Sciton Yag and IPL; Please respond

Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

Hello all,

My skin type is about a III. But my legs are lighter than the rest of my body. I have dark, thick coarse hair all over my legs. The hair grows extremely fast (within 12-24 hours).

I had my first session of laser hair removal about two weeks ago. The Sciton was used on me. The nurse recommended that I go with the intense pulse light, but In told her I that I wanted the YAG. (I had electrolysis on my upper lip a year ago, and my electrologist then recommended a YAG laser).

However, I have been experiencing NO shedding. The hairs are long now as usual, and I have even pulled on them to see if they were shedding, but they’re pretty resistant. I contacted the nurse for the settings, she e-mailed me back: 40J/30ms/5•. Is this effective or not? Can someone explain this to me better?

Also, if I do decide to go back in a couple of weeks for my second treatment, should I try the IPL, even though it’s not an actual laser? Does anyone know what the Sciton IPL is like? Is it better than other IPLs?

Thank you so very much!
Julia

#2

We get many posts like this one from Wolfie, which was written tonight:

"Hello to everyone,

I started my electrolysis treatment a couple of months ago after 3 years of I convincing my dermatologist to do it, see, Iive in Costa Rica, yes Central America, the land of NO ELECTROLYSIS… I had a case of gestational hirsutism on the last couple of months of my pregnancy, to y surprise I grew a semi-beard… After trying IPL treatments, the problem got even worse, the hair spread everywhere, even on places where there was no hair before, like cheeks, temples and cheekbones… This has been a complete nightmare for me, it truly has being…

After this treatments, I see no real difference… How long does it take to see results? We are just starting with on side of my face

After my treatment, I get very swollen marks on the sites where hair has being taken out, then I get scabs that last a full week to heal… after that redness for a few other days… Is this normal?

Also, after the hair has being zapped with the electricity and its pulled out with the tweezer, should it just slide out its place or is any resistence normal as its being pulled out?

I am alone with this down here as nobody performs electrolysis in Costa Rica, so getting information on procedures and methodology has being complicated…

Wow, I have so many questions I would like to ask, I will start with these…

Thank you!"

In think you are wasting your money. A laser specialist will have to respond to the devices and levels.

#3

Thank you for your response. I am also hoping for answers that will specifically address my questions above.

#4

I am actually now seeing the shedding. So I guess it’s working. It just took longer for the hair to begin to shed on me.

I would still REALLY appreciate it if anyone can comment on the settings. If you can explain it to me and let me know if it should be adjusted.

Thanks in advance.