Not getting results from laser hair removal?
months ago I did laser hair removal on my cheeks and chin. The hair removal was impressive, but now new hairs reappearing. And not just peach fuzz, but dark coarse hairs. the person who gave me the laser hair session said that some people don't respond perfectly to laser treatment and the hair removal will never be permanent. what about you?
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15 posts
3 Jul 2007
Your hair grows in cycles making it impossible to treat all of your hair at one time. The goal is to permanently reduce the number and thickness of the hair.it usually takes 3-5 laser hair removal sessions to get the majority of the hairs to be treated. After the initial course of treatment yearly or twice-a-year treatments may be necessary to repeat treat.
unregistered guest
19 Aug 2007
i have already had 5 sessions of laser hair removal on my chin. The first 3 did nothing. The 4th, she said she went deeper and i noticed a HUGE difference immediately. I just had the 5th one done last week and she said she was not going as deep. I still have a bunch of hair on my chin. I am wondering if she just may not ba using the correct settings. Anyone on here who would know?
unregistered guest
17 Feb 2008
What are the prices for getting epilar done?
unregistered guest
9 Mar 2008
laser does not work! i did 7 sessions and i ended up with more hair than before! now i am tryinmg epilar i hope it works! however it is as expensive as laser! the hairremoval industry is full of crap!
unregistered guest
23 Mar 2008
Jane33: I own a medspa and we do lots of laser hair removal and since I have never seen you I can only offer some general advice. If you are blond or red head than the laser hair removal may not work well for you. A good, honest medspa should tell you that upfront so you don't waste your time and $$$. If you have light colored skin and dark hair than the laser process should work well. Under normal conditions, 6 treatments are recommended. You may need more treatments if (a) if you have hormone imbalance, (b) are taking certain medications , (c) the spa/clinic is using less energy (laser output) than ideal for your situation. If you are dark skinned you will need more than 6 treatments. It is not uncommon to have 8-10 treatments for Asian / Afro-American clients. Let's assume you are a "good" candidate for laser hair removal than you should keep your treatment schedule to 4-6 weeks apart so that the hair growth cycles have been observed. Rememeber - the laser hair removal is a hair reduction process and some follow-up treatments may be needed. Hope this helps!
unregistered guest
19 Apr 2008
I have had various sessions of laser on my face and it hasnt worked... my skin is tan a my facial hair is dark and course. I have had 6 sessions of epilight and 8 sessions of laser on my face and had no results. Yet i had my belybutton area done in 6 sessions and it worked great. I had a checkup done and my hormones are ok. What else is left for me to do?
unregistered guest
23 Apr 2008
In response about not getting results with laser hair reduction. I have been in the hair removal business for over 20 years, have done electrolysis and laser hair reduction for patients in my practice. I attended a comprehensive laser course on laser hair removal (reduction)over 4 years ago, in addition to yearly laser seminars. First of all, laser works best on skin type I with dark, coarse dense hair growth. Essentially, porcelain white skin, with coarse dark hair responds the very best to laser hair reduction. Areas such as the bikini line, underarms, legs, and back also get excellent results. I have not seen facial hair respond as well, unless it is coarse dark beard growth. Blonde, gray, white and carrot red hair does not respond to laser, because there is little to no melanin (pigment) in the hair shaft and or follicle. For laser to do any permanent damage, the melanin must be heated, otherwise what we generally see is minuturized or delayed growth cycles of the hair. The reason the skin type I and non exposed areas (bikini, underarms, etc) do so well with laser hair reduction, is that we can turn up the fluence (energy or intensity) of the laser without affecting or damaging the melanin layer of the skin. So skin types II-VI get less effectiveness with laser, because we must compromise and protect the pigment layers of the skin.
unregistered guest
12 May 2008
Tomorrow I go in for electrolysis after spending 800 dollars on laser to remove my chin hair. I had 8 treatments over a period of months and today I would say about 70% of my chin hair is back. I am angry and disappointed. I am a red head and NO ONE told me at ideal image that red heads don't have the greatest success with laser. I feel like i have been ripped off. Now i have to start all over again. Laser ...stinks
unregistered guest
24 May 2008
Has anybody gone to the American Laser Center? They said that they guarantee permanent hair removal.
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26 May 2008
plz can sum1 tell me what laser is the best?I am asian with dark hair, i have gone for 5 treatments of IPL which I am convinced has made my problem baby hairs on my face into dark monsters!!I then started the Apogee laser which i did 5 treatments of, I found the results to be better, my skin had a nice glow, and the hair took long to come out...unfortuantely i moved away and its been 4months since my laser and its back to thick hair again!!!plz can sum1 give me some advice, i desperate and cant afford to spend anymore money and hope on a bad outcome.