SimplyIsaac -> RE: Laser hair removal...anyone have experience with this? (9/28/2009 7:39:45 AM)
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Laser hair "removal" is about as permanent as welts on one's ass. At best, laser hair removal is only FDA-cleared as suitable for a REDUCTION of hair over many, many, many...and I mean MANY treatments...but it shouldn't ever be thought of as permanent! That is a huge lie those in the hair removal industry perpetuate or purposefully keep vague. Watch out for those in the laser hair removal business. They tend to be odd personalities that have no trouble lying through their teeth about the realities of their product. They will quote you ridiculous prices for a procedure that will not come close to permanence, because they bought the machine at huge cost and now need to make it pay for itself. The entire focus is not making your skin hairless...its about making their equipment pay for itself after a large investment. Do not be fooled. You are getting ripped off, no matter how believable or likable the technicians and the salon owners are. I have some hair on my back I've tried getting rid of for years using this method. I am caucasian, fair-skinned with dark hair...supposedly the ideal candidate. Well, guess what? Somehow...mysteriously, no make, laser color or laser intensity has been effective in making it close to permanent. It does come back over a period of about a month, though it does thin your hair out a little. I know people don't want to hear this, but electrolysis, to my knowledge, is the only way to get rid of it for good. Oh, and one more thing...rubber band snap? Yeah, maybe, on level 1-3 intensity. Go higher (which you will need to!), and it will be more painful than that. Instead of that "rubber band snap" they love to use in ads, think of hundreds of microscopic needles darting into your skin for a moment and then dissolving with a heated sensation. That's what it really feels like. It can be tolerable depending upon what area the laser it hitting. Other times, it will make you jerk back from the pain. My consensus? For the level of pain and cost, this procedure is not worth it. quote:
ORIGINAL: AislynLass I did not want to hijack the other thread on waxing so I started this thread. I would like to know if anyone has experienced laser hair removal. I would like to be completely smooth (as permanently as possible) and wanted to know how effective this method is.
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