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10 Years Later and No Regrets

I subsequently read a medical article which stated that the trauma of epilation benefits permanent hair removal. But this was after the fact. In practice, I found that once I began tweezing my electrolysis regrowth on my face, the regrowth began to stop permanently. This was encouraging, as my electrologist had warned that tweezing would strengthen and stimulate the hairs. I think that tweezing could make electrolysis and laser removal problematic in that there could be less hair present to treat, but I don't believe the "stimulation" theory, at least not in my case. I timed my tweezing and epilating so that there was adequate regrowth afterwards for my removal sessions with a professional. As for the timing of sessions, it felt to me as though the 2-month interval was excessively long, perhaps the result of a policy of caution and not wanting to assume that everyone had the same rate of regrowth. Mine was plenty fast enough, though. Note that on a 6-week schedule, you would need two regrowth cycles if you wanted to do your own epilating and have successful laser as well. My regrowth cycle was 3 weeks, but others might differ from this.

I sounds as though your doctor knows why it did not work the first time, and is unwilling to tell you. However, you should not have to pay for the second try, unless money is not a big limiting factor in your life. Personally, I would be in favor of interrogating the doctor over why the Juvederm would not work the first time, and try to nail down an explanation. It sounds to me as though you were injected with saline or some other rather benign substance. Even though I find this doctor's behavior dishonest, I think that the second attempt has a good chance of succeeding. Why should you have to pay twice is my question.

Lipo does not tighten skin, but more the opposite. You had fat cells removed in the procedure, did you ask how many cc's of fat, or did you see it? If your weight is stable since before the procedure, you did lose some fat, and most likely your clothes should fit differently now.

What is happening, I think, is that swelling at your lipo site is preventing full lymphatic drainage. The swelling you see is scary, but as you heal it should go right away. I do not know how tight is advisable for your post surgical garments, so you should ask. You do want plenty of pressure, though.

Note that you still have electrolysis as an option. The upper lip is not a pleasant place to have electrolysis, but I would check out this option, and there are topical anesthetics which can make it a bearable experience. Note that you really should tweeze the regrowth to make electrolysis more effective, even if your electrologist says not to.