Thread: Good stories about laser?

I treated one area over a one year period (every 8 to 12 weeks) and have not had regrowth there in 2 years. The process takes awhile, but every treatment got me closer to my goal. I'm now about 10 months into treatments of other areas and I'm seeing the same type of results.. there's almost no hair to treat even after 12 weeks. I always thought I would have to do maintenance treatments on that first area to keep it hair-free but for 2 years there has been nothing to treat. I'm hoping to have the same results over these larger areas I'm doing now. But even if I have to go in once or twice a year to keep things totally gone then it will be worth it. Don't let anyone talk you out of it. It changed my life-I can't believe the things I went thru before that I don't give a second thought to now.

I did electrolysis years ago without success. I decided to try again with laser, but was sceptical so I talked first with a good dermatologist. She told me that "hormones can make the hair grow back" so it's important to have that under control before you spend tons of money on getting the hair removed. I've been very happy with the laser treatments, which I finished about 6 months ago. A few hairs are back, the ones that didn't get zapped enough the first time around. This is normal and I'll eventually go in for another session. Comparing electrolysis and laser: both aren't pleasant, but pain is bearable. Laser worked better for me.

I had my first laser treatment about two weeks ago, and I am already noticing a large difference. Each morning, I seem to be waking up with less and less hair! I am beyond happy and I don't care if I have to have maintenance laser treatments all my life. The thought of being hair free on my face will be a god-send.

I had my first laser treatment on my chin and upper lip in August of 2006 and finished 8 treatments. I have had three retreatments on my chin after the initial 8 to clear up some stragglers. As far as the pain goes it's really not too bad. A lot of people describe it as a rubber band snapping the skin - I'd say that is a pretty fair assessment. It can be more intense depending on the number of joules the laser person uses. A couple of my sessions were pretty intense, especially the later ones, but I survived. The few seconds I was in pain are totally worth not having to pluck my stupid chin every day! I don't think you'd be disappointed with laser - it changed my life, just like another user has said.