laser hair removal

camedowncrushing · August 2010

Has anyone done it?

PunkyBooster · August 2010

Haven't. I have done electrolysis. My opinion of these hair removals is that they are worth it in the end, but are painfully expensive and time consuming. Oh, and there is a girl on MM who had laser on her bikini area and still has to get waxed. she doesn't have as much hair, but it's not 100 percent, apparently.

camedowncrushing · August 2010

PunkyBooster:
Haven't. I have done electrolysis. My opinion of these hair removals is that they are worth it in the end, but are painfully expensive and time consuming. Oh, and there is a girl on MM who had laser on her bikini area and still has to get waxed. she doesn't have as much hair, but it's not 100 percent, apparently.

Hmm...that is what I am afraid of. I have a consultation on Thursday. I don't want to wax anymore. I don't want to spend all the money on laser hair removal though and still have to wax. Maybe I will post over there....

ThisKindofLove · August 2010

I had a Brazilian laser hair removal and underarm hair removal done five years ago. (This involved getting on all fours which, as you can imagine, was vastly entertaining for everyone involved.) I didn't find it particularly painful, but my sister is currently having it done and either her tolerance for pain is lower than mine, or her lasers are stronger (she's tanner than I am) because it's painful for her.

For me it was extremely effective. I have maybe 10 or so hairs that are stragglers in the bikini area that I just shave off, and one or two stragglers on my right underarm that I also shave off. I'm being literal here. Fewer than fifteen hairs all told remain, and it took them a few years to show up. My sister is finding it slightly less effective, although she's still pretty pleased.

I am so so so SO happy I did this. Easily one of the best purchases I've ever made.

I'm very fair with dark hair, though. From what I understand this is the skin tone/hair color combination that typically sees the best results since it's easy for the laser to target the root.

I do recommend that you go with a place that offers the procedure for a price, rather than the number of sessions for a price. I had a session every ten weeks for the first year, and then again for the second year if I needed it. I moved out of the area for the second year, so I never proceeded with it. However if I wanted to go back and have the few stragglers that I do still have zapped, I will never have to pay more than 10% of the original amount I paid to do so.

It's my understanding that some women do see some re-growth if they get pregnant and/or when they go through menopause, so I don't plan on going back unless I find the need to after either or both. Right now it's very manageable.

bostonbaker · September 2010

I would love to get this done on my underarms. I shave them every day and it grows back so fast. Where do you go to get it done?

camedowncrushing · September 2010

bostonbaker:
I would love to get this done on my underarms. I shave them every day and it grows back so fast. Where do you go to get it done?

I am going for a consultation at medsleekspa tomorrow...I'll let you know how it goes.

jenvalet · September 2010

I had it done at Sleek probably 6+ years ago and it did not work at all. I did underarms and bikini. Supposedly I was the perfect candidate because I'm fair skinned and I have dark hair. I literally went once every 6 weeks for over a year. I fought with their corporate offices for months because I saw no results.

camedowncrushing · September 2010

jenvalet:
I had it done at Sleek probably 6+ years ago and it did not work at all. I did underarms and bikini. Supposedly I was the perfect candidate because I'm fair skinned and I have dark hair. I literally went once every 6 weeks for over a year. I fought with their corporate offices for months because I saw no results.

oh gosh see this is what I am afraid of. Did you have unlimited visits?

iwalktheline · September 2010

i did about three years ago and it was 100% worth it. it stings a little in the moment, but you will be rid of the hair forever. i had it done on three areas and they probably took 8-10 sessions each, but i'm virtually hair-free there now and it is so nice. i was plagued by unwanted body hair my whole life, so to just be able to feel like a normal person, it was beyond worth it for me. i would recommend it to anyone.

jenvalet · September 2010

camedowncrushing:

jenvalet:
I had it done at Sleek probably 6+ years ago and it did not work at all. I did underarms and bikini. Supposedly I was the perfect candidate because I'm fair skinned and I have dark hair. I literally went once every 6 weeks for over a year. I fought with their corporate offices for months because I saw no results.

oh gosh see this is what I am afraid of. Did you have unlimited visits?

Nope, I didn't have unlimited visits. It was supposed to be 5 visits, I think, but then I had a 1 year no-hair-guarantee, so that's why they kept having me come back. When I initially started they used a laser machine that hurt like h%ll. Then they switched to an IPL machine. From what I read at the time, IPL is not as powerul. Who knows. But I'll never waste my money on it again! Hope it works for you!

camedowncrushing · September 2010

jenvalet:
camedowncrushing:

jenvalet:
I had it done at Sleek probably 6+ years ago and it did not work at all. I did underarms and bikini. Supposedly I was the perfect candidate because I'm fair skinned and I have dark hair. I literally went once every 6 weeks for over a year. I fought with their corporate offices for months because I saw no results.

oh gosh see this is what I am afraid of. Did you have unlimited visits?

Nope, I didn't have unlimited visits. It was supposed to be 5 visits, I think, but then I had a 1 year no-hair-guarantee, so that's why they kept having me come back. When I initially started they used a laser machine that hurt like h%ll. Then they switched to an IPL machine. From what I read at the time, IPL is not as powerul. Who knows. But I'll never waste my money on it again! Hope it works for you!

Thanks. I am still on the fence about it. I had not realized prior to the consultation that it took so very long to complete.

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