more resembles skin than the original acne scars did. Simple as that.

You see, if you top to think about it, scars really do fade over time and if you were to talk to someone who’s, say in their 50′s and has some old scar they can tell you that most scars eventually do come to closely resemble natural skin. So laser for acne scaring and acne scar removal cream products basically function to hasten this process.

Acne Scar Removal Cream and Lotion Products

So then what about acne scar removal cream products then? The simple answer to that, is that the news about some of the newer products is good. You see, acne scar removal cream products basically function to stimulate collagen production, and so many of these types of products in the past have been ineffective to say the least.

Try to understand that your body is full of collagen and it’s being continually produced. In fact, did you know that gelatin is simply collagen that’s been boiled out of animal bones? Well it’s true and in fact some of the simpler acne scar removal cream scams involve products that contain gelatin.

Newer acne scar removal cream products also work

So why doesn’t an acne scar removal cream that contains gelatin work? They don’t work for the same reason that smearing ground beef on your skin doesn’t build muscles. Besides collagen molecules in these types of acne scar removal cream products are far too large to penetrate your skins outer surface anyway.

So for the most part all topical collagen accelerating products over the years that had any chance of being effective were creams and lotions that contained any number of nutrients. Substances like peptides, and hyaluronic acid that your body uses to actually produce collagen.

Yes some of these acne scar removal cream products have been shown to work but you have to understand that even in the best of circumstances fading out scars just takes time. Also keep in mind that even if you go with a laser for acne scars treatment, your doctor is going to prescribe an acne scar removal cream to use during the healing process.

Now the very latest developments in topical collagen simulators revolve around a newly discovered form of peptide that functions as a collagen trigger. A type of special peptide that actually functions to turn on your bodies collagen production system.

Researchers found that when skin cells die or the skin is damaged a certain type of peptide is left behind in the damaged area. Think of it as the the “bones” of collagen. It’s this peptide it turns out that’s the signal that your skin receives telling it to create new collagen.

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Tattoo Removal Cream Vs Laser Tattoo Removal: Getting Past the Hype

November 16th, 2010

The fact is that it’s just as people predicted a few decades back when tattooing went mainstream and everyone from middles class housewives to Wall Street hustlers in pinstriped suits started getting “tatted up”.

People can make regrettable decisions in their youth

“Just give it all some time and it won’t be long until tattoo removal will be the next hot business to get into”.

So now north to south, east to west, and all points in between people in their 30s, 40s and 50s are collectively becoming sick of looking at body art that they absolutely had to have installed on them when they were in their teens and twenties.

Tattoos Tend to be More permanent than Love

Then of course there is the odd sprinkling of folks who went ahead and had some man or woman’s name tattooed on them. Someone needs to do some research sometime to see if a couple has ever actually stayed together after they got name tattoos.

So anyway as stated above, tattoo removal is big and still growing and it seems that the two biggest players in the tattoo removal game today are tattoo removal cream and laser tattoo removal.

Now before I get into any specifics about tattoo removal cream, I want to make note of a few things about restorative skin creams in general. At least the more popular topical products that have been marketed in recent years.

The Basics of Pretty Much All of Today’s Topical Creams

To begin with, they all tend to be way too overpriced. Also along the way savvy marketers finally figured out that the more they charge for a skin treatment product, the more the public will be curious about trying it. So prices are simply ridiculous now.

As a matter of fact, one of the top selling tattoo removal cream products right now sells for just under $400 and I would be willing to wager that that substances it contains cost no more than $5, and that’s on the long end.

Then in keeping with a long tradition in skin care product marketing, this same tattoo removal cream product ( I can’t mention its name), is advertised online with a complete 100% money back guarantee.

Just How Many Months is That????

Just how long are you willing to wait??

Now that all sounds good until you read further and see that it takes “months” to deliver results, so you have to use it for “months” before you can claim that it didn’t work. Do the math. You spend $1200 to $1400 over 6 months, to receive $400 back on your last container.

