Hiya All, I've just been having a little poke about on Google to see if my favorite home laser treatment is available worldwide, since I have mentioned it in a post on here.
Anyway got to Amazon and started to read the reviews on the product. One thing we all seem to get from Susan's Place, is a strong appetite to express what's on our minds, so I just had to settle down to write and post a review of my own. I hope it may be useful, that's to say on a take it or leave it basis, to some of you into Laser and IPL devices. I say take it or leave it, because we all react differently to these machines, so if you already have your own little favorite device, better the devil you know.
I'm certainly no expert on the subject, so I can only pass down odds and ends that most of you will have gained yourself, if you have had treatment from a good professional practitioner. So if you've anything to add, on the practical or theory of hair removal please do. Having said that, I think it's fair to say that one thing any professional would advise is the use of any home devices.
My Amazon Review
I'm a transgender male and I've tried so many different machines over the past few years, and this is certainly the one for me. I purchased it about 2 years ago, and it rarely needs to come out now so far as legs, arms and under arms are concerned. It struggles with some areas e.g. pubic hair, which seem much coarser.
My face gets done at a salon, but I do use my Me - Elos on my face in between professional treatments, so can't really say if it works or not, although it does feel like it's zapped a hair or three. (one get to know when a root has been fried).
Standard ME heads (5000 flashes) are a pain, I found the standard head dose about 3 full leg treatments, I would think you would need at least 12 full treatments over at least a year, due to the cycles or whatever, that hair grows in whatever the machine you chose. Professional machines cost 30 times the price of these home units and that's probably being on the conservative side, and you need 8 to 10 treatments with them, so please don't think you're going to be hair free and super smooth after 20 minutes with your new exciting machine. You are really going to have to work at it. If the funds permit, and you're going for the ME-Elos, splash out on the long life Quarts head 100,000 flashes. I've always used mine with the Epilator attachment, and find it works well.
I have just noticed that there is now a facial attachment. So I may have to take a look at that, I only get white hair on my face now, so the salon has me on Pigmentine to make them visible to their machine, I have used the Me, with Pigmentine, and once again I did get that zapped feeling.
Pippa Jones
