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Here’s the pic…I took it with my cell. They’re in drying/scabbing stage…the pain has gone though.
I’ll pm you the link to her website.
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okay. So home kits are a no-no. And from reading this thread, IPL is pretty much a no-no too, as it's not as effective as laser.
Laser is good for larger areas and on hair that's coarse, particularly bikini line, and arms for example. And electrolysis is the way to go for facial hair removal. You should wax 2-3 months prior an appointment to get the hairs in the angegen(?) phase, and make sure treatments are spaced about 8-10 weeks apart so that the next cycle has time to kick in.
So now, I'm thinking of laser for my arms and legs.
Stoppit: I live in London. Anyone you'd recommend for laser? While I'm at it, anyone you'd recommend for electrolysis in London also?
Also, you know just before your laser session, are you supposed to have shaved the area you want, or do you go in all hairy? Also, in between sessions are you supposed to let the hair grow naturally or shave? I don't like the idea of being all hairy and not being able to do anything about it til my next session - what if you have a wedding or something to go to in between? You can't turn up with hairy arms and a moustache haha!
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Hareem - some of them are a bit bigger than I would like to see. But it is not out of the realm of a normal skin reaction. Since this is not typical, DO let her know. Perhaps email her this photo. I am sure she can adjust her work so that this can be avoided. I expect she is using thermolysis? For now, do not touch the scabs and they will fall off on their own. There may be some post inflammatory hyperpigmentation where the scabs were, it will fade but it can take some time.
I had two hours continuous treatment on the centre of my neck, removing approx 1600 finer hairs. They were all shallow rooted (1mm or less) meaning the damage was near the surface, resulting in pin point scabbing on a lot of follicles. After they dropped off, the PIH was extensive but by 7 weeks later most of it had faded. So this is nowhere near that level and should heal up quicker. I can't remember if you bought any peels but after the scabs drop off, if you have PIH, the peels will help fade it - just don't do it close to an appointment day.
Re: Laser Hair Removal - What to know
okay. So home kits are a no-no. And from reading this thread, IPL is pretty much a no-no too, as it's not as effective as laser.
Laser is good for larger areas and on hair that's coarse, particularly bikini line, and arms for example. And electrolysis is the way to go for facial hair removal. You should wax 2-3 months prior an appointment to get the hairs in the angegen(?) phase, and make sure treatments are spaced about 8-10 weeks apart so that the next cycle has time to kick in.
So now, I'm thinking of laser for my arms and legs.
Stoppit: I live in London. Anyone you'd recommend for laser? While I'm at it, anyone you'd recommend for electrolysis in London also?
Also, you know just before your laser session, are you supposed to have shaved the area you want, or do you go in all hairy? Also, in between sessions are you supposed to let the hair grow naturally or shave? I don't like the idea of being all hairy and not being able to do anything about it til my next session - what if you have a wedding or something to go to in between? You can't turn up with hairy arms and a moustache haha!
Laser is good for coarse areas - i.e bikini line, underarms, lower legs.
Most ladies don't have coarse enough hair on the rest of their arms for good/significant results. You can get a reduction if the settings are good. I did.
The waxing/spacing thing is only for Laser and it is contrary to what you will hear from the clinics themselves, so it's up to you if you want to follow this advice or their advice.
You are supposed to shave the area before your Laser session. I always left a small patch of hair so the tech could see how coarse/fine it was and adjust the settings accordingly. But many clinics don't even care to look as they are interested in providing the most effective treatment. You can shave between treatments but I advise not doing it too often so you can actually observe the hair growth and therefore when you need to go back for a session. But of course, if there is something you want to be hair free for, it's not a problem if you shave.
For electrolysis, I would advise not doing anything. Shaving can seriously slow down your treatment. But the aim with electrolysis is to get the area clear asap through regular sessions and then maintain this clearing, with sessions booked when required. Therefore, you shouldn't have issues with being hairy.
I will pm you some recs. If you can show me a photo of your leg and arm hair it may help you. I can advise on whether it seems thick enough to give a decent response to Laser.
The issue with Laser is that you can get shedding and hair free periods even on finer hair. But hair is too fine to cause sufficient damage to the follicle to permanently damage it. So when you stop treatments, the hairs will just grow back normally.
Personally, I think Laser on hair that doesn't get killed is worse for it than not doing anything.
Re: Laser Hair Removal - What to know
Laser is good for coarse areas - i.e bikini line, underarms, lower legs.
Most ladies don't have coarse enough hair on the rest of their arms for good/significant results. You can get a reduction if the settings are good. I did.
The waxing/spacing thing is only for Laser and it is contrary to what you will hear from the clinics themselves, so it's up to you if you want to follow this advice or their advice.
