Hey, I know this topic is old, but had some advice to share. Britney, keep in mind there are different options to pay for laser. If you have two jobs, and possibly some credit? American laser will probably finance you. I tried to get financed and they wouldn't finance me. But then again, I hardly make any money :/ ... Another option is taking a personal loan out. What I ended up doing, was taking a title loan out on my car. The total cost was $2500.. My monthly payments are $139, so not tooo bad. If you own a car outright, you can easily get a title loan.. Just think outside the box


Good luck!

Thanks drippin I decided not to get laser. The laser clinic is an hour away from me and I can't afford the gas. I'm looking for some local electrolysis that I can afford.

Okie dokie I haven't started electrolysis yet but I'm on like my 8th laser treatment.
Pm me if you wanna chat!

Hey,

I just got back from my laser treatment consultation and patch test. The consultant was really lovely, and she didnt even bat an eyelid when I said why I wanted all my facial hair removed (bearing in mind I am currently still in full boy mode).

I know it is unlikely to do the whole job with laser alone, but it feels great to at least be getting started. It is at a very good clinic in London (The Private Clinic on Harley Street), which has a good reputation and very encouraging reviews. I was expecting the course of 6 treatments to cost a fortune, but they are offering a 30% discount on courses booked in January so it only cost me £525. That's only £87 a treatment, once a month, which thankfully is manageable for me at the moment.

The £18k for FFS is another matter though... :-/

Amy.x

Hi Amy
I've had three full face sessions and I'm practically hair free. I now go for top ups whenever I wish. I'v started chest and tummy as well, which is considerably less painful than the face.  My first face was $250, it is now $60 and takes about 10-15 mins. The first was three sessions to cover the entire face at about 45 min a session.

The upper lip is a doozy

Cindy

Being oh HRT helps a lot with hair removal...mine cleared faster once I started mine. Colour of your hair plays a big part, pretty much all the dark hair on my face is gone...or incredibly weedy, but i have a lot of red in my natural hair colour and that doesn't work at all. I'm happy with the results, i saw an 80/90% reduction in my facial hair and I'm prepared to put up with electrolysis for the rest.

as for cost i paid £135 a session, though that did include a corporate discount

I was intent on laser, in the beginning because I've heard it clears up and electrolysis just cleans up whats left, but then I realized I only have maybe two or three small thin sections where I have dark hair. The facial hair on my upper lip is very sparse but grows in black. On my chin is thicker but all blonde. Under my chin is thinner but black. Then my sideburns and along my jaw is medium and probably a dark blonde light brown. I've never been able to grow much of a (cringe) beard so I'm pretty lucky haha. Plus the laser clinic, I wanted to work with them, but they're an hour away and I can't drive that far and pay so much for such little results.

I have my first laser session on my facial hair tomorrow! Hurrah! 

Good riddance to bad rubbish... or at least the start of it anyway.

Amy.x

Ok, Had the first laser session. The consultant did say the first time is the most painful, and she was right! It was more acute discomfort than proper pain, but still not something you want every day...

My face is quite red and blotchy in places, but I only got back from the clinic in the last hour and they said it should calm down over the course of today and tomorrow. Fortunately I am at work on my own today...

All in the name of beauty!

Amy.x

Did she suggest  hydrocortisone cream? You can get it from the Pharmacist. I only need it o'night from the 'blast' and remember to use sunscreen on the new area. It hurts in such a lovely way? I loved it and look at the mirror for ages , BTW it takes a number of days before you see the effect. If you can don't shave.

Hugs
Cindy

I've been using Viss IPL which I bought online.  It cost me 500 dollars, and it comes with w light bulb that gives me around 4000 shots.

I realize the results aren't permanent (the hair gets really fine, though) so I said I might as well get something that I can use whenever I see some hair growth.  I've used it on my arms, underarm, legs, face and torso.  The recommended treatment is 2 years (every two months) before you can go to twice-a-year sessions.

Seems to work just fine.

I'm going to American Laser Center; I saw they're add on FB for $300 off.

The original quote for my face and neck was going to be $3200 for a 2-year treatment. When I was denied financing, I said sorry, can't do it. They then gave me an additional discount with the total being $2500 with a $500 deposit and then $200 monthly payments. In May, I'll be making my last payment even though the treatment will continue for some time after that.

So, two days on, one side of my face has calmed down completely, but the other side still has some angry looking blotches and a little blistering, especially on my neck. My guess is they did one side on a higher setting, and having realised they were bbq'ing my face, turned it down a little for the other side! Also, as I havent shaved since the treatment, to give my skin a chance to recover, I noticed that I have a lot more grey hair in my beard than I previously noticed... :-( It has been such a long time since I let my stubble grow for longer than a day, it has kind of crept up on me. Boo, and indeed Hiss.

So another 5 sessions of laser  followed by some electrolysis for the grey ones.. Ho hum.

Amy.x

I pay $175 per session. They always run buy 4 get one free. I missed my last session due to no cash. Hello tax refund....

So its been about 3 weeks now since my first laser session on my facial hair, and the results are remarkable. After just one session my beard growth has halved, and when I shave I actually look rairly clean shaven! (instead of the perma-shadow that was there before!) My skin has completely recovered too, which is a relief as it was looking pretty awful for a few days.

Got to book the next appointment for early March. :-)

Amy.

I've had 6 full face treatments and an extra 3 top lip treatments, playing almost £1000 in total, from a medium distance you couldn't see any hair and even from close up there's nothign much to see as I pluck all the visible white hairs (and a few dark hairs) on a morning and put on a bit of slap just to give the old mush a more even look, but from very close up a few annoying hairs become visible by the end of the day

Quote from: Rachel B. on November 26, 2010, 11:38:33 AM
I pay $75 Canadian per session, but I was looking at the prices in Toronto, and they are far higher than those of the clinics in my town (Probably  because there is higher demand for laser in Toronto.), so prices differ from city to city.

this is off topic but your profile pic looks like a Gaiaonline avatar, am i correct?