GenderLife Forum: The Information Exchange

If you have grey or white facial hair, forget laser, electrolysis is the only way to go. Took me 3 yrs, to be done with it.

Not necessarily true. I'm doing a type of laser that combines light frequencies with radio spectrum. It is suppose to work with all hair types and hair colors. So far it seems to be doing what they say although I'm not sure it will be 100% on the lightest ones. I'll let you know after 3 more sessions. It's not cheap.

Electrolysis is a lot cheaper, and it works, for sure.

Not for me. $54/hour of electroysis vs. $200 per laser treatment.

After 100 hours of electro, only about 30% of the facial hair was gone. It took five laser treatments to get rid of over 80% of what was left, and three more (shorter, about $120 each) to get rid of basically everything that was left, but for a few hairs that turned white (about 40-50 in total).

Cost:

$5,400 for 30% of facial hair using electro (40 hours galvanic, 60 hours blend)

$1,360 for nearly 70% of facial hair.

Not to mention the time and the difference in pain. One easy to take sting with laser zaps a lot of hairs at the same time.

Well, I never used any form of pain killer for either.

I'd say electro to the eyebrows is the most painful thing I went through, followed by laser to the sides of my neck. And that followed by electro in my upper lip.

Marcella,were most of your hairs dark?

An no I didn't use any pain killer , either. Eye brows were the worst, and under my jaw on the left side. How long did you have to wait between sessions? I was doing at the start 2hrs, twice a week. Took nine hours for my first clearing of face. An yes in the end I look back and it is quite expensive. Over a 3 yr period.

Yes, but I'm far from an ideal candidate for laser: my hair is black, but my skin is copper-toned.

I did electro first because up to 2002 there were no lasers that would work for someone who had a skin darker than a Fitzpatick III.

Then in that year long-wavelength lasers finally covered the Fitzpatrick IV and V, and one of those machines got to this town in 2003. If I remember correctly, Fitzpatrick VI had to wait until 2005.

Thanks for putting that chart on .According to that chart I'm right in-between a type III and IV,so thats ok from what I"ve read.The hair part though...dark/dirty blond,it may work on me(laser),and may not.

Deena is talking about the Aurora/Elos system. I went to a doctor for a free consultation and He suggested that I wait until I'm on horomones for a few months before I attempt laser.

He has that system and He said it works well on silver/gray hair.

This week, I'm going for my first electrolysis session ($90.00 / Hour with a free consultation)

I've got 3 tattoos, so I'm no stranger to needle pain. But I've never had a tattoo on my face.

There's a topical cream that some people use to numb the pain of tattoos. I don't know how good it is (I've never used it) but, if the Electrolysis is painful, I just might pick some up.

I'll let everybody know how the session turns out.