Laser Hair Removal?

[Guest LMTaylor]

Hey Ladies,

Have any of you gone with permanent hair removal with the laser method? I personally hate shaving and I was wondering how much that would run...

Thanks,

Lisa

Edited February 9, 2012 by Mia J
Moved to Hair Removal forum to get more replies.

[Guest AnnaHeart]

I do not know too much about laser removal but I did see an in home laser removal product that looked interesting... (infomercial)

[~Nova~]

I've had laser on my face, arms, back and chest. Some girls say wait and let the hormones take care of the hair. I've been on hormones for 11mths, had laser and still have hair. Without the laser I would be shaving my body all the time. With the combo, all I have is fine white hair.

Was it worth it? To me, yes, but I can afford it.

Some girls lose a lot of their hair with just the hormones.

Everyone Is different.

[Guest LMTaylor]

Hi Autumn,

I have very dark hair and I get 5 o'clock shadow at 9:00 am. Plus, I just hate what the razor does to my skin. What kind of costs would I be looking at? If you'd rather not talk finances in public, please PM me.

Thanks,

Lisa

[Carolyn Marie]

Lisa, I had laser done on my face only, which took about 8-10 months, once a month. I used American Laser Centers, and signed on during one of their (frequent) sales. It cost me $1,600, payable in installments, interest-free. Not a bad deal as far as I'm concerned.

I had mixed dark gray and white facial hair, and it worked great on the grey. I still shave, but it takes half the time, and I'm good for 24 hours easily. My face is as smooth as a baby's butt for many hours. So if you have dark hair, you are an excellent candidate. Good luck!

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest LMTaylor]

Thanks, Carolyn!

Lisa

[Guest Krisina]

Like Carolyn said, if you have dark hairs you are a good candidate (other factors might apply) for laser.

Laser is not considered permanent hair "removal" by the FDA but "reduction" because not everyones hair will get zapped. Light colored hairs aren't as affectively zapped, therefore if you had a mixture of hair color on your face, light hairs might still be there while the dark ones would be gone.

I have had about 8 treatments now. I have some light colored hairs I had before that remain. The majority of my face "was" dark hair, but that is gone. No beard shadow! Find a place that has the best equipment and a really good reputation.

As far as price. I was paying where I live $330 a session, every 6 weeks. It is now down to every 8 weeks. That included the neck part of the beard shadow area too btw.

The home hair removal lasers won't work on the masc. face, thick, deep rooted hair follicle roots.

Laser has made a huge difference in my life!

Krisina

[Guest Sarahwr]

Hi.

I'm interested in this thread and have done some investigations as well as having had an initial assessment.

Unfortunately my natural head hair is very grey and I was advised that current laser systems will not work on grey hair.

Are there any developements in the USA that might offer hope for the future please?

My alternative is of course electrolisys but even here I was advised to save my money.

I shall continue to investigate systems in the hope something will come to my attention that is new.

I understand no laser systems will offer "permanent" hare removal even with dark hair. Is that correct please?

Regards,

SarahW

[Guest Krisina]

Hi.

I'm interested in this thread and have done some investigations as well as having had an initial assessment.

Unfortunately my natural head hair is very grey and I was advised that current laser systems will not work on grey hair.

Are there any developements in the USA that might offer hope for the future please?

My alternative is of course electrolisys but even here I was advised to save my money.

I understand no laser systems will offer "permanent" hare removal even with dark hair. Is that correct please?

Regards,

SarahW

It doesn't matter what the color of hair on your head but the color of the hair on your face. You probably meant that.

There is another treatment called IPL intensive pulse light treatment. It may reduce the hair on the face but no guarantees how it will affect you. It uses a xenon bulb. Sometimes it is called a laser treatment but it is not a laser. It is not as effective as laser I have heard but I also heard it works with different hair colors apparently.

Electrolysis isn't so much something to save up or rather than to budget for. If for example the total cost is ten thousand or fifteen thousand dollars you aren't paying for it all at once. One hour treatment a week, every week until it's done. It's pay as you go.

Electrolysis has been around over a hundred years I think. It is the only method that the FDA recognizes as permanent hair removal. It is that effective when done properly.

Laser treatment will not work on all hair colors, white or blond for example. If you do have dark hairs on your face they should disappear permanently. Some hairs might get missed during treatment but they will be zapped as the laser treatment goes along. Maybe requiring the laser power be increased. There are about five or six hair growth cycles on the face. The laser treatment works on the current hair growth cycle when you go in for treatment, afterwards the hair exfoliates over say a 10 day period. Several weeks later you go in for laser treatment to zap the latest hair growth cycle and so it is repeated. Permanent hair reduction means over all the amount of hair on the face is reduced permanently. Subject to the color of the hair being treated.

I never have to worry about beard shadow ever again. The light colored hair I had before treatment is still there but I have probably lost about 70% of the hair on my face permanently! I am still getting laser treatment, increasing the power and working on some stubborn hair. What remains of the lighter hair that won't go away can be treated with electrolysis. I know there is one of the members here that I have read her posts, she has had fifteen laser treatments so far. I am guessing I might need that too.

Krisina

Krisina

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

I've had either 4 or 5 treatments so far (I honestly forgot. I guess the pain numbed my brain). I have light skin and dark facial hair so again I was a "perfect candidate". Currently I just have a few straggling areas on my neck and one or two follicles on the face that have refused to die but I'm pretty sure they will at my next session coming up in a few days. The only downside to having so much of my beard shadow gone is that I see how many greys I have. Shaving, though, used to take about 10 minutes. Now it takes about 2.

The place I go to is a locally-owned business, run by one woman who is certified and qualified to do all kinds of things from laser and electrolysis to permanent makeup. She gave me the TS discount so I pay $250/session (normally $300). I'm really happy with my results with her and I'm glad I didn't go to Ideal Image.

[Carolyn Marie]

Unfortunately my natural head hair is very grey and I was advised that current laser systems will not work on grey hair.

SarahW

Sarah, I don't know if the equipment is the same in the U.K., but it certainly isn't true for the equipment they used on me. My facial hair was gray with a small percentage of white, and it worked fine on the gray hair. Hair color itself is irrelevant - its the amount of melanin in the hair that is important. White hair has almost no melanin.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest KarenLyn]

I paid $1500 for 6 treatments. That was over 10 years ago and I've had almost no regrowth. The facial hair I have now is a lot less noticeable than other women my age.

Karen