Know Yourself

Ask yourself what do you want your ultimate result to be?

-- Just a reduction (end up with more than 85-95% less hair with some peach fuzz which is short, fine, lightly pigmented hair) but every now and then you will still require maintenance to remove terminal coarse hair that still regrows => If you are happy with this result then you can choose Laser (Diode or IPL) hair removal.

Please note you may end up with either good results as expected, patchy hair in certain areas, more hair or the combinations of these after series of LHR treatments.

-- Total removal and permanent “gone forever” of every unwanted hair, then Electrolysis is the only solution.

Laser/Diode/IPL (LHR) vs Electrolysis for Hair Removal -- Which Method?

The fact that LHR retard hair growth & it is semi-permanent hair removal,…

Based on my experience:
After I had my hair in certain areas removed by laser (Trade name of the laser device: Candela Gentle …. both 755 & 1064 nm) & and other areas by IPL, I also had got epidermal burn once from IPL hair removal resulting in hypopigmentation in that area for 5 yrs, some of my hair still regrew 3-5 yrs after the last laser & IPL sessions; some hair has been permanently removed and never came back.

After hair dormancy for upto around 5-6 yrs after last LHR treatment, some hair regrew.

I have had all of every single hair permanently removed from my underarms and from knees down to lower legs & ankles via Electrolysis during 1998-1999. It took less than 2 yrs to clear every single hair there in my case. Since then not even a single hair came back.

How much will hair regrow & how long does it take for hair to regrow after the initial series of LHR? This varies among individuals and varies among different body areas. As long as you received perifollicular oedema after being hit by LHR and those treated hair falls within few weeks post treatment session, those hair follicles should be somewhat destroyed to achieve permanent hair removal/reduction.

If u hv been treated with LHR before, electrolysis will still 100% permanently remove every single hair. If the therapist is skillful it only takes a single treatment per follicle but the hair need to be there to be treated. LHR retards hair grow, so some hair may take longer to emerge out from the skin.

What I can conclude by this? => I warn consumers if they want to get a fast result they may choose to start with laser hair removal for first 4-6 treatments within 2 years initially, then finish it with electrolysis or resume LHR for maintenance => BUT

Big BUT => some clients may be hair free for some yrs & some hair may regrow after hair dormancy for upto around 4-6 yrs after their last LHR treatment.

However, with this choice, it is cheaper and you should achieve clean skin look within the first few months following starting of the journey, provided that you are a good candidate for LHR (a person with very fair skin colour with dark, coarse, thick & dense hair)

But if you choose to do electrolysis only since the start of your journey, it should take upto around 1 ½ – 2 yrs for average persons to have every single hair permanently cleared by electrolysis, depending on your commitment and the amount & density of your hair. This option isn't suitable for customers with restricted time and/or money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-- Why age is important to your result of electrology & LHR?

-- How to get the most permanent reduction from LHR

-- Nearly everything clients need to know about diode, IPL & LHR

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