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Brazilian & Underarm Hair Removal - Allentown, PA
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My first treatment is scheduled for Thursday and...
$1,650
My first treatment is scheduled for Thursday and I've been reading reviews on here and I'm really nervous about the pain!! The tech told me waxing is a 5 or so and she would say laser is a 7. I have a tattoo and a couple piercings, and a pretty high pain tolerance. I'm hoping it'll be worth it when it's finished and that my body reacts well to it. I figure it's a good financial decision since I was planning to keep waxing and that is not cheap!! I've been doing Brazilian wax only (no shaving) since 2012 so I'm used to that pain. Never had my underarms waxed so that will be new to me haha. Gonna take a couple pain killers an hour beforehand and hope it helps.
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UPDATED FROM an0n01
1 day pre
19 hours out
I spoke with the tech today and am feeling a lot more at ease. So I shaved 24 hours in advance, she told me I'll want to make sure there's some stubble for the treatment. She said it doesn't hurt that much and only takes 5 minutes so that really helped me feel better, all this talk about feeling like a rubber band snap was starting to freak me out haha. I'll post an update after the deed is done!
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April 14, 2016
Your tech is right. U should shave the morning of or the day before the procedure. You want as little stubble as possible. The hair above the skins surface is dead. And the "dark" color of the hair is what received the laser energy. The more energy you can deliver to the root of the hair (the living part below the skin), the more effective your treatment will be.
If u have surficial hair, you will see a lot of smoke from the laser burning the hair above the skin. But that's wasting your money.. And the energy is not getting to the root.
No stubble is best. I always shaved the morning of my appointments :)
Look forward to your write up
If u have surficial hair, you will see a lot of smoke from the laser burning the hair above the skin. But that's wasting your money.. And the energy is not getting to the root.
No stubble is best. I always shaved the morning of my appointments :)
Look forward to your write up
April 14, 2016
Ahhhh I'm really nervous that I didn't do close enough then...? It's definitely a little prickly in spots. Guess we'll see what happens, I'm 4 hours out from my appointment so this first time will have to be a learning experience
April 14, 2016
She said my underarms were perfect with the 24 hour pre shave, but she wanted more hair for the Brazilian! So I'll be shaving that about 36 hours pre treatment
April 15, 2016
Oh wow... I've never heard of that before. Usually less is always better... Must be something specific with that brand of laser they're using.
I saw your below comments and glad there giving u a few free treatments. Industry standard is buy 3 get one free... So that's good :)
So did they do your underarms today?
I saw your below comments and glad there giving u a few free treatments. Industry standard is buy 3 get one free... So that's good :)
So did they do your underarms today?
April 15, 2016
Well glad to hear the test area went well! Hope you get to go for your mainmain first treatment soon! Look forward to reading your update!
April 15, 2016
Scheduled for Monday evening! Been reading reviews on the laser and people say it doesn't hurt at all and is mostly effective on the dark, coarse hairs. Hoping most of mine fit that description well enough!
April 15, 2016
Oops.. Hit the button too soon lol.
Yes from the pictures u posted of your underarms.. Your hair is dark and coarse.. Skin is light. So you're the ideal candidate.
And agreed. You don't have to worry about pain. Lotta myths out there about that but IMHO if you've done Waxing you're tough enough cause waxing hurts worse!!!
You've totally got this. :)
Can't wait to hear how it goes after Monday :)
Yes from the pictures u posted of your underarms.. Your hair is dark and coarse.. Skin is light. So you're the ideal candidate.
And agreed. You don't have to worry about pain. Lotta myths out there about that but IMHO if you've done Waxing you're tough enough cause waxing hurts worse!!!
You've totally got this. :)
Can't wait to hear how it goes after Monday :)
April 15, 2016
Oh OK. Well glad it all went well. Cant wait to hear how things go after ur first treatment!!
