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I'm thrilled to report that I have had astounding results from my laser hair removal.
My first treatment was July 30, 30J, chin and neck. I was miserable for about 2 weeks - ouchy, bumpy, itchy, pus-filled spots - I felt like a piece of burnt popcorn. It was worse than when I went in to begin with; I was sure I had made the biggest mistake of my life. The razor wasn't making things better - it was like it couldn't reach the hair as it was like buried right under my skin so you could see the stubble, but couldn't really feel it. It looked horrid! I kept washing the area with my fingers as the tech had suggested and then I decided to give my face a good scrub and ta da! it was gone, gone, gone!
By the time my 2nd appt rolled around, I had a patch of hair on my chin, consisting of maybe 5 hairs. Nothing compared to the original area. He did 30J's again - still took my breath away with pain. But I notice that my neck is more bumpy than last time, but no biggie.
The only thing I noticed is that THIS time the tech had me relax for 15-20 minutes after the procedure with a cold pak on, while last time, no ice down. It made a huge difference for me.
I think my tech is a bit of arrogant know-it-all - claims he's going to "medical school" but then when you question him about time involved, medical schools and such, it turns out he's going to a "Chinese" school of herbs, alternative treatments, etc. I don't have a problem with that in general, but I do not like that he makes it sound likes he's going to a medical school, and he'll by able to diagnose diseases when he's finished in a year or so.
Will I go back to have other parts of my body done? NO! Not that I'm not happy with the results, but maybe I'm a weenie, but I can't handle the pain. (BTW, I did natural child birth, no drugs, almost 8 lb. girl - but I'm not sure I'd do that again, either!!!)

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I'm thrilled to report that I have had astounding results from my laser hair removal.
My first treatment was July 30, 30J, chin and neck. I was miserable for about 2 weeks - ouchy, bumpy, itchy, pus-filled spots - I felt like a piece of burnt popcorn. It was worse than when I went in to begin with; I was sure I had made the biggest mistake of my life. The razor wasn't making things better - it was like it couldn't reach the hair as it was like buried right under my skin so you could see the stubble, but couldn't really feel it. It looked horrid! I kept washing the area with my fingers as the tech had suggested and then I decided to give my face a good scrub and ta da! it was gone, gone, gone!
By the time my 2nd appt rolled around, I had a patch of hair on my chin, consisting of maybe 5 hairs. Nothing compared to the original area. He did 30J's again - still took my breath away with pain. But I notice that my neck is more bumpy than last time, but no biggie.
The only thing I noticed is that THIS time the tech had me relax for 15-20 minutes after the procedure with a cold pak on, while last time, no ice down. It made a huge difference for me.
I think my tech is a bit of arrogant know-it-all - claims he's going to "medical school" but then when you question him about time involved, medical schools and such, it turns out he's going to a "Chinese" school of herbs, alternative treatments, etc. I don't have a problem with that in general, but I do not like that he makes it sound likes he's going to a medical school, and he'll by able to diagnose diseases when he's finished in a year or so.
Will I go back to have other parts of my body done? NO! Not that I'm not happy with the results, but maybe I'm a weenie, but I can't handle the pain. (BTW, I did natural child birth, no drugs, almost 8 lb. girl - but I'm not sure I'd do that again, either!!!)

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Thanks for the update. Just wanted to point out that you will probably need more treatments as you will see dormant hairs resurface in a few weeks. Hair grows in 3 phases, so at any point in time, about 66% of it is dormant. That's why most people need 4-8 treatments to get all hairs.
Btw, what laser was used on you? What's your skin and hair type?
I'm glad LHR is working out for you. Keep us posted.