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wow! $90.00 an hour for electroylsis......my electrolysis was $65.00 an hour she was really good too. You should hunt around their are probably other electroylsist who have lower prices. I know some of my friends went to a school for electroylsis where students would work on you they had to have specific amount of training and was about $40-50 dollars for a 4 hour session. Not sure where your from but this school was in MA.

Good Luck! Happy Plucking.

@Taye: I'm in NYC. The rates seem to be around $65 per 15 minute session, and a price break for an hour ($135). This woman seems nice, and Her rates seem to be the lowest so far.

I'm lucky to not have so much body or facial hair. Still there are some "chia pet" hairs on my upper lip and around my chin. If I don't tweeze then they become pretty prominent. Especially if someone is near me.

I plan on using electro to get rid of the offending "chias" and am hoping it won't require alot of sessions

I called a local ad for laser hair removal on craigslist, asked a zillion questions, then I went to their office for a look and test zap (4 zaps actually), the laser was right at the verge my pain tolerance. It will be $175 for each visit for my face. She seems to think it will take 6-10 visits to complete. She's also not weirded out to do anything else below the nose, even suggesting the underarms and chest. 2 specific areas I wasn't ready to ask about. She seemed really cool!

Don't hold your breath on the 6-10 visits thing. Even if they claim they'll do "touch ups" for free forever, it's 1 in 1000 of us that is done in 6-10. I'm an "ideal" candidate for laser, and it definitely has worked for me, but I'm way beyond 10 and nowhere near done. I mean, I'm done enough that it's not embarrassing without makeup, but still definitely not done. YMMV. Good luck!

I have the hair that will not die. I spent a year doing laser.
1000 bucks poorer and still hairy. Electo didn't put a dent in things either but I am going to try again after I start hormones.

A product that has caught my attention is VANIQA. It is a perscription that is applied to the face. That is suppose to kill or weaken the hair by depriving it of an enzyme that makes hair grow.

Anyone try this?

Didnt read all the posts, but the "gold standard" in laser hair removal is the Light Sheer diode laser. This is only good on the darker hairs tho. You have to have electrolysis done on really fine, blond, red, or white/gray hairs, or the laser wont pick them up. I read the that a person at the "Be All" convention has a new method of electrolysis that permanently removes the hair the first time, so there is not a continuious treatment, unless there are new folicals. Im going to try her out, cause shes not far from me. She said she has already done a couple TS and they are very happy and most only will have to go back just for one more treatment if there are missed hairs. Even tho she is more expensive than most using the regular methods, it is worth it if you only have to go once or twice at the most.

You may be talking about LMX cream, $12 for a small tube. I buy it from my electrologist, and it made clearing the upper lip possible if not painless.

I started electrolysis and HRT both around Nov 08. I pay $100 for three hour long sessions. She uses a combination method which is supposedly best for beards - taking out an average of 480 hairs per session.


I have had 5 full face/neck laser treatments ($145 ea) and like someone said: the first time I was right at my pain threshold - tears were coming out while I bit my lip. I'm not sure of the type of machine - they call the treatment IPL (Intense Pulse Light). It's a medical aesthetics clinic and all pretty new equipment, run by a doctor.

I go back for laser when the electrolysis can't keep up with the growth anymore. (right now that's about 2 months)

Someone mentioned cream for desensitizing - I used Emla cream in the beginning for electrolysis. It costs around 20bux for a small tube.. but you don't need much - I just put it around my lips mainly - but that area is pretty thinned out now.

Just keep at it!

You are referring to the Electroly Institute of New England. The students vary in their skill and speed, but for someone who has no money to spend on electro, it is better than nothing.

I went there for a while and found that some of the students, the ones about to graduate, were very fast indeed!

It is $20.00 for the first hour and $10.00 each hour after that. So a two hour session would be $30.00 and a three hour session would be $40.00 That is probably the most anyone can tolerate.

It is in Tewksbury, MA