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Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

HI I have been reading about laser hair removal and lagirls post about how the hair should be coarse and dense. I have hair on my back and shoulders I would like to get rid of. It is coarse but it’s not dense like my chest hair. I went for one electrolysis session for two hours and it was pretty painful. They used an apilus senior for thermal at a high setting. I am concerned about the induced hair growth stories I have been reading. I have some areas on my back with little to no hair and I will not risk having more hair grow in.The hair is this photo was about 3-4 months worth of growth after waxing and the hairs are quite long about 1.5 inches so it looks somewhat denser than it is if I were to shave. The place I went to for electroylsis says thay have you shave a few days before and wait until the hair is growing out when they do laser treament with their YAG so as to only target the areas where hair actually is. Tell me what you think
Thanks



#2

  • Only some of the spots have DENSE coarse growth. The rest is too sparse for laser and would risk induced growth. If you do decide to go with laser, you definitely look light enough for an alexandrite (so, Yag wouldn’t be best), BUT only treat those specific dense spots to avoid induced growth.

  • Laser is painful too. Electrolysis really shouldn’t be that bad. You may want to sample a couple more electrologists. There are also numbing creams available. No pain, no gain, however, in hair removal. So you have to be willing to tolerate some.

#3

thanks La girl, I figured the shoulders and the “wings” on the back are dense enough to treat. Would you agree? The place I went sugested using laser a few times and then electrolysis to finish off. I was considering looking for a place that has a Gentlelase laser based on the reccomdentations on the site. If one of the resident electrolysis experts who view the laser section would comment on whether they think that this area of back and shoulders could be fully treated with electrlysis only it would be appreciated. and a geustimate of how many hours it would take to do first clearence based on the visible areas. The place I went to first told me they thought they could clear it in 2-3 hours which I thought was way too low. I am not sure what option to take. I would be willing to pay up to 100 hours of pure electrlysis but if it would take more than that not sure I could afford it. Laser sessions range from $400-$800 in my area depending on whether its a comestic salon or a clinic with an onsite dermataologist. any more comments are appreciated.

#4

Yes, those are the areas dense enough to treat. They’re relatively small areas, so laser shouldn’t cost more than $100-150 per treatment. Maybe $200 tops.

You can definitely do everything with electrolysis. You can estimate the time it will take. It will also really depend on your dedication to get a clearance fast and coming in to clear everything again and again AS SOON AS it shows up again. Fast thermolysis method can remove 5-10 hairs per minute. I would estimate using 5 since some hairs will need to be retreated to be fully killed. Also, keep in mind that what you see if only about 1/3 of the hair you actually have on these areas. So multiple that estimate by 3.

2-3 hours for a clearance of all that seems a little low to me too.

Laser prices are usually negotiable. GentleLASE would be the best choice. You should of course check out 3-4 places to compare everything.

Btw, it helps with both methods if you wax before you start treatments so that all hair in the right phase to be treated.

#5

Why would he wax? Waxing is a big no for LHR, only shaving or trimming.

#6

She meant wax several weeks before treatment so hair is in the same phase. Then shave 1-3 days before treatment as normal.

#7

Odi! PLEASE read information about HAIR GROWTH as I mentioned to you several times already. You really need to start understanding how hair grows in order to understand how it’s being killed and what’s the best way to do it. You don’t seem to grasp the idea of hair cycles at all judging from your posts.

Waxing before either laser or electrolysis (JUST ONCE before FIRST treatment) is great for achieving results faster overall because it helps synchronize the hair so that all hair being treated on your first treatment is in the right anagen phase of growth.

#8

So I had one treatment done on the upper body with Gentlelase at 18mm and 18j and I lost my original photos so I cant compare but the hair seems lighter but I think there may be more of it. These photos are taken 16 weeks after my first treatment. one with a flash, one without.Click on the photos to see fullsize. I am wondering if the hair is dark and thick enough to get good results if I continue. Opinions? thanks in advance

#9

No, the hair in these photos is not coarse enough. It’s relatively sparse too. Electrolysis would be great on these. That’s what I would recommend.

#10

Thanks LAgirl for your always quick and informative replies,I had the back area fully treated the first time even areas with sparse hair similiar to whats shown in the photos. I realise I was taking a risk with induced hair growth thanks to your informative posts. The hair shed in all the areas treated and didnt start growing back for about 1-2 months. Does this mean that the treatment was effective and that perhaps it might be worth trying to treat these light and sparse areas again?

#11

Hair always sheds if it’s hit by laser. All the shedding tells you is that there were no missed spots. It is NOT ever supposed to be taken as evidence that the treatment worked at all. For example, those scam home systems cause full shedding too.

Hair that is too fine will still get hot and detach from the follicle and fall out, even on ineffective treatments. But it hardly transfers ANY of that energy to the surrounding cells. The results are like an expensive wax-job at that point.

I agree that your hair is not ideal for laser. You’ll get more bang for your buck on the electrologists table for sure.

#12

I’ll repeat my reply to your PM:

Shedding doesn’t mean that the hair was killed permanently. It only means that it was heated up enough to shed. Usually, finer hair doesn’t have enough pigment to attract enough heat to disable the hair permanently.