RMLC (Rocky Mountain Laser College, Inc.)- established in 1948 as
the leader in aesthetic and medical laser
training.
This site will provide valuable information on aesthetic laser
applications. The RMLC teaches their graduates how to achieve results
with the accurate laser or IPL. They also strive to educate the consumer
(end user) on what works and what doesn't.
The RMLC does not provide treatments however they can
recommend a CLS (Certified Laser
Specialist) to the consumer. Click on "Find a
Clinic" to find a CLS in your area.
Lorenzo Kunze, M.E.
works on the cutting edge of medical technology and electrology education.
His patients and graduates have recognized the psychological, cosmetic, and medical benefits of his work, and he has earned the respect and admiration of both colleagues and clients.
He is often called the "Laserman" or the "Laser Doc".
RMLC is uniquely qualified to offer the most reliable
advice regarding technologies for permanent hair reduction.
There is no single technique that is perfect for all clinical applications.
RMLC uses state-of-the-art lasers hair removal technology that is safe and
reliable. Click here to see the
different laser types.
But patients beware — not all lasers are created equal! There is a great deal of
misleading information and claims about laser hair removal, leading to
unrealistic expectations by patients and, in some cases, severe skin damage.
Laser / ILP hair removal is a procedure by which hair is removed from the body by
utilizing a long pulse laser or intense pulsed light.
Lasers are developed and designed from years of research. The laser parameters
are carefully defined by studying the anatomy of the hair follicle and precisely
matching the laser light and pulse duration to the follicle size, depth and
location to inhibit the re-growth of the hair.
Laser hair removal is performed by a specially-trained Certified Laser
Specialist (CLS is a credential earned from graduating at the RMLC) who distributes the light of a long pulse laser onto the skin.
The laser works by disabling hairs that are in their active growth cycle at the
time of treatment.
Since other hairs will enter their growth cycle at different times, additional
treatments may be necessary to disable all of the follicles in a given area.
Your CLS will work with you to develop a treatment program which is appropriate
for your own individual hair removal needs.
Both men and women seek the above mentioned services to have superfluous or
unwanted hair removed.
Hair removal is commonly done on the hairline, eyebrow, top of the nose, lip,
chin, ear lobe, shoulders, back, underarm, abdomen, buttocks, pubic area, bikini
lines, thighs, face, neck, breast, arms, legs, hands, and toes.
The causes of excessive hair growth pattern are many and varied, including:
Heredity
Pregnancy
Glandular and/or hormonal imbalances
Reactions to certain medications
Normal aging processes
Other causes of excessive hair growth include excessive waxing, tweezing, and
other temporary methods of hair removal (creams and depilatories).
Several treatments are generally necessary to attempt to satisfy the client's
desire for hair removal. Factors that will determine the length of treatment
include the particular area to be treated, the texture of hair, frequency of
treatments, history of temporary measures to remove hair (waxing, tweezing,
shaving, and depilatories, etc.). Faithful adherence to your treatment schedule
will assist your CLS in treating your condition.
Alexandrite long pulse laser hair removal systems work best on light
skin types.
Nd:YAG long pulse lasers work better on tanned and darker skin types (African-American,
Asian, Hispanic, Mediterranean, European and Middle Eastern). If a traditional
laser hair removal device is used on darker skin, the result is usually serious
burning or loss of skin pigment (hypo-pigmentation). However, by utilizing a
long pulse Nd:YAG, dark skinned patients will have no problem.
Using this new technology combined with extensive training experience in treating all
skin types, RMLC is one of only a few colleges in
the nation that can teach graduates to work with darker, type 5 and 6, skin types
(African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Mediterranean, European and Middle Eastern).
Even children find the treatment to be quite pleasant and very rewarding as
evidenced by this letter from a 12-year-old patient:
Dear Lorenzo,
I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you have done for me. It is soooo
nice of you to be doing what you do. We are so pleased with what you do, we are
going to recommend you to our friends and family members. I can now go up to
people in confidence. Thank you for giving that to me.
