Hi again,
My only motivation is to help my daughters in any way I can when/if they decide they want to remove the excess hair. Maybe they will be perfectly happy with their appearance and it will never be an issue. This would be great. But I doubt this will be the case. New hair is quickly growing in all over their bodies as they age. Lots of it.
From time to time we discuss the fact they have hair in lots of places but its not a negative just a fact and these conversations are always started by them.
I was really just trying to see if it was an option in exceptional situations. IF its something they want to do. I cant see any reading anywhere that its done on a case by case basis (as laser can be - I personally have known a few children that have had this done for various reasons - birthmarks, hairy nevus or suchlike on the face). Various websites talk about permanent hair removal for children but in reality electrolysis didnt sound possible going from the response I got when I queried it. I cant imagine that laser would be too comfortable for a child either but they seem to use this when its required.
It just seemed the general consensus to treat children with this problem was no. Sight unseen. Im sure there are a few younger teens out there that would love the opportunity of having electrolysis done if their parents could afford it, they could handle the pain and someone could do it for them. If someone took their 10 year old to an electrologist and the child was willing and the electrologist thought the situation was bad enough to treat, what is the harm? I understand it doesnt seem right absolutely. But it could make so much difference to someone who is struggling at a young age with this problem.
Lidocain doesnt sound nice at all! Clearly not something you would want to put on anyone let alone a child if you could get away without it. Would something like Emla cream be effective enough to use beforehand?
Thanks for your comments. I understand its a strange query