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Laser hair removal - legs, armpits, brazilian

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Laser hair removal - legs, armpits, brazilian

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BoobsRound2
$3,300
Finally biting the bullet and ditching razors forever! I’m 40, pretty pale, with medium-blonde head hairs and body hair that ranges from very blonde to medium brown. Today was my first treatment of at least 6. They will be 4 weeks apart for the first 3 then likely longer as the hair grows in slower.
Legs: My thighs have fine, thin, light blonde hairs that I don’t usually shave. I was told the laser won’t work on those hairs anyway so I skipped that bit. I got my knees on down plus my big toes done.
Armpits: nothing exciting to say there. Don’t wear deodorant.
Brazilian: I left the hair on the mons pubis but removed everything on the labia all the way around the backside.
The clinic me shave everything before I came in and let me tell you do NOT leave stragglers! She wiped each area down with alcohol and then spread ultrasound gel. The laser was a ~1” circle. It pulsed quickly, maybe twice a second, and it only took 13 seconds for her to do one straight line from my knee to my ankle. She overlapped the passes by 20%. Where the hairs were lighter, I didn’t feel anything. Where they were darker, it was like rubber band snaps but it subsided quickly. Where there were hairs I missed shaving, it stung the most. I expected the most pain during the Brazilian. The front really wasn’t bad at all but near my anus was the worst of all. That very last snap right on it made me yelp then laugh! It’s a different type of feeling, but it’s certainly no worse than waxing and the sting fades much quicker. She did one pulse at a time on the more sensitive parts, not the rapid succession like on the bulk of my legs. All I felt after I left was some slight stinging still on my anus and now (11 hours later) very slight itching all over. My skin wasn’t discolored or anything and I was given no restrictions.
She was very thorough and made sure to ask me lots of questions along the way about exactly what I wanted. 5 more appointments to go!
Pivoted taken before I shaved. Armpits with about 48 hours of growth, legs and pubic area about a month of growth.

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Jayne Fortson, MD

Jayne Fortson, MD

Board Certified Dermatologist

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August 5, 2020
Omg where did you go!!
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August 5, 2020
Fortson dermatology. I paid for all six treatments upfront, so they only charge you for five.
August 8, 2020
Outstanding...
August 8, 2020
Thanks for your really thorough description of the process. I have been thinking about finally asking my current dermatologist about doing this in the fall. I would be curious to know how much reduction you see after the first or second treatments.
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August 8, 2020
You're welcome! I plan on keeping this updated with pictures right before each subsequent treatment. I'm curious too!
UPDATED FROM BoobsRound2
11 days post

11 days post first treatment

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BoobsRound2
The leg stubble is weird! Instead of standing straight up, they’re laying down at funny angles and come right out when gently tugged with tweezers. Definitely the last gasps of dead follicles! Yes!

Pubic stubble looks the same but then tugged, a good number are anchored in well and several come out.

Armpit is harder to gauge as I have continued to shave there daily. Stubble appears to be growing a little slower at least.

I was instructed not to tweeze or wax anything, I just tested a little because I was curious.

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UPDATED FROM BoobsRound2
20 days post

20 days after 1st treatment

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Legs and pubic area I have plenty of stubble which is to be expected. Armpits are doing fantastic though! Took this picture this morning and I haven’t shaved in five days. While you can see a tiny bit of stubble in the photo, there’s nothing you can feel.

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