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Originally Posted by yeshly   Hello everyone, I'm new. I have never been DX with PCOS but I have many of the symptoms and one of the biggest is too much hair on my face/arms/lower regions and breasts. Anywho, I have been having laser treatments for YEARS!!! I have had minimal success. I have my face and arms done and you would think after over 75-100 treatments I would be finished but I am not even close. Has anyone had this problem or has anyone had very good success? I wonder if the clinic I go to has a out of date laser. Are there more advanced lasers that I could be using? Hmmm? Please help!!???  |
I will tell you what I know (as a really hairy chick). I have been seeing an electrologist (someone who conducts electrolysis) for years now and she told me that the laser people still cannot guarantee permanency and that electrolysis is still the only way that can guarantee, in most cases, permanent hair removal. I went to her to have my sideburns and upper lip done and now, 2-3 years on, I have no regrowth (and any I do get is very fine, like a baby's bottom). We're talking about some serious whisker hairs here: my sideburn hairs looked like POOBES before, all long, thick and wiry, and now they just don't exist... in fact, the whole sideburn region looks lighter than my cheeks because no hair has come back (and the cheeks have a downy covering of light hairs themselves). I will soon be going back to this amazing woman to have my nipples and belly hair done. It takes about 2-3 treatments for each hair, depending on the strength of the follicle. But I know this much: it is the only proven way of reversing the strength of the follicle so that it goes back to producing thinner, lighter hairs.
I trust this lady because she's also a family friend and just really a top person who also used electro herself. She actually uses a combination of electrolysis and thermolysis, which is not that common anymore but more effective. The usual fee is a dollar per minute although sometimes it can be less after a lengthy session. So it doesn't have to be costly because you can pay for as many minutes as you can afford and leave the rest for another week!!!
I would try to find an electrologist you can trust and work out a plan. I'm telling you, you won't regret it! Just make sure they know what they're doing, don't let them put the current up too high and be sure they're accredited because if they don't know what they're doing they can leave you with scarring...
All the best, I hope whatever you decide, it will bring you the results you most desire.
And remember, don't feel sad or hopeless about your situation, there is always HOPE! I had given up on ever wearing my hair up again, so monkey-like was my face... and right when I least expected it I found this woman and she turned out to be an angel! She is now my therapist as well as my electrologist and I've never felt more positive!
Never give up on your beautiful, feminine self, she's under there waiting for you to bring her out!!!
HUGS to you honey! XXX