UPDATED FROM an0n01
Day of treatment
Good news and bad news
Well I went in and filled everything out, got a test patch done on my arm, everything looks good with that, it didn't hurt at all! I know it'll be different when it's an area with dark hairs. I got approved for the credit card the special deal is available through. That's all the good. The bad is something additional with the credit card company paperwork has to be done and they couldn't do it today so I had to reschedule :( More good news - my tech said laser hurts less than or equal to waxing so that was a relief, and she gave me advice on how my hair length in both areas looks so it'll be more ideal for the treatment. AND I knew the package included 6 sessions but apparently they include 3 additional treatments as well! Thinking my results should be amazing after 9 treatments!! A little bummed for more waiting but the good definitely outweighs the bad, I'm not nearly as nervous as I was, knowing what I do now. :)
The laser they use is the ClearScan by Sciton - does anyone have experience with this laser? I'd love to hear your thoughts!!
The laser they use is the ClearScan by Sciton - does anyone have experience with this laser? I'd love to hear your thoughts!!
Are they using a 1024 nd:yag laser? If so you're going to be fine.
I found waxing had more intense pain personally. Laser you get little zaps... Almost like if u pressed an elastic against ur skin and held it there with one hand, then pulled it back with the other and let it snap on your skin. That's what it will feel like during the procedure. No worse than that. After the procedure the skin is a little sensitive for a couple hours.. But not debilitating so. Buy some aloe vera gel and lather it on after the procedure.. For a couple days if u need it. Me I found I only needed it afterwards for my first couple treatments. After that I didn't even need anything. As the hair becomes less dense with each successive treatment the skin is less irritated.
Honestly it's totally worth it. Of never ever go back to waxing again. I've had my underarms done. (u can see on my write up pictures of my underarms that I took before having my miradry procedure). I no longer have any hair under my underarms. And I love it.
I also had my guy parts done down below. And that's also something I wish I'd have done back when I was 20 (well.. If it would have been available then)
Lol
As far as pain killers. After is fine. My laser tech (also a nurse) told me things like Advil are blood thinners and cab increase the chance of bruising. Me personally I never found the pain bad enough to warrant the use of Advil either before or after. But you may be different. I'd encourage Tylenol before if it makes u more comfortable. Wait till after the zap session to start the Advil k?
Anyhow I started laser in 2008.. And have all the parts that I wanted done almost hair free now. If u have any questions. Please feel free to hit me up. I've learned a lot about what to expect and what not to expect and am happy to share that with anyone of it helps them in their decision and thru the treatments.
Overall.. I love laser. It's the best thing ever. Check out my pics
(look at the ones before my Mira dry procedure. As miradry is not something you're going to be doing so the swelled pics after my procedure is nothing like what you will have.. I just want u to see the results of the lasering.. Which while come through when viewing my before pictures)
Good luck!!
Based on what I could see from your underarms photos.. You're definitely light skinned with dark hair. You are an excellent candidate for laser. :) you are going to see dramatic results that u will be thrilled with. After 3 treatments u will have noticeably less hair.
After you've had 6 treatments you will probably have achieved about 90% less hair.
While awesome as that is.. I guess I'm a little picky.. I wanted none. So after about 8 treatments when I started to see diminishing returns with the laser (because the laser doesn't work once the hairs are light and fine).. I went for electrolysis to kinda do a "mop up" of the remnants. Like a 20 minute session every 4 months to clean up those light fine stragglers.
As far as “down there “ LOL. OMG yes it’s awesome. And totally worked as well!!. All-be-it with a little more expense, since I’m a guy there’s a bit more curves there to treat ha ha. Same story , I’m picky though. I did about 10 laser sessions… Now, for that area I book a 20 minute electrolysis session about twice a year ($60 per session, well worth it), and I zap the 15 or 20 hairs that seem to find a way to grow LOL. Visibly though, I have no hair (you have to look pretty hard to find those few light ones ha ha)
BTW, My skin is a bit darker than yours which is probably why I needed the extra couple laser sessions. You may be good with only 6 treatments.
I guess a person could consider waxing or shaving stragglers, but the initial treatments with laser to get rid of 90%, and subsequent little mop up sessions with electrolysis is seriously the way to go in my opinion. My laser tech (the former nurse) is the one who advised me of this strategy for “optimal results” without unnecessarily wasting my money. Shes been doing electrolysis for 40 years, and laser for the last 15. Her advice has been spectacular and has resulted in the “results” you seen :)
Post some pictures after your session! I'd like to see how your skin responded? Then post some in about 3 weeks post after all those hairs "fall-out" and you get 6 weeks of being temporarily hair free. (you're gonna love that part trust me!!)