When I was 17-18 I did laser treatments to my face which induced a lot of hair growth. Well, after a few years of dealing with it via plucking/epilating/depilatory creams, I’ve finally taken the first step and consulted with a electrologist.
My mom is being very adamant that I get a few laser treatments before electrolysis because she thinks I can get a good amount of hair reduction, and then continue with electrolysis. She argues that Since I’m much older now (24 now vs 17-18 when I did the laser treatments), my hormones are more in control and the laser should have a beneficial effect this time. (I actually have found a journal article stating that laser-induced hair is responsive to laser treatment)
On the other hand, I am very against ever touching my face with a laser again. It does not make any sense to me to do laser when it got me into this mess in the first place. However, I try to be open-minded about everything so I decided to post our debate and see what others have to say.
Another question I have is about tweezing before electrolysis. I thought I read somewhere before that if you tweeze, you should stop for couple weeks before electrolysis. Am I remembering correctly? Last time was before my consultation a week ago. I actually have my next appointment in a couple days and was wondering if I should postpone it. I forgot to ask her about it. She was not concerned about it though but she did tell me that I should not pluck anymore