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Chapter 3 – Fundamentals of Laser/IPL Hair Removal 2nd Edition
Figure 15 - Pre-cooling the skin lowers the temperatures of the pain nerves
The most efficient way to minimise any painful sensations is to pre-cool the skin.
Here is a video explaining this process.
What is the difference between melanocytes and melanosomes?
“Melanocytes produce specific organelles, termed melanosomes, in which melanin pigment is synthesized and deposited. In the skin, melanosomes are transferred
from melanocytes to neighbouring keratinocytes in order to form “perinuclear melanin caps” (Hearing, 2005).
Melanocytes
skin skin
Dark-skinned individuals produce more melanin than those with pale skin. Exposure to the UV rays of the sun or a tanning salon causes melanin to be manufactured and built up
in keratinocytes, as sun exposure stimulates keratinocytes to secrete chemicals that stimulate melanocytes.
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A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment
called melanin.
epidermis, just above the dermis.
are in the layer of basal cells at the deepest part of the
In its various forms, melanin fulfils a variety of biological functions, including
and hair
pigmentation and photoprotection of the
skin
and eye. Pigmentation of the
results
from the accumulation of melanin-containing melanosomes in the basal layer of the
epidermis.