You are supposed to shave the area before your Laser session. I always left a small patch of hair so the tech could see how coarse/fine it was and adjust the settings accordingly. But many clinics don't even care to look as they are interested in providing the most effective treatment. You can shave between treatments but I advise not doing it too often so you can actually observe the hair growth and therefore when you need to go back for a session. But of course, if there is something you want to be hair free for, it's not a problem if you shave.
For electrolysis, I would advise not doing anything. Shaving can seriously slow down your treatment. But the aim with electrolysis is to get the area clear asap through regular sessions and then maintain this clearing, with sessions booked when required. Therefore, you shouldn't have issues with being hairy.
I will pm you some recs. If you can show me a photo of your leg and arm hair it may help you. I can advise on whether it seems thick enough to give a decent response to Laser.
The issue with Laser is that you can get shedding and hair free periods even on finer hair. But hair is too fine to cause sufficient damage to the follicle to permanently damage it. So when you stop treatments, the hairs will just grow back normally.
Personally, I think Laser on hair that doesn't get killed is worse for it than not doing anything.
Thanks for the great tips. I've PM'd you some pics :)
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Its an hormonal effect. !!
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Ok, so I've started my underarms and legs, where the results so far have been good, but now I want to do my bikini line too. I'm wondering how painful it can get down there and is there any special consideration you need to take for that area.
So far, I haven't had any problems except there was some ?burning of the skin on my right leg and over the knees where the skin turned dark. My dermatologist said it wasn't a burn just some scaling and she gave me a 1% hydrocortisone cream to apply. This has caused some faking off of the skin but most of them are still there.
I was wondering for how long can I use the steroid cream safely on my legs? Can I use peels or LA lotions to speed up the flaking process so I can get my normal skin back?
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What do you mean by bikini line? If it's just a regular bikini line treatment, then in my experience it's not much more painful than the underarms.
Yes, scaling can happen, it's nothing to worry about. You didn't even really need the cream, if you were in the UK they probably wouldn't have given you anything. It will resolve on its own, it just needs time. I had scaling and I did not use anything, so I have nothing to recommend.
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Thanks. Feels good to know its normal.
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I've found laser treatment SO SO painful (ouch!)
:( had 3 seasons and then I gave up .
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Hi Stoppit!
Can you plz suggest a good electrologist in Pakistan or in Italy? Also please tell the name and address of that electrologist in spain. Thanks in advance.:)
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So finally I have registered with for a laser treatment.
ITs light sheer laser and for the face. Now I am afraid I am not doing right and maybe making mistakes that I dont know of. I have started wearing sun screen on the face when going out, will make this a habit from now on as I notice small black dots on my neck due to sun exposure I guess. I am not waxing the area, which is hard for me not to do anything at the area.
hmm what else do I need to know before treatment ?
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Very informative thread I have read each post but i'm going to take some notes because I really want to stop waxing my tash.
one question I had for anyone is about Epil Pro has anyone used it and any recomended clinics in the UK?
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stoppit, its good information and great think thanks for this..
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I miss you stoppits :(
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Stoppit, is there any age limit for undergoing laser treatment? Im 20 and I am thinking of getting it done for a long time now.
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I got my first laser treatment yesterday on my face and OMG it hurt at some places...but the pain would go away right away, it was such a weird feeling, the burning of hair, the poop sound as the hair root would kind of explode inside the skin and the smell of burned hair. She did a good job but today I saw she missed some spots under the chin and neck :-( will ask her to be more careful next time. I even got the cheeks and between the eyes done. Almost the whole face minus eye brows. I have to say yesterday only the chin was a bit red, the rest was not and today it healed good mA. Looking forward to the next appointment. She asked me to come back in 5 weeks.
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Hi guys, I know this is an old thread but would really like some help off somebody. I'm getting married in January and have been trying to lessen my facial hair by that time at least. I've been having laser hair removal for the past 2 years, its worked on some parts but gotten worse on others. I don't know what to do. My husband to be doesn't know about my hair problem and I dont want him to know, should I just start threading or using some other at home solution or will anything else work by January? Thanks guys!
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Btw I've been going to the SK:N Clinic in the uk for my treatments, thought they would do an amazing job as they have been on a programme called embarrassing bodies here in the UK. I'm getting married in Lahore and will be staying there for a while so will not be able to keep up with any laser treatments anyway but also feel its better to stop them from what I'm reading on this thread! Wish I read it earlier! But what other solutions could there be that won't end up giving me a stubborn or bad hair regrowth and spotsss. Thanks again!
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Hello aishi, stoppit doesn't recommend laser for the face to the induced growth due to laser, she recommends electrolysis for face. Too bad we dont have electrolysis here in my city but in UK it should not a problem to find a place for it.