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I have blonde hair, blue eyes, tan a bunch in the summer, fade a bunch in the winter. It has been almost three months since my bikini area has seen any sun.
I went to ---- to get a extended bikini line treatment, both this summer, and again this winter. It has been a week since my most recent treatment. I gently tugged on a few hairs down there, and they are all staying put. I think they used an Aurora laser. It hurt liked a dickens, but did not actually burn me or cause any redness.
I had 3 or 4 treatments this summer, but they told me that I was too tanned. the first treatment this summer was painless. The second and third were more painful. I think they used the alexandrite laser. I never noted any hair loss. After the fourth treatment they told me to return in the winter when my skin was much lighter.
My skin is still somewhat tanned, but much lighter. My genital region is darker, although I am fair skinned. My hair is coarse and dark brown.
What is going wrong here? Do I need to endure a greater amount of pain to see some hair loss? Do i need to ask them to change the laser?
When will I see some hair loss?

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I have blonde hair, blue eyes, tan a bunch in the summer, fade a bunch in the winter. It has been almost three months since my bikini area has seen any sun.
I went to ---- to get a extended bikini line treatment, both this summer, and again this winter. It has been a week since my most recent treatment. I gently tugged on a few hairs down there, and they are all staying put. I think they used an Aurora laser. It hurt liked a dickens, but did not actually burn me or cause any redness.
I had 3 or 4 treatments this summer, but they told me that I was too tanned. the first treatment this summer was painless. The second and third were more painful. I think they used the alexandrite laser. I never noted any hair loss. After the fourth treatment they told me to return in the winter when my skin was much lighter.
My skin is still somewhat tanned, but much lighter. My genital region is darker, although I am fair skinned. My hair is coarse and dark brown.
What is going wrong here? Do I need to endure a greater amount of pain to see some hair loss? Do i need to ask them to change the laser?
When will I see some hair loss?

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help. no response??

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Did you use Meladine? It puts Melanin in your hair but you need to use it twice a day for 2-4 weeks before treatment.
I would question the place you're going to with the results you've had thus far. If there is no value in the treatments you paid for, you should get at least a partial refund.
I'm curious if you had any results at all. I'm surprised you sound like its done nothing since your skin color has become paler. I would have expected at least modest results. I don't know anything about the Aurora.
Mayhaps a different laser would work better for you.

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my pubic hairs are dark enough that i wouldn't think i would need to use anything. the only thing i can figure is the settings were too low. i'm not sure if i can handle the pain if it requires higher settings.
Any doctors out there that can add anything?

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Should i tell them to up the power?
Change the laser type?
HELP!!!
How long between treatments?

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I did not read this before responding to your last inquiry. I have experimented with the Aurora once and saw no results. I talked with a clinical nurse with them and I asked if the results would be the same as with an alexandrite laser. She said "Not exactly" and then went on to say that it could take up to 4 treatments before any hair falls out. Big concern for me since most people such as yourself want to see hair gone within a reasonable amount of time. Of course if this is where technology is in treating blond hair then we can't do anything about it. I personally just want to know that this is true. I have been trying to research it as much as I can, but as of now I have not found anyone who has blond hair say that they have had results. Of course they may just need to have more treatments, but the clinic you went to should have told you that up front. Blond, white, gray and "carrot top" red are the hardest hairs to treat and are actually impossible to treat with an alexandrite or diode. Hope this helps.

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I exclusively use the Aurora for Hair removal and have treated lots of client with blonde hair. Your success really lies with your skin color. That is, to treat blonde hair, we need to use a pretty high setting. If your skin is tan, not only is it painful but it is a MUCH slower process. The lighter the skin, the better the results. So, if you really want to commit to losing the hair, you need to avoid the sun at all costs. It will hurt much less and be way more effective. Hope that helps.