Anyone had just one (no more) LHR session ?

Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

In an article by Jenny Bailly, “Buyer beware: facts about laser hair removal”, posted on the Oprah website, she writes that sometimes LHR can be successful in just two treatments - depending on skin and hair color.

I’m only interested in knowing if one can recuperate MOST of his/her hair (not in its elimination).

I have been searching the web for information about the effects of having a one time only LHR session with no follow ups. unfortunately, my case BUT DUE TO REGRET about having the procedure(and I am extremely anguished due do this)

Apparently not many people have just one session.

But my interest lies in those people who for different reasons had to stop treatment after just one session.

More specifically, how much hair grew back and in what time frame and degree of hairless patchiness.

I know this information depends on each person, but I want to have an idea of what to expect. I want to hear from other people’s experiences.

Are there any scientific studies? any reference material?

Thanks to anyone who can contribute

#2

I assume you’re talking about this?

Her advice is out-of-date and some of it is just plain wrong. If you have had one treatment with good settings (i.e. high enough to kill hair permanently), then you should experience ~20% reduction. I’ve had 2 dermatologists at this point independently tell me this was their experience

#3

I had to stop LHR on my lower legs after one session. I had 50% reduction with one session of LHR with the Lightsheer diode laser.
It has been two years now since that session. I actually have less hair on my lower legs than on my upper legs now.

However, do not be mislead by this. Because you cannot compare leg hair with facial hair, not with arm hair… also you cannot compare one person’s leg hair with another’s. You cannot compare one person’s skin type with another’s, which plays an important part in the settings.

Also, the lady who did the laser on my legs was very experienced and knew my skin already from previous treatments on other body parts. Most places will not use agressive settings right away but will test your skin reaction instead with lower settings and do test patches with higher settings.

I do believe armpit, bikini and leg hair could be eliminated in 3-4 sessions provided that it concerns coarse hair and the right settings can be used. My mother’s armpits were done in three sessions, my mother only has about three hairs on each armpit and this has been three years now.

#4

Brenton,

Yes, that´s the article. I don´t know the settings used, although I do remember that in the beginning I didn´t feel the heat; then it become hotter. On two or three occasions I felt it burn. But immediately after I told her to stop and she did.

So I’m assuming the settings were good.

#5

Sensee,

How long after you stopped your leg session did all the “saved” hairs start to grow?

Were they the same length as your pre-laser hairs?

Thank you

#6

It’s very individual and depends a lot on the treated area and the condition of the hair before the treatment, is it dark and coarse?
From experience i’ve seen many Asian people who seem to be finished after only 4 sessions.
In general though, as said above, you should see about 20% reduction each time assuming everything goes your way.