Sincerely,
L. L.
Wheatridge, Colorado - age 12
When choosing your hair removal options, select an environment whose main
priorities are your safety, health, and privacy. With more than fifty years of
expertise in treating all types of skin, RMLC teaches graduates to
offer the highest level of safety and service. The RMLC's goal is to educate
graduates' to provide their customers the best technology and patient care in a safe, comfortable, private, and scenic setting.
Electrology and Thermology are permanent and for the past 131 years
both of these methods have been the choice of many clients who seek permanent
hair reduction. RMLC educates their graduates to provide the best
laser aesthetic techniques so that their clients have a choice
for the best method for their particular hair and skin type.
The college keeps abreast of new data and medical technology relating to hair removal
because we realize that now . . . the time has come for laser.
Laser methodologies have now been proven by the Food and Drug Administration to
offer permanent hair reduction. The three main advantages to laser hair removal
technology are comfort, speed, and accuracy.
Laser's are optical devices which produce intense coherent, collimated and
mono-chromatic beams of light. A laser consists of an active medium such as a
crystal, gas or liquid, that amplifies light when excited by an external energy
source (a flash amp or electric discharge, for example).
When the appropriate medium is employed, the laser can be finely tuned to
generate a very narrow band of light wavelengths (such as the individual colors
of the visible spectrum).
These specially-tuned lasers are revolutionizing the medical industry. For
example, lasers tuned to the color of blood are very effective for treating
varicose veins by breaking down the dead blood cells in the affected areas.
Lasers tuned to specific colors are now used for tattoo removal.
5. How does the laser hair removal treatment work?
Lasers designed for permanent hair reduction emit wavelengths of light
designed to be absorbed by the pigment in the hair (melanin). If the surrounding
skin is relatively light compared to the color of the hair then the entire
energy of the laser will be concentrated in the hair shaft, effectively
destroying it without affecting the skin or follicle.
The ability of the laser to produce a very narrow bandwidth
on a consistent basis is the key to a safe efficient treatment. Many laser hair
removal systems on the market do not produce a sufficiently narrow bandwidth of
light or have difficulty maintaining the consistency of the bandwidth. This
causes a burning of the skin, tissue and blood surrounding the treated hair
follicles and results in a painful treatment and, sometimes, serious long-term
skin damage.
The types of lasers used for permanent hair reduction include the ruby, Nd:YAG,
diode, and alexandrite.
RMLC has
used all of these types of lasers and have found only a few that are far
superior to all others. Click here to
see laser types.
Lasers are safe, fast, effective and have proven to be permanent (depending on
skin type and hair color). There will be no more need to resort to temporary
procedures such as waxing, shaving, tweezing, and depilatories. Lasers also
offers practical and therapeutic advantages over
electrolysis; laser light can scan
broad body areas disabling the hair follicles ability to produce hair without
damaging the follicles' delicate pores.
Treatment of large areas — a woman's legs or a man's back, for example — that
once took months to perform with
electrolysis can now be performed in
a few hours.
While the laser emits a beam that only heats the hair shaft, heat is transmitted
from the hair shaft to the surrounding tissue for several milliseconds after the
laser pulse. Several lasers possess cooling attachments which cool the
surrounding skin to fully absorb any heat transmitted from the destroyed hair
shafts.
Be cautious of hair removal systems that use traditional light for treatment.
Most light based applications, are not true lasers. These machines use a
highly concentrated beam of traditional incoherent light, often in conjunction
with a cream or gel, to burn the hair shaft.
A serious flaw with these systems is that they lack the laser's ability to
produce a selective bandwidth of light that will only affect the hair
shaft (selective photothermolysis). These devices produce a wide bandwidth of
light that can heat up all of the surrounding tissue.
6. Which body areas can be treated by laser hair removal?
Laser hair removal procedures have been used to successfully treat thousands
of patients, permanently reducing the amount of unwanted hair on large areas
such as legs, arms, back, and chest. Sensitive areas such as the eyebrow, upper
lip, ears, and even bikini lines can be easily and effectively treated by laser.
Laser procedures provide longer-term relief; thus putting an end to routine
shaving and leaves the skin looking and feeling smoother and silkier. The most
important result of all is the confidence that comes from looking your best with
younger-looking, hair-free skin.
