I am trying to decide between laser hair removal and electrolysis. I have pale skin and dark hair so I am a good candidate but I’ve heard that laser is not permanent. How much truth is behind this and is laser more cost effective than electrolysis?
Sounds like you are a good candidate, but what area are you concerned about?
Is the hair coarse and dense? Laser is permanent hair reduction. Electrolysis is permanent hair removal. LASER can only target certain hair structures and hair colors. Electrolysis can eliminate ANY HAIR STRUCTURE, ANY COLOR OF HAIR ON ANY COLOR OF SKIN. Do not give your attention to any doctor or laser establishment that lies about what laser can do and what electrolysis can’t do. Misinformation is all over the Internet and broadcast networks, with NBC being the latest offender.
Read the LASER FAQ’s at the beginning if the laser forum written by lagirl. It is excellent and honest.
Thanks, I’ll take a look at it. My primary targets are my legs and bikini but eventually I might want to do my face and arms also. My legs and bikini are both thick and dark, face and arms are mostly soft but dark vellus hairs.
I read the article and it was very helpful. I guess my main confusion is coming from the term “regrowth” that pops up a lot of places. In ideal conditions will hair follicles that have already been treated by laser eventually regrow or are they permanently killed? Or, as the term implies, can they possibly regrow? Or does “regrowth” simply refer to other hairs that were not in anagen during the treatment growing in a similar location?
Thanks!
It can mean both. In the short term, it means growth from phases that were not in anagen at the time of a treatment and therefore appear again… it can also be for those that were in anagen but weren’t killed and come back again.
There is some debate I believe whether Laser really does permanently damage the follicle so it can never produce a hair again. So there is a possibility that some years down the line, the hair may reappear again.