When I first started treatment over 8 sessions ago it was called permanent hair removal, now it’s conveniently called hair removal reduction. I was expecting better results after forking out $2,120 on lower legs & bikini line so far. Is it worth it? Also, does waxing actually slow down hair growth & thickness over time?
I’ve been doing laser hair removal treatments for about a year now. When I signed up, the laser tech made sure to tell me that it is permanent hair reduction, not permanent hair removal. She said that after completing the average number of treatments (5 – but it varies for each area on the body, skin type, hair type, etc.) a person can expect to see 90% of the hair permanently gone. The other 10% will continue to come back, but you can shave or opt to have it treated to reduce how often it grows.
I’ve been really pleased with the results so far, but I might be an extreme case. I have really white skin, and really thick, dark hair. I was also told that in terms of hair density, I am a ten. I’ve had horrirble problems with shaving/waxing/hair removal my entire life. Everything always seemed to be irritated, no matter what I did – not to mention my hair grows back really fast. I haven’t lasered my legs yet, but I can say that I shaved yesterday and in the past 24 hours I’ve already got about 1/8 inch of hair. Basically I was miserable, and when a lady who used to do waxing for me told me about laser hair removal, I figured I’d give it a try.
I’ve done four treatments on my underarms, and I can say that it has significantly improved my quality of life. The amount of hair that has grown back is so much less than I initially had. Before the treatments, my hair was so dense that even after shaving, all I could see was a black hue in my skin from all of the hair follicles clustered together underneith. Now I can actually SEE MY SKIN. Also, I always had red irritation, and now I can say that I don’t have a single bump. I’m not sure that I could track the percentage of hair that is gone, but I would estimate that 75% is completely gone. I almost cried when I wore a tanktop and realized I didn’t have to feel self-conscious anymore. I felt normal.
There are still hairs that grow, but these are trivial to me. They are thin and when I shave them, it takes awhile to grow back. I may do another treatment in a few months if it looks like I need it, but I’m really pretty satisifed as of right now. I’m also happy because I haven’t had any problems with ingrown hairs, which has been a huge problem for me for a looong time. Besides my underarms, I’ve done one treatment on my arms, the back of my neck, my bikini area, and labia. I’ve been pretty pleased with these also, even though I’ve done just a single treatment, but I will say that anything in the pubic region is really really painful.
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In terms of prices, I would suggest shopping around to make sure you are getting the best deal. I have a friend who got five treatments on her legs done for $5000, which I thought was ridiculous. She was promised permanent laser hair removal, and told that after the five treatments she could come back at any point if she had any hair regrowth (which I guess is sort of like having permanent removal…) The lady who does my legs charges $300 per treatment of legs (from toe to above the knee), $100 for underarms, $79 for bikini, $50 for upper lip/sideburns, $200 for arms, $450 for absolutely all public hair, and so on. I think in times like today when the economy is rough and things like laser hair removal are a luxury, you should have a little bargaining power in terms of price.
I did waxing for several years, and for me it was better than shaving, but does not compare to laser hair removal. It is good because it gets rid of hair for longer periods of time than shaving and the hair does grow back softer, but it is extremely painful and I had so many ingrown hairs I cannot count (there is a big difference between a hair that you shave that just kinda grows a little under the skin, but you can exfoliate a few times and get it out – and a hair that is trapped under your skin for months after waxing until you have a horrible bump and have to have it cut out). I’m not sure if waxing increases the thickness of the hair over time, but I did feel like it somehow increased the number that grew back. I’m not sure if this is fact or not, but I think when you yank the hair out of the follicle, it is more likely to grow back two or threefold than just a single hair as before (but I could be making that up…) I hope this helps. Good luck!
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