7. How many laser hair removal treatments are required?
We see most of our clients for at least six (6) treatments. This is because
the first few treatments only eliminate the active hair follicles. Everyone has
hair that is in an inactive or "resting" state. These hairs will generally start
growing after the initial active hair is eliminated. Approximately 4 to 6 weeks
after the initial treatment, additional treatments are required to eliminate the
remaining hair shafts that are in the growth state. After six (6) one(1) month
treatment intervals, patients should experience a high percentage of hair loss
or reduction.
Depending upon hair type and genetic factors, some clients may require
additional treatments beyond these initial treatments. Almost all clients, even
those with extremely persistent hair growth, will achieve permanent hair
reduction within the six (6) initial treatments.
In one pulse, the laser can remove all the hair on a patch of skin the size
of a nickel. The pulse, lasting only thousandths of a second, is no more painful
than tweezing a single hair. It is important to choose only the highest quality
laser treatment system. Click here to
see laser types.
The laser hair removal system uses a precise frequency of light that is finely
tuned and optimized to effect only the hair shaft and root. The tissue
surrounding the follicle is not irritated by the laser because the system is
manufactured to provide the highest degree of accuracy available to maintain the
precise frequency of light beam to remove the entire hair root without heating
the surrounding skin.
Other laser hair removal systems do not maintain the same
level of precision. Even the smallest variations in frequency or duration of the
pulse can cause irritation to the skin and possible complications.
As an additional design benefit (since 2006), most laser
systems combine cooling mechanisms that dissipates the small level of heat
generated by the laser. This makes these lasers the most effective and most
pleasant technique available for hair removal.
Click here to see laser types.
You will see and feel the real benefits of our techniques after the treatment.
Unlike tweezers, chemicals or needles, no irritation occurs after the treatment.
The skin is left smooth and silky with minimal side effects.
9. What are the risks, side effects and possible complications of laser
hair removal?
The possibility exists that some side effects or complications can occur,
including:
Normal
Itching, during treatment
Redness
Swelling (around mouth of follicle)
Pain, tingling, or feeling of numbness (cold spray)
Rare
Crusting/scab formation (on ingrown hairs)
Bruising
Purpura (purple coloring of the skin) on tanned areas
Infection
Temporary pigment change (hypo-pigmentation or hyper-pigmentation).
Side effects occur infrequently and, as a rule, generally are temporary.
Here are some letters received from some of the many pleased customers of
Rocky Mountain Laser College graduates:
Dear Amy, Rhonda and Teri -
I enjoyed my new "adventure" of laser hair removal with you. You certainly have
the ability to make a new experience comfortable and positive. Thank you for
your expertise — and, I love my new eyebrows!
This "self-indulgence" thing is fun! I am pleased to have begun doing so, with
you. My "new beginning."
See you next month,
N.C.
Lorenzo and Staff —
I wanted to let you know how happy you've made my life! Lasering my legs before
going on vacation was the best thing I'd ever done.
What a relief not having to face the drudgery of shaving every morning before
going to the beach. Life was positively wonderful and I can hardly wait until my
next treatment (after my tan fades a bit). This technology is fabulous and your
salon is top notch! Eternally grateful,
N.P.
Hola Amigos!
Having fun and I can't tell you how great it is to be sooo smooth for sooo long!
C.J
Lorenzo,
Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to help me Monday.
You have no idea how long I've been waiting to get rid of this hair on my face!
I look and feel great. I owe you for the biggest confidence boost of my life!!!
See you in a few weeks,
J.D.
REMEMBER..."all
lasers are not created equal"™- Lorenzo Kunze, ME
There are three principal advantages to laser hair removal technology —
comfort, speed, and accuracy.
The (8) eight different types of lasers used for permanent hair reduction at the
Rocky Mountain Laser College (RMLC) includes the ruby, alexandrite, diode and
Nd:YAG. All lasers used for hair removal must be "long pulsed".
After years of testing most the laser units currently available, RMLC
has found that each of the above lasers have their place in regards to permanent
hair reduction.
However, all lasers are not created equal.
Things to consider when finding a laser hair removal
center are:
The laser technician. Make sure that
the person treating you has graduated from a school or college of laser. Are
they a
CLS (Certified Laser Specialist) who has graduated from an
accredited school for laser. Click here
to find a clinic.