Then if you keep on reading, you’ll find that just as with all of the latest over-hyped topical skin care products, its makers claim that it works with your “natural biological skin processes”. In short, it does what your skin is already doing anyway.

Take the time to digest what you’re reading when you study up on tattoo removal cream because for one thing what you’ll find is that they are simply collagen boosters. They allegedly function by increasing collagen production. That’s all!

The Cheapskates Source for Tattoo Removal Cream

Hey! Google “anti aging creams” and you’ll find tons of collagen boosters now priced between $35 and $75, and some in fact even work a little bit.

The big problem in the end though, is that the top layer of your skin, or the “epidermis” is real good at what it’s supposed to do, and that is to keep foreign substances from penetrating your skin.

Substances simply must have a low molecular weight to pass by because the lower the molecular weight of a molecule, the smaller it is.

Modern Tattoo Ink is Made to Last

Another problem that you face with a tattoo removal cream, is that tattoos are meant to be permanent and this particularly holds true with tattoos done with today’s modern inks that are better chemically engineered to last.

So the bottom line, is that tattoo removal cream is really just too high priced, especially considering that if you read the labels you can get the exact same product from a standard skin care site for fraction of the cost.

Also while every add mentions that they take “months to deliver “noticeable results”, none will say how many months, or how noticeable the results will be that you should look for. That’s a bit odd.

Now it seems to me that if I was going to charge $400 for a tub of tattoo removal cream that cost me some $5 to make, I would at the very least want to tell people how long it took to work, and how well it worked, in solid easy to understand terms.

Laser Tattoo Removal is Proven to Work

Laser tattoo removal "zaps" the ink molecules

Laser tattoo removal, in comparison is marketed to “eliminate” tattoos rather then simply fade them which is all that the makers of tattoo removal cream are willing to claim. Also laser tattoo removal systems penetrate the skin instantly.

Another plus for laser tattoo removal, is that the folks who market it make no claims that it works with, or bolsters your natural system in any way. Instead a laser goes directly to the source of your problem where it functions to literally “blast apart” the ink molecules.

Also if you’re willing to sit down and add up the numbers that are tossed about in the adds for tattoo removal cream, what you’ll find is that realistically, in the end, you’re looking at thousand of dollars to see your tattoo only faded, if even that.

Check the Pics and then do the Math

Then go and check the before and after photos and do the math at a site that advertises laser tattoo removal, and the differences in the final results can be quite startling. Also for about the same amount of money!

Actual results of laser tattoo removal

In the end though, the deal is that tattoos in general can be incredibly difficult and in some cases even impossible to remove even by the best and very latest laser tattoo removal technology, and most certainly by any topical cream.

What this means is that you simply must be willing to invest some time into doing some research and most certainly don’t fall for any vaguely worded promises.

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7 Best Ways to Stop Smoking for Good: Proven Stop Smoking Aids and Techniques

November 14th, 2010

For people who have never lived a day in their life addicted to smoking or chewing the whole thing can seem more than a bit perplexing. “Why don’t you just stop”? Don’t tobacco users know that they’re literally gambling with their health, and even their very lives?

The fact of the matter, is that the vast majority of people who are addicted to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chew, or dip are fully aware of the risks involved but what, far too many of them don’t know is just how addictive nicotine is.

Not only are cigarettes and the nicotine they contain physically addictive, but tobacco users must also grapple with the psychological addiction as well. You see folks who have never smoked also can’t know how enjoyable smoking can be at certain times.

Just the cost of smoking alone is enough to leave the average non-smokers head spinning, and it just keeps going up too. In fact if smokes aren’t $7 to $8 a pack yet where you live, just be patient because they will be in due time.

Or; if you really want to see the future of cigarette prices you can Google “Australia cigarette prices” and see for yourself that Marlboro cigarettes are currently retailing for $13 a pack there, and that some brands are even going for up to $18 a pack.

