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Laser hair removal - Hair today, gone tomorrow
Pros:
no more hair
no more pain
smooth legs
psycological lift
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Cons:
expensive - don't know how long it will last
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Cost:
$2200 - first visit - each one going down
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Healing time:
one hour
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Pain-o-meter: 5
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I have always had thick coarse hair and now it is so much smoother. Basically when I shaved or waxed, I got ingrown hairs and I suffered from excruciating pain when I tried to shave. I also had this weird thing that the hair hurt when it grew back. Because of these reasons, I would have to leave my legs alone for three weeks, which in the summertime is gross, or I would have marks for a long time because I would pick at them.
The laser did not hurt as much as waxing. It was just a matter of getting used to it - it is sort of a consistent pain. It was well worth the pain. It took an hour for two legs.
Now every time I am feeling blue or down, I just reach down and touch my legs and think, oh well, at least my legs are smooth! And, oh, having sex is so much better because it is one less thing to worry about!
Additional thoughts: do it
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
Thought it would be less painful
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
That it would not work
Healing aids used:
aspirin
Number of doctors consulted:
1
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
I wanted it as soon as I found out that it existed
Had an elective procedure before:
had microdermabrasion before
Complications or follow-up procedures:
none
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
35
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Ethnic group:
Caucasian
Education:
Community college or university
Country:
Canada
State/Province:
Ontario
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About 70 percent of young women try to lose weight. That dissatisfaction with their body weight stays with them into adulthood.
(Source: "the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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