The Bluebird Method
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At Bluebird we have made significant developments in the last five years that greatly improve care and results for our clients. We are continuously working to find methods that get our clients hair removal complete in fewer sessions, with greater thoroughness, and more comfort.
The Bluebird Method involves three primary developments: The first is the use of diode, alexandrite and Nd:Yag lasers during the course of a client’s sessions. The second is detailed charting protocols. And the third is the use of laser hair removal and electrolysis in combination.
Let’s take a deep dive:
The first of these developments is around the use of our laser hair removal machines themselves. We have diode (810nm), alexandrite (755nm), and Nd:Yag (1064nm) lasers here. The specific machine we use depends on a client’s individual combination of skin colour, hair colour, hair caliber (the thickness of each strand), and hair density. These are the factors that determine which laser will be most effective.
Often we use these machines in combination on a single client during the course of their sessions. For facial hair removal, it is common that we begin a client’s treatments with an alexandrite or Nd:Yag and then switch them to the diode for the later portion of their treatments. The alexandrite and Nd:Yag lasers, with their more sophisticated cooling systems and shorter pulse widths, gently reduce density. While the diode, with its longer pulse width and direct skin contact, sends the heat deeper for the final knock-out.
For our clients with darker skin, we are often able to use an Alexandrite on areas of the body where skin is lighter, and an Nd:Yag on areas where skin is darker. The Alexandrite is more effective on finer hairs, and the Nd:Yag keeps darker skin safe.
The use of multiple lasers on a single client allows us to get the maximum results during each session, without sacrificing safety. The method requires rigorous training of our technicians, training that most clinics simply don’t provide their staff.
The second development is about charting. For a course of laser sessions to be most effective, the laser technician must deliver as much energy as possible to the client’s skin, at each session, while not over or under treating.
Early sessions in a client’s treatment are done at conservative energy levels. At these lower energy levels we are able to get only the coarser, darker hair. As this coarser hair is gone from a client’s skin we then can safely increase the energy with each session. The increase with each session is necessary in order to treat the remaining finer and lighter hair.
To know exactly how much to increase the energy, and when, requires careful attention to the client’s skin reaction, and detailed charting. Charting allows our technicians to begin each session exactly where we left off during the last, ensuring that we never miss a beat, and get our clients the maximum results every time we see them.
The third development is about the use of laser and electrolysis in combination. Laser hair removal will quickly and efficiently remove black, dark brown, and medium brown hair. For many of our clients, this includes all the hair on their bodies. But for our clients of European descent, who have light brown, blonde, red or white hair, electrolysis will be the only method to permanently get rid of these hairs.
For these clients, we begin with laser, removing everything we can, and then pass them along to our electrolysis partners to take care of what remains. For our clients for whom this applies, this method saves both time, and money.
We work closely with a handful of electrologists here in Toronto who understand this method, and we will hand you off when the time comes.
By these three innovations - using multiple wavelengths of light, detailed charting, and utilizing the techniques of laser and electrolysis in combination, we are able to get our clients done faster, and for less expense than any other clinic. This is The Bluebird Method.
If this is the level of care you are looking for, we look forward to seeing you.
