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I know laser works better with darker hair but I was just wonder what others experiences were.  Both facial and body.  I have pretty dark hair but also have quite a bit of white hair too (getting older is sooo great  ;D).  If laser is done with a blend of black and white hair, is the black hair removed and the white has to be done with electrolysis?

Quote from: Katie V on December 10, 2017, 02:02:29 PM
is the black hair removed and the white has to be done with electrolysis?

You are correct.

Quote from: KarynMcD on December 10, 2017, 05:55:44 PM
You are correct.

Sometime I hate it when I'm right...

I started both electrolysis and laser at about the same time. About 30% of my facial har was grey/white. Laser is great for dark hair, but my electrolocist has noticed that laser seems not to have any effect even on the light brown hairs. My electrolocist had only been targeting the grey hairs, but after six facial laser treatments I gave her the green light to go after any hair she finds. The laser is helping quite a bit, but some hairs can be stubborn.

I also had laser done on my back. Although I really don't like any body hair, the hair on my back bothered me the most. After five laser treatments my back hair is virtually gone. The last time I went in they were amazed how clear it was and decided to do face only that day. I don't check my back for hairs very often, but it has been several months since I noticed any there.

I expect HRT helped some with the back hair. I also had quite a bit of chest hair and it is thinning out fast. I still may get a few laser treatments on my chest, stomach, and legs, but it is possible HRT may reduce the hair in those areas to a manageable level without laser.

You are correct. I am doing laser now on my beard and have some white (getting older, yeah!!). The darker hairs are being controlled well, but the white has seen some control but, not all of it. The laser techs suspect that some of my white hairs had a darker root base. So yes I will have to do electrolysis to remove it all permanently. It stinks for those of us with lighter hairs.

I'm 56, I have mixed colour facial hair, too....white, silver, grey, and clear.  :laugh:

I went Saturday and had both done and it was not that bad as of pain i can tell a difference right away and its awesome, i got go back in 4 weeks it is a long process what i have been told