Electrolysis or Laser Hair Removal . . .

[Buffy]

Errr you think you have problems .... look how hairy I am...

Buffy

PS.... Took me 3 years to remove all facial hair by electro

[Lisa CPE]

I'm a GG, but I too had my share of electrolysis as a client.  I had a pretty bad hair problem and I looked forward to my weekly treatments when I could be free from hair.    Having the hair was MUCH worse than getting rid of it.  No kidding......

[cheryl_love]

From someone that has had laser done: I went three or six day/treatments of approx 8 hrs each (enough time to cover the entire body) three times. Been hair free for about six years. The key is, the type of laser. Mine was type "C". Be repaired for the worst, most intense pain of your life. The laser burns the hairs down to the root in 1/4 inch square sections. That's a lot of squares. I still have to go for a follow up on the face. I think the price was $3000 or $1500 or more. Been too long, but money well spent.

[Lisa CPE]

The goal is to get rid of the hair permanently.  It's good that laser worked for you and you are happy with the results.     I would stick with it if you found something that suits you.

[aeron]

I'll be trying laser on my neck area next weekend.  My plan is to use it to knock back as much of the 'old growth' as possible, and then let Lisa play whack-a-mole with the sprouts that come up after, while they're still tender and only take about 6 seconds at a lower setting to kill.

Might as well add here I learned the hard way that taking an antihistamine BEFORE the session makes the session a LOT worse.  I've already got a few strikes against me -- Spiro is a diuretic and dries you up, and the topical anesthetic is a vasoconstrictor which dries the skin up (otherwise the anesthetic would be leached out of the skin.)  Adding the antihistamine dried me up so much that I wasn't bubbling up, and some neck hairs took a minute and a half to give up and die...  You've been warned!

Karen

Interesting, Kate.  The first session (only 15 mins because that's all the I had the money for, and just wanted to 'try it out') I had, the technician told me that HAVING lots of moisture in your body (antihistamines dry you up) makes it difficult to get the hairs out.  Does my technician not know what she's talking about?  For the record I went to Bluegrass Electrolysis & Skin Care Clinic in Lexington, KY.

Posted on: August 02, 2008, 02:49:37 PM

just so we don't forget what it's all about   

I know...I'm twisted... >


tinkerbell

Is the pic you showed considered the "two hand method"?  I just had my first "blend" session yesterday.  Afterwards, the technician who owns the place told me that in my next session I will meeting a technician that she just hired, that is from California.  The new technician has 30+ years experience.  She told me the new technician uses the two hand method.  After my first session was completed she showed me the hairs she had removed, all laying on something that looked like a napkin.  It seemed like there might been 20+ hairs on it.