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Medical practitioners that specialize in hair removal and tattoo removal find that they have a steady stream of clients. One of the negative aspects of this vocation is the high price equipment a practitioner must have to treat the patients. A solution for this is purchasing used medical equipment such as lasers that remove hair and tattoos. When a health care provider purchases used and refurbished equipment from a reliable supplier, they benefit by having high-quality equipment at low cost.
A health care provider can use a laser to remove hair In localized areas using selective photothermolysis. With this procedure, a specialist uses the lasers to damage a specific area by heating the melanin, or the hair follicle, without heating the surrounding skin. The dark melanin absorbs the light, causing the damage from the laser energy. Melanin is targeted because of its natural occurrence in skin, giving hair and skin color. The laser light targets brown or black hair best, especially when the skin in the background is light. However, newer equipment targets a wider range of hair and skin combinations, including dark hair with a dark skin background.
For tattoos, a laser produces short pulses of intense light that harmlessly go through the epidermis, becoming absorbed selectively by tattoo pigment. The energy fragments tattoo pigment into minuscule particles that the body’s immune system removes. A used and refurbished laser in top performing condition automatically selects the proper wavelengths of light used for optimal ink removal. It selectively hones in on the tattoo’s pigment, avoiding damage to the surrounding skin.
When purchasing lasers from used medical equipment suppliers, a practitioner should check to make sure that the equipment offers different pulse settings. A long-pulsed laser with a cooling tip works best for patients with darker skin and black hair. Customer service representatives can help providers ascertain which equipment would work best for their unique situations.
