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Laser Hair Removal Procedure Diary by Patient
A
patient's diary to compare for wax, electrolysis,
laser hair removal, shaving and cream
A Woman's Personal
Laser Hair Removal Journal
After years of nightmare hair removal options, I finally decided to look into permanent hair removal options. My research led me to a consultation at Manhattan's salon.
At my consultation I wasn't expecting to go under the laser. In fact, I wasn't sure what to expect. My technician, Michelle, was laid-back, confident and attentive. When I asked what the results would look like, she lifted her arm and showed me the most perfect hairless armpit I'd ever seen. Knowing I was writing an article, she even showed me her bikini line. I was blown away with the possibility of never having to shave again.
Step
1:
Paper panties
Technician leaves you with paper panties. I was given the paper panties then Michelle left. She came back in and I laid on the table in basically a splayed position (a bit uncomfortable, but then Michelle was so laid back and had showed me HER bikini line so what did I care?).
Step
2: Ice cold
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Ice cold jelly-like goo is squeezed onto all the soon-to-be-lasered spots. The goo apparently protects skin and offers some sort of barrier from the heated light.
Step
3: The laser wand comes out
I had no idea what this looked like until I saw it.
Lasers vary, but the one Michelle used on me
reminded me of the part of your printer that you
attach to your computer. The part that is closest to
your skin
is about 4 inches long and an inch wide (although
they vary). Michelle gave me a pair of sunglasses.
Step
4: The procedure begins
Basically Michelle worked along my bikini
line. I had asked about the pain and she said it
would feel like a rubber band snapping the skin. She
was right. The pain wasn't unbearable at all,
nothing like the searing pain of waxing. The laser
pulses with light and you feel a 'snap.' She moves
along with each 'zap.'
Step
5: Clean up
Once the lasering was over, Michelle
scooped up the goo, I got dressed and that was it.
No need for creams or lotions or potions. Michelle
told me the hair would fall out within 2 weeks.
On my way out the door the woman at the reception
desk told me I was going to love the results. I left
happy and confident she was right. Then the waiting
began.
Two
weeks later,
the hair was gone and a new
hair cycle had just barely begun to grow in. Hair
grows in cycles so you should get about 6 treatments
to ensure you kill all the hair follicles. A month
after my first treatment I went in for my second.
Find out what happened in my 3rd installment of
Diary of a Laser Hair Removal Guinea Pig.
The
pictures of before and after laser hair removal
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laser hair removal level of comfort?