“I had couple of spots where hair some hair were left from shaving. Even after laser those hair are not gone. I was expecting that laser will burn all the hair which are showing and I will achieve a bald look until hair start growing again for shedding.”
Not necessarily. You must always shave as CLOSE as possible.
“So at this point my legs look exactly the same as they were before. Is it normal or you think settings were too low? She used yag 25 and 40 on me”
It is normal. Wait for 3 weeks to see how shedding goes. You mean 25J and 40ms? or 25ms and 40J? And what’s the spot size? Joules and pulse width are meaningless without spot size.
“I am skeptical about having laser on my thighs as hair are not as coarse there. I got a 2x2 inches test patch on my one thigh to see if it works at all? How much time should I wait for test patch results before I decide to start that area? The consultant at facility said in two weeks you will know. That ksounds lie a lie because I understand that in two weeks hair will shed. But I can not tell about stimulation until they grow back.”
You should only treat coarse hair. Yag works good only on very coarse hair. It can still give OK results on coarse hair but it will hardly give any results on fine or intermediate hair.
I don’t think laser induced hair growth is a problem on thighs.
You should ideally wait for 3 weeks to see shedding how goes. Even if you do experience considerable shedding on thighs in 3 weeks, I’d still suggest you wait for 6 months to see if there is any permanent reduction.
“Also, I am skeptical about the place. They insisted that they will charge me $1450 for 6 treatments on lower legs in the start. Isn’t it possible that I may need less treatments?”
Possible if they treat you at effective settings and overlap properly. You should experience 90%+ shedding after each treatment. 3 treatments is a bare minimum and most people with our skin type usually need 4-8 treatments on lower legs. 6 doesn’t sound a lot. It would be best if you could pay as you go.
“I want to start bikini as well she said she will charge me $1250 for 6 bikini treatments in start. Do I need that many or it is just a rip off?”
I don’t think that’s too many. Most people do need 6 treatments for that area.
"I negotiated with them that I dont want to pay for 6 treatments together. So she gave me the option of paying for 1 treatment now and to pay for rest of the 5 treatments in my second appointment. Should I go back to this place and pay rest of the money? I am not sure if I need that many treatments. It sounds like a rip off. "
If they are not willing to let you pay per treatment, look for another clinic.