Smokers in Australia now pay up to $1 per cigarette

So in the end, the reason that people smoke in spite of all the information stop smoking aids that are available to them, is that it’s just easier to keep on smoking than it is to quit. It’s just too damned easy to put it off just one more week, or month, or until after “whatever”.

The good news though is that for the smoker who has truly had enough and is looking for the best ways to stop smoking for good there’s more information, and help available the ever before. Stop smoking aids, systems, and techniques that have been proven to work.

Just the same though, in the end the actual final solution is located in each persons head, right between their ears. What this means, is that no matter how proven any of the stop smoking aids are, if a person is still picking up, and lighting up they won’t work.

So keep on reading and check out what a recent international survey of ex-smokers picked up with regards to the best ways to stop smoking. Actual things that real people did to help get them through that first rough month, and stay off all forms of tobacco for good.

#1 Stop casually putting quitting off. You see chances are that if you’re like the majority of smokers out there, the subject of quitting comes up in conversation or pops into your head from time to time. So to cope with the fact that you’re doing something so incredibly stupid day in and day out, you’ve most likely developed a pattern of making half promises to yourself and, or loved ones. “I’ll quit soon”. “Maybe after the holidays”. Or; “I can quit any time I want to”. “I happen to enjoy a smoke from time to time”. You need to mark your calender and set a firm date when you’re going to end your relationship with tobacco.

#2 Talk to your family and friends about your plans as the date grows near, and ask for their support. Now if you have another smoker in your home, it makes your job all the more difficult so invite them into your plan in a “non-adversarial way”. For instance you might show them pictures of the new car that they can pay for with the money that they’re now spending on tobacco or what about planning a weeks vacation together in 6 months with the thousands of dollars your group will collectively pocket by quitting? Quitting with another person who’s close to you is one of the best ways to stop smoking because you’re not alone. At the same time though, having a smoker close to you while you’re working on beating the habit only increases your odds of failure. Think of a smoker in your home as an ally you have to bring over to your side and don’t lose track of how much you resented it and counterproductive it was when folks pestered you about your smoking.

#3 You need to get ahead of the quitting related challenges that you’re going to encounter, rather then dealing with them as they come rolling at you. As an example, if you smoke a pack a day or more then you can count on two to three, and even up to five nights of having trouble getting to sleep when you first stop. Also you better believe that as you lay there in your bed awake, you’ll be thinking how nice it would be to get up and have “just one final” smoke, or dip of chew. Do yourself a favor and pick up an over the counter sleep aid and use it during that first week, even if you’re not the type to use one. You’ll be glad you did.

#4 As the old saying goes, “an addict who’s alone, is in bad company”, so try to make a point of keeping at least one friend or loved one close by during your first week. Call them up talk to them about what you’re going through, and see if someone will stop by for an occasional visit. There’s also the online option now as well. It’s great. You can join an online tobacco quitting chat forum and make new internet friends from around the globe who are going through the exact same thing that you are. Folks that you can talk to any time you start to feel weak, and at the same time you can be there for them.

#5 Seriously consider using over the counter, or prescription stop smoking aids. There are lots to choose from now and perhaps the easiest, and most popular is nicotine gum. The patch is also highly rated as well. The all too common difficulty people run into though, is the price because as an example, nicotine gum costs around $50 per box. It’s crazy. Folks who have dropped tens of thousands of dollars over decades of supporting a tobacco habit will quibble over $50. Then there are those who will tell you that “quitting smoking with nicotine replacement stop smoking aids, is simply switching one habit for another”. You’re damn right it is and it’s one of the best trades you will make in your lifetime because getting off the patch, or gum is a whole heck of a lot easier then getting off tobacco.

#6 Start enjoying the rewards and benefits of being a non smoker as quickly as possible for the added moral boost. For instance nicotine restricts blood flow in your body, so within a day or two you will begin to notice that things like taking a walk are easier and more enjoyable. What about stopping by a florist shop after about a week of successfully using these best ways to stop smoking to smell all the flowers or how about getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist, so their nice and white for a change? There are just so many things that smoking cheats you out of throughout your life and the more you take back and start enjoying again, the less likely you will be to see them taken away from you again. A vehicle that doesn’t stink inside, an attractive bright smile, all the wonderful tastes and smells of great food, clothes that don’t stink, and the list just goes on and on.

