The man blames laser hair removal itself for his bad results. He got it done on his beard and it was hairless for about 2 years and then it grew back in patches of different thickness and density. He also says that laser hair removal is never permenant, but rather temporary. Is that true? Also there were others that commented and said that they also had it done and the hair also grew back, but thinner and more managable. Is this what always happens with male facial hair? I was considering getting it and actually I would rather have the hair be reduced (as in thinner) than permenantly removed. Is that possible? Also do you know what went wrong with this man because it makes me very nervous. Was it a bad technician? or maybe the wrong laser? Idk but I would never want that to happen to my face
This freaks me out.after seeing this, i did some more research and added “patchiness” as keyword.
Apparently it is frequent…
moreover, it seems that most agree after two years there is significant regrowth…
I m glad i saw this 3 days before going in.Though in a way I m sad cause it means there is no solution to my problem…
I m so confused on what to do next.this really looks bad…
Please read the FAQs here first. Laser hair removal IS permanent. However, you need to learn about its limitations and about hair growth in general. There is lots of discussion here on male facial hair removal if you run a search.
To address this video:
This person is upset and frustrated, which is understandable. However, there are no details provided and no facts. He’s basically saying that the results he received is the only result one can get, which is based on his frustration, not him doing research and questioning the clinic/experience of the tech, the machine, the settings, etc.
His main complaint is that his results are patchy, NOT that hair removal doesn’t work or that it doesn’t last. He makes the claim that it doesn’t last, yet his supporting evidence says otherwise. I don’t see in this video where he says that his hair all grew back. In fact, it’s the opposite. He’s complaining about patchiness, i.e. the majority of the hair is NOT growing back and that’s what’s bothering him because it causes the look of patchiness.
Men’s facial hair is hard to treat because it has very dense growth. However, with proper treatments, you can definitely get an (even) reduction. It’s hard to impossible to get an almost complete removal with laser alone on this area and it does require more treatments than other areas. Your body will continue to develop NEW hair on this area. So unless you’re on hormonal medication (like transgender people), you’ll either need some touchups or you’ll have to be ok with lighter growth coming in with time. However, it’s possible to get an even reduction where you shave a lot less often and the shadow goes away. There are men on this and other forum who’ve achieved this. Run a search.
Since this is a very hard to treat area, the best laser out there for your skin type AND the most experienced technician (specifically on this area) are of utmost importance. This is because it is very important to overlap well on this area. What causes patchiness is treating without overlapping properly and using proper settings. This puts the hair in different phases of growth, which in turn looks like patchiness.
If either of you are considering LHR on your male facial hair, please do lots of research before just “going in” somewhere. This is not a simple and easy procedure, so finding someone who understands this and knows how to do it well is very important. This website provides lots of information to get you started.
Btw, I’ve finished LHR on some of the areas over 1.5 yrs ago and still have no hair there.
I have removed hair on many man’s back within 14 months with follow up nit-picky shorter appointments until month 18.
Arm hair, dense arm hair, no problem gaining success within the same time frame. Full facial electrolysis on eyebrows, chin, upper lip, sides, neck, same time frame. The same could be said for any area, body or facial. It is not too big a project and one will get finished if both parties display the proper behavior toward a strategy that works and has good equipment to speed this along comfortably. Sure, more time on the table is needed, but one will get permanent hair removal, assured.
There is some truth in what you are saying lagirl if we roll back the clock about 15 years. A Modernly equipped and skilled electrologist offers something far different than what mother, grandma and greatgrandma had years ago. A big problem is some electrologists have not caught up with what is possible, but we are forever optimistic that this will change. If it doesn’t, then the client will still get permanent hair removal in the end. It will just require a longer time frame than stated above.
My point was mostly that if the hair is dark and coarse and the goal is to remove most of it, it’s faster and more efficient to do with laser first and finish with electrolysis.
They don’t prevent new growth. Only hormonal medication can. What patchiness are you talking about? I guess I’m not really understanding your question because it seems the basis of it has an incorrect underlying assumption.