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African American-facial Hair

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Scored a great deal on Groupon. I've always...

Breezie.again
$375
Scored a great deal on Groupon. I've always struggled with hair on my chin and upper lip. I generally tweeze the unwanted hairs but I've tried shaving and waxing. As I'm getting older I'm noticing more and more facial hair so I decided to try laser removal. I'm also concerned about new discoloration under my chin so I'm highly motivated. I'm hoping my treatment goes well. I'll update once I have my 1st of 4 treatments starting tomorrow.

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Prescription Aesthetics And Wellness Spa

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April 24, 2017
I have the same issue and had my first laser treatment April 10th my next one is through may 22...im am also on spirolactone 100 mg for 2 .5 months for the hair issue on my face which is not really considered moderate hair growth mild but annoying because I am african american golden brown with very dark hair so the hair is dark that grows and from shaving very prickly and started and I used to break out bad on my chin because of my hair funny thing since being on the meds the hair growth is very slow and barely grows and not I can touch my chin with no and it's smooth any hair that grows is fine like the hair on my arms now and I had the discoloration and shaving too from the break outs but they cleared up too and all the discoloration is almost gone with the help of hydroquine 4% prescribed by my derm...i have hormonal acne around chin area and had line so the spirolactone cleared that up to along with tretinoin 0.05 percent...i only have some discoloration now but hair is almost all gone and bumps are gone...i am going do 4 treatments of laser hair removal but honestly I may only need 3 ..because my hair is almost gone anyway hope this helps spirolactone works wonders but I don't want to be on it too long because of possible side effects I'm doing the laser removal of hair this is the first time in years I could feel comfortable with my husband touching my face especially my chin and not being embarrassed! Good luck I'm getting all my treatment and meds from my derm...and far as the spirolactone you cannot take if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant and it can have some bad side effects .. I haven't had any...the only one I had was dry skin and itch first two weeks but it stopped.
July 11, 2017
I am looking into having facial hair removal .
UPDATED FROM Breezie.again
Day of treatment

1st appointment

Breezie.again
Ok sooo the staff was very friendly. I went in then signed a bunch of papers saying that I understood I could be burned, blistered, and possibly have irreversible changes to my skin pigmentation so needless to say I was contemplating not going thru with the procedure. I got to the back. Laid down on a table. The technician put goggles on me for protection and put some extremely cold gel substance on my chin. After that she put the laser on my face at level 5. The laser was very warm and occasionally prickly like a small but rapid stick. I'm very sensitive to pain and I was not in pain so she raised the level to 7. Level 7 was too much. It almost felt like a slight pinch so she lowered the level to 6 which was good for me. She went all around the area about 10 times total then wiped the gel off of my face. The whole process took 30 minutes. I was informed that I would not see any improvement until the 3rd session. The hairs will eventually stop growing out. I cannot pluck hairs anymore I can only shave. That was the worst news ever! If I don't pluck daily then I'll have a beard in a week! Also the appointments must be 4 to 6 weeks apart for maximum effect.

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April 19, 2017
I have the same issue. I never thought go look on Groupon.. Good idea
April 21, 2017
Thanks for posting. Please keep us posted on your experiences and progress. I bought a groupon from them also and I'm curious about what to expect and if it works.
May 14, 2019
Updates ?
UPDATED FROM Breezie.again
5 months post

8th Appointments later

Breezie.again
I've been shaving as instructed. Was told that I needed a few more sessions since there was no improvement with 6 sessions. I have more facial hair than when I first started. I don't recommend it.

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May 14, 2019
During the treatment did it seem like it took the hair longer to grow back ? I'm really contemplating if I should discontinue my treatments I had 3 treatments every month when the 4th month month came she cancelled then booked me a month later so I missed a whole month she double booked me for May !!