Terminology

Bikini Line
An arbitrary line noted with respect, to laser hair removal, waxing and shaving. This term is utilized to indicate the desired amount of pubic hair removal necessary such that hair would not be exposed beyond the line of one’s swimsuit and/or bikini underwear. 

Brazilian Hair Removal
Bikini line hair removal procedure removing all the hair, from your belly button all the way round to the tip of your spine, leaving just a tiny neat strip of hair above the nether region.

Dermis
Second layer of skin underneath the epidermis and above the subcutaneous fat, which is made up of blood vessels, lymph vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, collagen bundles, elastic fibers and fibroblasts. The dermis is responsible for the mechanical tightness of our skin and it is the place where our hair grows from.

Depilatory
A chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair on a temporary basis 

Electrolysis
The process of passing and electric current through a hair follicle in an attempt to temporarily deaden the hair follicle and impede hair growth.

Erythema
Redness of the skin due to capillary dilation. This is sometimes a temporary after effect of laser hair removal.

Female Facial Hair
Can either be hereditary or as a result of hirsutism, and is often associated with mild levels of androgenic or male-hormone elevation. This hormone imbalance can occur as a result of obesity. 41 million women in the United States remove unwanted facial hair at least once in a six-month period.

Hair Follicles
A tube of squamous epithelial cells found in the dermis of the skin. It is responsible for creating hair by packing old cells together. Inside the follicle the sebaceous gland is found, a tiny oil-producing gland found everywhere except on the palms and soles of the feet. During laser hair removal, it is this hair producing tube that is disabled without any repercussions.

Hirsutism
female facial hair growing in a male pattern like a beard or mustache. This results from androgenic (increased male hormone) origin.

Melanin Pigment
A substance or pigment that gives color to the skin. Darker skin, or moles on the skin have more melanin. The pigment is produced by specialized epidermal cells called melanocytes.

Razor bumps
An inflammation of the hair follicle(s) as a result of shaving and known in medicine as “Pseudo Folliculitis Barbae.”

Terminal hair
The longer, more coarse hairs that are pigmented, fully developed, and normally found on the scalp, beard, pubic region (bikini line), torso in men, arms legs and underarms. Unwanted hair in these areas, or terminal hair that is growing out of place (e.g. dark or coarse facial hair in women) are the major targets of treatment with laser hair removal. The other, softer, shorter, non-pigmented hair found on the face, body or even a baby's head is called "vellus hair," and is not targeted with laser hair removal procedures but can be removed with electrolysis

Vellus hair
Very fine, soft, usually short, non-pigmented hair found on the face, body or even a baby's head is called "vellus hair" and is not targeted with laser hair removal procedures but can be removed with electrolysis