Pictures - 23 year female

[orangecode]

I wish I had never picked up a pair of tweezers. When I was about 18, I used hair removing cream on almost my entire face. I have slightly elevated testosterone (which accounts for the male pattern hair growth on my face), exacerbated by years of relentless plucking. This (below) is what I look like after 1 week without tweezers or shaving or plucking of any sort (I’m on vacation so my co-workers do NOT have to see this, mercifully!).

Believe it or not, that’s a woman’s face.

Is this the worst case you have ever seen?

Am I beyond redemption?

This is going to take at least a solid year, isn’t it?

Will the bumps go away? I am really determined this time. My electrologist has packed up shop because her husband has a chronic disease, so I have a new one.

The pictures reflect ~7 days of growth. I counted over 250 hairs (gave up after 250 hairs!) on my chin after 7 days. I am told I could have up to 6000 hairs (well, I read this online). How quickly does hair on the chin grow back? 12 weeks? 6 weeks? Confused!

[Deedra]

Some of the pictures are hard to see, but I get the gist of what your problem is.

Personally speaking, I love cases like yours. You can be helped. The end results are so dramatic. The problem I find is most clients never see it to an end and do not stay true to a schedule even though I tell them that this is not an instant fix. You are looking at perhaps 18 months to 24 months if you get cleared and then stay on a schedule to keep the area maintained. There is no other way down. Two years out of your life is a small price to pay for permanent hair removal. Good electrolysis care will give you back a smooth face and neck. Not all electrologist’s could handle a case like yours so be careful and get those consults and short treatments. Hair grows fast on the chin. It is very hardy hair.

Dee

[LAGirl]

Most of your hair is black and coarse, which means laser is also an option for you. You’d need a Yag laser for your skin type.