Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Hey Tonia – Laser Hair Removal

Question:

Thanks ladies.  Duly noted  : ) Del — There’s no future in the past. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Seriously considering looking into it for the underarms.  Has anyone else had any experiences with LHR? I haven’t had it (blonde and little body hair), but a good friend of mine with severe PCOS had it on her face. She was very happy with the results. After two treatments she had no facial hair after years of peach fuzz all over her face. She had to bleach the stuff or use a depilatory regularly before that time. But she also has dark hair. I don’t know if I would consider it for under the arms. The treatment can leave you with some swelling (sort of like a sunburn) while it heals. I don’t think I’d want to have "sunburned" armpits. Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/ I had only a little swelling and it subsided after about two hours and the area looked "normal".  Of course, I just had the chin area and part of the neck done (they did the whole area as a "precaution").  The underarms were on the list of places/fees that I was shown that they do.  They did a couple of test spots first to see how I’d tolerate the treatment.  If this is something you still want, Del, I’d insist on the test spots if they try to skip that step. Tonia

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Seriously considering looking into it for the underarms.  Has anyone else had any experiences with LHR? I haven’t had it (blonde and little body hair), but a good friend of mine with severe PCOS had it on her face. She was very happy with the results. After two treatments she had no facial hair after years of peach fuzz all over her face. She had to bleach the stuff or use a depilatory regularly before that time. But she also has dark hair. I don’t know if I would consider it for under the arms. The treatment can leave you with some swelling (sort of like a sunburn) while it heals. I don’t think I’d want to have "sunburned" armpits. Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/

I had only a little swelling and it subsided after about two hours and the area looked "normal".  Of course, I just had the chin area and part of the neck done (they did the whole area as a "precaution").  The underarms were on the list of places/fees that I was shown that they do.  They did a couple of test spots first to see how I’d tolerate the treatment.  If this is something you still want, Del, I’d insist on the test spots if they try to skip that step. Tonia

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Seriously considering looking into it for the underarms.  Has anyone else had any experiences with LHR?

I haven’t had it (blonde and little body hair), but a good friend of mine with severe PCOS had it on her face. She was very happy with the results. After two treatments she had no facial hair after years of peach fuzz all over her face. She had to bleach the stuff or use a depilatory regularly before that time. But she also has dark hair. I don’t know if I would consider it for under the arms. The treatment can leave you with some swelling (sort of like a sunburn) while it heals. I don’t think I’d want to have "sunburned" armpits. Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/

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Seriously considering looking into it for the underarms.  Has anyone else had any experiences with LHR? Del — There’s no future in the past. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I hate to tell you this but I found the results unsatisfactory.  I was out about $700 and while it seemed to make one side of my chin less prickly, I don’t notice much change on the other.  The hairy places are a little larger than an American quarter.  I wouldn’t recommend it personally.  It might work better on someone with darker facial hair though.  The darker the hair the better the laser goes down the hair shaft to kill the root or so I was told.  The doctor I was going to for the treatment closed up shop and moved to California just before I was due for the 6th and last treatment. Maybe the sixth one would have finished them off, I don’t know.  She was gyn/ob who offered the laser hair removal "on the side".   I stopped plucking with tweezers at her recommendation and my chin seems to break out less in pimples with shaving a couple of times a week. Tonia Do I recall correctly that you were considering trying LHR? If you did, how did it work out?  Is it expensive?  How were the results?  etc, etc….. Del — There’s no future in the past.

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Do I recall correctly that you were considering trying LHR? If you did, how did it work out?  Is it expensive?  How were the results?  etc, etc….. Del — There’s no future in the past.

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I hate to tell you this but I found the results unsatisfactory.  I was out about $700 and while it seemed to make one side of my chin less prickly, I don’t notice much change on the other.  The hairy places are a little larger than an American quarter.  I wouldn’t recommend it personally.  It might work better on someone with darker facial hair though.  The darker the hair the better the laser goes down the hair shaft to kill the root or so I was told.  The doctor I was going to for the treatment closed up shop and moved to California just before I was due for the 6th and last treatment. Maybe the sixth one would have finished them off, I don’t know.  She was gyn/ob who offered the laser hair removal "on the side".   I stopped plucking with tweezers at her recommendation and my chin seems to break out less in pimples with shaving a couple of times a week. Tonia

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Do I recall correctly that you were considering trying LHR? If you did, how did it work out?  Is it expensive?  How were the results?  etc, etc….. Del — There’s no future in the past.

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