Laser hair removal on sideburns and chin poll

amother

Seablue

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 9:33 am

Sorry this doesn’t help you but I did only electrolysis and it’s been amazing

amother

↑ OP ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 9:41 am

amother Seablue wrote:

Sorry this doesn’t help you but I did only electrolysis and it’s been amazing

yup I ended up cleaning up my laser beard with years of electrolysis. Lately younger people have been asking me about laser in those areas and I'm just wondering if there's new technology now. Laser worked on other parts of my body (candela )

amother

Daylily ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 12:08 pm

Following because I'm not having much success with electrolysis it's extremely painful expensive and I'm not seeing much results after a year. I've been thinking of going laser.

hodeez

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 1:05 pm

I have the at home ipl device and have been thinking about doing it on my face . Wonder if anyone here has experience

amother

↑ OP ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 2:16 pm

amother Daylily wrote:

Following because I'm not having much success with electrolysis it's extremely painful expensive and I'm not seeing much results after a year. I've been thinking of going laser.

I had the same experience with electrolysis therefore started laser after a few months. After 3 years of laser doing terrible damage I went back to electrolysis but this time I got into a very good lady who had an updated machine and much less painful. Make sure you never feel the hair coming out its supposed to be dead and slide out easily. If your are feeling the hair coming out you might as well stay home and tweeze Can't Believe It

amother

Slateblue ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 2:22 pm

In my recent electrolysis training, I was told that laser is being renamed legally (in my country) to hair reduction treatment, NOT hair removal. Electrolysis is the only FDA approved method of permanent hair removal.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 2:44 pm

amother Slateblue wrote:

Laser isn't FDA approved ?

amother

↑ Slateblue

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 2:45 pm

amother OP wrote:

Laser isn't FDA approved ?

Of course it is FDA approved but not as permanently removing hair, just at reducing hair.

DQ ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 3:25 pm

Laser worked very well on my sideburns (now about 5 years out and didn’t need to retouch) but didn’t work long term on my chin/lip area. The chin/lip areas are hormonal based so very likely to come back. I bought my own laser device to do home laser for touching up those areas. Works pretty well when I remember to do it. I do it every day/every other day for a week and then I don’t have to touch it for 2 months.

amother

Oatmeal

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 3:31 pm

DQ wrote:

How much did it cost? R u able to post a link?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 5:38 pm

DQ wrote:

How many years have you been doing this routine ?

↑ DQ ↓

Fri, Nov 01 2024, 3:15 am

amother OP wrote:

How many years have you been doing this routine ?

Not long. I tried it once cycle last year but then got pregnant BH so took a break. Did it again a couple of cycles since having the baby. But keep in mind this is after professional laser. Not sure if my body is responding to it as a touch up. For a first timer it might take longer or may not work.

↑ DQ

Fri, Nov 01 2024, 3:18 am

amother Oatmeal wrote:

How much did it cost? R u able to post a link?

The home laser wasn’t a lot at all. $70
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.....title

Don’t know how effective it will be if some uses it for the first time without professional laser.

tweety1

Fri, Nov 01 2024, 4:13 am

DQ wrote:

This was my experience too. I did laser. For about 10 years I was totally clear. After that my lip started growing back slightly; by my hairline too. By my hairline I tweeze out because it's a few hairs only.

Becca232

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 7:52 am

I did electrolysis 20 years ago for my chin area. I was on the pill and I got TERRIBLE acne. My skin is still a bit bumpy from it. Afterwards they told me you can't be on the pill and get electrolysis (apparently I signed a form acknowledging it when I started electrolysis 6 months before). I don't know why it happened but just make sure it's not a thing these days. In hindsight, I wish I had just dermaplaned, which I do now. Only had longer peach fuzz

amother

Pear

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 7:59 am

I did laser 18 years ago. Had great success BH with sideburns. Completely gone... As another poster mentioned, Chin & lip is a struggle since it's hormonal hairs & grows back (it's better than it was before laser but not completely gone)

amother

Tan

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 8:00 am

amother Seablue wrote:

Sorry this doesn’t help you but I did only electrolysis and it’s been amazing

Same, electrolysis on my sideburns and really happy