I found laser was much more expensive than electroysis. I tried both and I found better results with electroysis. But each person seems to be different.
Mel
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I live in Canada and I did the laser thing about 5-6 years ago. It cost me $1400CDN which is about $1000+US.
I had little black hairs (30ish) on my upper neck, focused more on the left side for some reason.
The laser treatment worked really well because I have very fair skin and the hair was dark. The money included 10 visits. My hair was gone within 4 but I've gone back once, 6 months ago for a touch up (a few hairs came back). They are still away this time. I still have 5 visits left and I plan on using them over the next 10 years or so.
I can't stress how great the laser worked for me but I think it's really up to the person's colouring. Fair with dark hair works the best.
A lot of these treatments are cheaper now because they're more popular, I was a very early adopter of laser hair removal.
Electrolysis is usually a dollar a minute. Most do best with small time periods, because it is so painful, but I prefered to just tough it out for an hour at a time. I used an over the counter product that numbs the skin called Ela-Max(it is really an anarectal cream- but my electrolysis recommended it for this). You put it on an hour before you go in and you have to cover it with Saran Wrap so that the air won't get to it.
I wouldn't recommend Elect. or Laser unless your hormones are undercontrol. Neither will work if your hormones are raging. I see that you have high BP, so you wouldn't be a candidate for BCPs...what about taking Spiro to help your hormones for a while then have the hair treatment.
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Ive heard electrolysis is painful, what about laser? any pain there?
ive been on BCP befor, had no problem BP wise.....i had a hard time finding one to regulte me, then once i did my insurance ran out so i had to decide which meds i REALLY needed and weed out the others, i plan to be back on the bill starting in june.
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Well in that case, I highly recomment Yasmin. I was only on it for a month and a half, but my leg and arm hair grew back much slower and thinner, and my facial hair seemed a lot better. Also, my hair and skin wasn't nearly as greasy and I barely broke out at all.
I have heard that laser is painful, also.
Good luck!
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I dunno where you live, but unless you live in a metropolis, unlike me.. just any dermatologist certainly won't do it. Yes, it should be done by a dermatologist but you need to look in the yellow pages for various cities to find a dermatology office that has a laser center..also get it done by someone who owns their own equipment and does it all the time, not someone who will 'rent' the equipment for you.. Also, there are many types of lasers.....they get better all the time...for blonde or grey hair, or anyone dark complected/dark haired, you need the more advanced lasers.... I can't get it done yet, and yeah the lasers more expensive than eelectrolysis, but I had some random local beautician do it, and she didn't know what she was doing, but I stupidly went back like 8 times......and it didn't do anything. I guess getting one of the new forms of electrolysis with the pad things instead of needles (mine was a 'probe' instead of needles though....the needles cause scarring and takes forever) from a dermatology office the few places its offered might do as well, I'm not sure though where to find them, and those would probably be as expesnive too..not sure. THe benefit of laser is less treatments..you have to get at least 10 with electrolysis and they can only do small areas at a time and it takes forever..laser is quick to do all over.. I want my whole body done one time when I have money and can go to a great dr in a great city. Laser hair treatment is the cheapest laser treatment you can get though..its usually in the hundreds per treatment.....laser surgery for wrinkles, etc is in the thousands per treatment. GOod luck..whatever you choose...yeah and call them for quotes!
Definitely call to find out prices as they will vary.
As for the laser vs. electrolysis question, this comes up many a time. If you do a search (or just look) through the hair forum you should find plenty of information.
Briefly,
- Electrolysis is still the only approved permanent hair REMOVAL method
- Laser treatments are permanent hair REDUCTION approved methods.
The problem with either method for us PCOSers is that if your hormones are out of whack, no method is going to work 100% as new hairs will sprout. Don't you love it?
laser or electrolosis 
