a buddy of mine has some kind of phobia of body hair and is always talking about having this done. i for one like my body hair (i've gotten compliments from a few ladies) but have recently contemplated getting just a little bit done.
what is the experience like?
what is the average cost/does it end up saving you money on razors if you shave a lot?
does it actually keep hair from ever growing in that area again?
is it a sort of blanket effect or can it be targeted?
I am in the process of having hair removal done on my back shoulders and neck, I am a 47 yo male, I had two areas in my mid back left and right side, and lower back where I wanted hair removed, Since my shoulder hair directly connect to the hair on my arms I did not like the hard cut off of the hair line so I made a decision to do my arms as well.
The procedure came with a three year guarantee, which right away means permanent hair removal may not be achievable. I started my back in 2005, and the hair still regrows but it has gotten lighter, however now I have hair all over my back because for some reason the laser has caused vellus hairs to become active and are now growing in, and it is unsightly! I am still in treatment almost three years after I started, and all this time you cannot be exposed to the sun so for three years I have not gone to the beach, or been able to stay outside without sun screen, that includes tanning booths.
The sessions are two months apart, and the clinic claimed that hair removal would be complete in one year, or 6 treatments. The treatments are painful! For the first year I actually was treated with out the numbing cream, you have to pay $40 each session for the cream to be applied and you have to wait one hour for it to activate, and the areas where the cream is applied need to be covered in saran wrap, so you have to sit around for an hour wrapped in saran wrap, sometimes in the waiting room.
The pricing can be paid by the session or a one time payment which covers all the sessions need to remove the hair. I paid a little over $5000 in total, looking back it was a great savings because of the amount off sessions need to complete the hair removal.
Like all cosmetic procedures you really need to understand it is not an exact science, sometimes things go wrong, and the results are not always what you had in mind.
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