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Hair is Gone, but Now a Sweaty Mess! - Miami

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Spent: $5,000 in Miami FL

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Posted 4 Sep 2010

So far, I have received 9 treatments for almost my entire body - legs, bikini, butt cheeks, underarms, upper lip, and chin. Things were going great, and my hair was really going away and everything was great...until the sweating began. Nobody warned me that this would be a side effect, and i can't even find info on it now as i research it.

When i say sweating, I mean everywhere! My entire legs now sweat, which never happened before. Sometimes I even have to re-iron my dress pants before leaving the house. When wearing shorts, sometimes I notice sweat marks around my crotch! Sooo embarrassing! That area definitely sweats all the time now, but every once in awhile, it will actually sweat through my clothes. And there's no stopping the sweat from my underarms! it's like turning on a water faucet every day! I am also constantly wiping sweat from my upper lip and chin.

Don't get me wrong, i am very pleased with the results of the hair removal. My body is very smooth and i don't worry about the ingrown hairs anymore. But geez, i certainly didn't realize that i would end up having to deal with this sweating issue! The ladies that perform the hair removal say they haven't heard of such a thing. I asked about Botox, but they wouldn't recommend that b/c it is very expensive, painful, and only lasts for months at a time. I don't know what to do, but just hoping that over time, my hair pores shrink up now that hair isn't coming through them, and maybe this will decrease the sweating.

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This place gave me a pretty good deal on my treatment, and it came with the lifetime guarantee. I am pleased with the results, but just wish the sweat was not a problem now, which is no fault of theirs.

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Tom at RealSelf (Community Manager) 5 Sep 2010

You're right.  I looked at our Laser Hair Removal Side Effects section, and no mention of sweating.  Good to hear you're happy with the final outcome

H_Lynn 22 Sep 2010
I just finished my 7th treatment and I am almost completely hairless and so far I haven't had any sweating problems, I have never heard of that, but now I am a little scared and hope that doesn't happen to me! Good luck!
Nicole S 4 Nov 2010
I have had clients tell me that their underarms sweat more now - and they always thought it was because they had no hair to hold the deodorant under there anymore. lol

I'm not sure of the real reason, but maybe it's something to do with the follicles being smaller?

We still have so much to learn apparently. :)
Leticia Pollo 15 May 2012
I have developed the same problem! After 2 sessions of laser for hair removal in my underarms, I've started to sweat a lot!
I've searched for all possible causes (like hormonal), but my body is completely normal. And the laser is the only possible cause.
I guess this problem is definitive, since it has started 2 years ago and there was no reduction of this excessive sweat.
I've tried deodorant containing aluminum chloride, however I've not noticed any change. So, now I use botox approximately twice a year. But it is not viable for the rest of my life.
I got very upset with this and there is nothing that I regret more in my life than this treatment.
I'm desperate trying to find some treatment to get rid off this problem, which I have never had before the laser!

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