Is laser hair removal a good thing?

Question

What are some downsides to it? The area in question has dark thick hairs so waxing is incredibly painful.

Answer 1

have had it done.i love it and would do it again in a heart beat and if I have a daughter, would have her do it as well. the downsides:

very expensive. i have had my face done over course of last 7 years, have about $2500 involved. to date and probably 10 treatments. I think my face is $400 per treatment at my dermatologist.

it is slow. it is not an over night treatment. one time won't fix it all. you could need 3 - 10 treatments to be totally hairfree.

it can be painful. i had an allergic reaction to numbing cream when I first had it done in 1998. had third degree burns/scabs on my face for 3 weeks. without the cream and new machines, it feels like a very hard rubberband snapping on my skin. which doesn't bother me because I have high pain threshold. to me it is same as waxing.

if you tan or go out in the sun a lot, you should not do so before laser, as it can cause discoloration of your skin.

the only other advice I can give is to go to a licensed technician, preferably a dermatologist in case you have a bad reaction.

Answer 2

Well luckey for you because laser hair removal works best on DARK THICK HAIR! :) The downside is that it can be costly, also it can be painful because it damages the hair folical. So its not either really bad or good , but id you really want to get rid of your hair for good it can take 4-12 sessions!
p.s Hope i helped.