electro and laser expections

[satsuke]

Just wondering if someone has done combination laser and electro on a male face…

I’ve been having laser (yag-nd) on my face once every 2 weeks for 2 years. They used a Lyra laser on a fairly high setting … however never once hitting 100% of the area … instead doing what I’d call an “error diffusion” method where some areas are hit multiple times and others are rarely hit (I only used them because it was a package deal an I had already paid in full…).

I have had 8 electrolosis hour long electolosys sessions with a local provider and am getting fairly close to having full clearance.

My question is, should I actually expect to stay clear for any length of time, or given the haphazard laser treatments should I expect to be going in every week or two weeks for a long time.

I’m a white male with medium skin and not currently taking hormones or anything else that would affect hair cycles.

[Deedra]

…I’ve been having laser (yag-nd) on my face once every 2 weeks for 2 years. They used a Lyra laser on a fairly high setting … however never once hitting 100% of the area … instead doing what I’d call an “error diffusion” method where some areas are hit multiple times and others are rarely hit (I only used them because it was a package deal an I had already paid in full…).

This is insane. Two years worth? Every two weeks? Two is a bad number in your case. Hope they got more than two hairs. Rip off. Not a great laser either. Aren’t you suspicious after all this time? What good is a “good deal” if there is no positive outcome?

If your electrolysis provider can handle this area, and it sounds like she can, then that is your ticket. If you want to pursue more laser, then get some consultations with laser clinics that use GentleYag lasers. Yags can penetrate deeper into the skin. Those terminal hairs of a male beard are pretty deep.

[satsuke]

Sad thing is, the other company locally at the same price was using a gentleyag. Though at this point I’m probably better off just sticking to electro. I’m within 1 hour session of having all hairs cleared.

I had started on electro concurrent to laser to clear the white hairs and those that the laser couldn’t seem to affect (mainly upper lip).

And yeah, the every 2 week thing was weird … though the fact that they didn’t hit every spot every time might have been part of it.

I honestly think their business survived on the fact that most people didn’t complete their sessions. I had asked each of the 3 technicians how many men they had treated. The first (one I worked with the most) said they had several … the other two were noncommittal. I only knew of one other person who had this done and he was pretty much clear – but only after 2 years of going every two weeks, and he had fairly sparse dark hair to start with.

The shop was pretty much unknown to the local transgender community, despite being widely advertised.

I should qualify that initially it was monthly for first 4 months, than every 2 weeks with several gaps in places … with some of the intermediate time looking a little weird (having 10mm round holes in one’s stubble). I do have photos along the way.