The laser. Make sure that the laser
being used FDA approved for "permanent hair reduction".
Click here to see laser types.
The clinic.
Make sure that you go in for a "FREE" consultation to see if you are happy with
the way the clinic looks and feels (clean, up to date and informative). Also,
the chemistry between the CLS and yourself must be there. Did they show more
interest in how the treatment will work for you or are were they more
interested in how much you will be paying.
Click here to find a clinic.
Alexandrite long pulse lasers are very effective when the skin
type is light (1-4) and the hair is dark enough to attract the laser within the
follicle. Again, just because it is an alexandrite does not make it the best on
the market. Precision cooling of the skin prior to laser application, exact
delivery of an effective energy beam deep into the tissue and proper training
can make all the difference between maintenance or permanence.
Nd:YAG long pulse lasers work on all skin
types and are the superior laser when it comes to treating darker skin types
(3-6) or patients of color such as: African-American, Asian, Hispanic,
Mediterranean, European and Middle Eastern. If a traditional laser hair removal
device is used on darker skin types, the result is usually serious burning or
loss of skin pigment (hypo-pigmentation). However, by utilizing a long pulse
Nd:YAG, dark skinned patients will have no problem.
One must be careful, because there is a great deal of misleading
information and claims about laser hair removal, leading to unrealistic
expectations by patients and, in some cases, severe skin
damage.
Under normal circumstances hair growth in each hair follicle occurs in a
cycle. There are three main phases of the hair growth cycle; anagen,
catagen and telogen.
Anagen (active) is the growing phase or
when the hair fiber is produced. During anagen, the hair contains an abundance
of melanin, the pigment which gives your hair its color. This is the phase
during which laser hair removal treatment is most effective.
Catagen (club hair) is the period of
controlled regression of the hair follicle. This phase is when the lower part of
the hair stops growing, but does not shed, and the follicle is reabsorbed. It
will be difficult for permanence to be achieved when the hair is in the
catagen growth cycle.
Telogen (tired) is the last of the hair
growth cycle. In this resting phase, the old hair falls out in preparation for
the development of a new anagen hair. Permanence cannot be achieved when
the hair are in the telogen growth cycle.
Remember, Anagen is followed by catagen, a period of controlled regression of
the hair follicle. Ultimately the hair follicle enters telogen, when the
follicle is in a so-called resting state.
Diagram showing regression of an
anagen hair follicle. On entering catagen the dermal papilla
condenses as the cells become inactive. With the lack of dermal papilla cell
stimulation, the hair fiber and root sheaths stop growing. In telogen
the dermal papilla can become isolated in the dermis and sit dormant for a
long period of time.
Normally this cycle of hair production will continue for the duration of the
individual's life, however other factors can influence, promote and inhibit hair
production. How well the laser can eliminate the hairs, depends on the skin
type/color, hair type/color and what initially caused the hair to grow.
- Fitzpatrick Skin Types I - VI -
In 1975, Thomas B Fitzpatrick, MD,
PhD, of Harvard Medical School, developed a classification system
for skin typing. This system was based on a person's response to
sun exposure in terms of the degree of burning and tanning the
individual experienced. Today, this classification is also used to
aid your CLS in the care of their patients. For successful removal
of hair, wrinkles, veins, sun spots, and scars using LASER technology,
it is necessary determine your correct skin type.
TYPE 1: Highly
sensitive, always burns, never tans. Example: Red hair with freckles or Albino
TYPE 2: Very sun
sensitive, burns easily, tans minimally. Example: Fair skinned, fair haired Caucasians
TYPE 3: Sun
sensitive skin, sometimes burns, slowly tans to light brown. Example: Darker Caucasians, European mix
TYPE 4: Minimally
sun sensitive, burns minimally, always tans to moderate brown. Example: Mediterranean, European, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian
TYPE 5: Sun
insensitive skin, rarely burns, tans well. Example: Hispanics, African-American, Middle Eastern
TYPE 6: Sun
insensitive, never burns, deeply pigmented. Example: African
-American, African, Middle Eastern