#7 Begin thinking of yourself as a “non-smoker”. You see, what you may not realize, is that over the years that you smoked you in fact took on the group identity of being a smoker. So switch sides as soon as you quit and for instance rather then simply refusing a cigarette when it’s offered to you tell them “no thanks I’m a non smoker”. Tell your friends and family that you’re a now non-smoker too instead of that you’re trying to quit because “trying to quit” leaves the door more open for relapse. Also each day when you wake up promise yourself that you’re going live that day as a non-smoker. At the same time taking on the identity of a “non-smoker” helps in the event that you should slip up and smoke because it’s a lot easier for a non-smoker to get back on track than it is for a smoker because non smokers don’t smoke.

The bottom line: is that you simply can’t afford to underestimate the strength of the grip that the nicotine in tobacco has on you because there’s just too much at stake. It takes a crutch and habit to fight a crutch and a habit, so gather and develop all of them that you can to help you out.

The stop smoking aids, the over the counter sleeping aid, the counseling either online or locally and the often silly little little things that you will do will help, and you’ll need it.

You see, even if some little thing that you do or bought keeps you from lighting up but once in those tough first few weeks, it was well worth it because in the end you will always be just one cigarette, or dip of chew away from being a nicotine addict all over again.

Also never forget that “toying” with any kind of tobacco after you’ve quit and moved on with your life, is the #1 best way to develop a full blown habit all over again.

You see, nicotine is insidious in that it will give you a break, and let you adjust into living a life as a non-smoker. Then after a handful of months or even years on, it will start to “talk to you” and tell you things like “go ahead and have just one smoke or dip because you can control it now”. Or “so you had a bad day today”? “Well you deserve a little break from it all”. “Go ahead, and do just one”.

Don’t take the bait and always remember that non-smokers never ever smoke.

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Laser Stop Smoking Technology: Does it Work

November 11th, 2010
  • How long has it been in use?
  • What are it’s success numbers?
  • How does it work?

Did you know that tobacco in its many forms and that of course includes smoking and chewing, is the most addictive drug on the planet? Even worse that crack cocaine and heroin? Sound a bit hard to believe? Well check the statistical facts, and you’ll realize why more people than ever before are turning to laser stop smoking technology.

Fact #1: Of all the drugs that you can try, it’s statistically proven that you’re more likely to become a regular tobacco user, and more likely to stay addicted for life. What this means, is that if you were to experiment with say tobacco, cocaine and heroin, odds are that long after you let go of these other drugs you will still be hooked on tobacco.

Fact #2: Of all the drugs that you can choose to use, tobacco is by far the most harmful too, and does the most damage to your body. Sound a bit hard to believe as well? Well it’s true and this is but one more reason why more people are stopping putting it off and turning to laser stop smoking systems to once, and for all get the monkey off their back.

The truth is that you can use heroin or cocaine your entire life and as long as you use clean syringes and eat right, your body and its systems will suffer relatively few ill effects aside from perhaps some needle scars on your arms. You see, it’s the decadent lifestyle of most drug addicts that leads to their chronic health problems.

Tobacco on the other hand is nowhere near as merciful to your system and from the bottoms of your feet, to the top of your head, over the course of a smokers lifetime there is little on their body it doesn’t have a negative impact on. Your skin, your heart, your lungs, and airways, and the list just goes on and on.

Laser Stop Smoking Systems are Proven to Work

Laser stop smoking technology is no quackery, and in fact has been used in Europe for 30 years now where in some clinics it logs a full 80% success rate. You have to remember that when acupuncture first arrived in the U.S. Canada and Europe, it was for the most part was viewed as ancient Chinese quackery.

Well that was then and this is now because today the acupuncture theories that laser stop smoking methodology is based off of are endorsed by the mainstream medical establishment, as well as the vast majority of medical insurance carriers. In short, laser stop smoking systems are statistically proven by virtue of undeniable numbers to work.

So just how does a laser stop smoking system work because as you for sure know by now smoking and chewing are tough adversaries to beat. The answer is the way these systems work, is they function to take the edge off, or to take some of the power out of your physical cravings for nicotine. That’s it.

So no, laser stop smoking therapy isn’t a wonder instant cure system. Instead what it does, is give you a proven tool that you can use as part of a multifaceted battle plan that includes other elements like counseling. Lets face it. It’s hard to get your mind around anything right now when you’re craving a smoke, or a chew, so first things first. Deal with the cravings, so you can deal with the habit.

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IPL Hair Removal and Laser Hair Removal: Risks and Benefits

November 7th, 2010

It’s a fact that while intense pulsed light hair removal, IPL hair removal and laser hair removal may be perhaps the most costly option, there can be no debating the fact that it is by far the safest, and most effective method currently available. Hair removal processes and treatments you see, come in many forms and varieties, and each one carries with it its own inherent risks, and benefits.

Laser Hair Removal Does Carry With It Some Inherent Risk


By far, the most up front risk in laser hair removal, is the chance of burns to the skin. While the risk of severe burns is very low, it must be noted that it is after all a laser beam that’s being directed at the skin during the entire process. On a similar note; there is the added risk of eye injury if the laser hair removal or intense pulsed light hair removal process is used on the face around the orbital regions of the eyes.

Don’t Be Someones Laser Hair Removal Guinea Pig

That stated, cosmetic surgeons who have received adequate training in the technology, and techniques that go into laser hair removal and intense pulsed light hair removal can be trusted to safely do the work. However; should one allow a friend or acquaintance to do the procedure with a laser hair removal device that’s marketed for home use, they should do so at their own risk.

It Quite Often Requires More than One Treatment

While laser hair removal and intense pulsed light hair removal are universally recognized as the most effective methods available, they are by no means perfect. That is that it may take more than one treatment to achieve optimal results. Even then, it’s not at all unusual for “deeply rooted stubborn hairs” to require yet a third treatment to see them permanently removed in some cases.

Intense Pulsed Light Hair Removal and Laser are Part Science and Part Art

It’s important to bear in mind that anywhere on the planet and that of course includes where you live, hair removal with these type of IPL hair removal and laser technologies are part science and part art. Thus, any number of factors can enter the equation that that go into the total process, including of course skin tone as well as how much, and how deeply rooted the hair is that’s to be removed.

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Hair Removal Yesterday and Today: Around the Globe

November 7th, 2010

During a recent lecture on the topic by a noted local historian at a gathering of dermatologists in Overland Park, hair removal was the topic of the day. However; it wasn’t science or technology that was being discussed. Rather; it was how various societies, and cultures have dealt with hair removal over the centuries. As a local reporter who was assigned to cover the event, I was thoroughly amazed by what was revealed about the topic.

Hair Removal in Rural Indian Societies


For instance, did you know that to this day, in some segments of Indian society widows are still required to shave their heads as a part of a social ostracization ritual? In fact, in some isolated rural areas, the custom which is now outlawed, is in fact practiced and enforced. He went on to explain that no one is quite sure how the custom evolved, or even why widows in these cultures face the level of social ostrasization that they do.

Here’s Something That You probably Didn’t Know

I was also surprised to learn that the practice of women in western societies, shaving their legs and armpits is a relatively new social trend. The fact is that up until the beginning of the 20th century, most women in western societies went their entire lives without ever once removing any hair from their bodies and this practice even survives to this day in many part of Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Hair Removal By Ancient Egyptians Was Discussed


However; in ancient Egypt the practice of hair removal from the bodies of both men and women was the social norm. It was done to prevent lice infestations, and not to do so was considered “unclean”. In fact, Egyptian priests shaved their entire bodies each and every day, so they could be seen to be clean and pure in the eyes of the many gods that were worshiped by the Egyptians.

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