Re: Facial Hair--don't pluck
From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 May 2000 18:05:47 -0500 (CDT)
Plucking only makes it stronger b/c by traumatizing the follicle (but
not destroying it as you would with electrolysis) you are only making it
stronger--the blood is drawn to it, and hence it gets even more hormones
to feed it and make it thicker. It's like trying to kill a weed--unless
you really kill it (zap it), you are only challenging it to come back
with a vengeance. And that only makes it take longer to kill with
electrolysis if that is the way you evenatually want to go.
I'm only telling you this b/c I learned this the hard way. I plucked
for YEARS.
Bottom line, you can pluck your eyebrows or something and be just fine,
but it's those hormone fed hairs that you cannot go yanking without
being punished later.
At Thu, 11 May 2000, Ivy wrote:
>
>sorry to reply to this twice, I should've read the other replies first.
>Apparently, the good drugs haveta be REALLY good. I hope they work
>wonderfully for you (and me too, I just started spiro.)Good luck,
>Ivy
>
>At Thu, 11 May 2000, Ivy wrote:
>>
>>Right, that's how I understand it,too. Once it's termiaml, it's always
>>terminal until you kill that particular follicle - but the met,
>>low-carb. etc, help keep any more follicles from going terminal. So
>>uncontrolled, you have an infinate supply of terminal follicles, but
>>with good drugs,there is a limit supply of terminal follicles that can
>>be Killed! (say killed with much glee). If you don't have too many,
>>pulling them out by the roots Can kill them, but if there are a lot,
>>apparently electrolisis is the way to go. Good luck,
>>Ivy
>>
>>At Thu, 11 May 2000, Barbara wrote:
>>>
>>>I have noticed that many of us are hoping to alleviate our facial hair
>>>problems by using low-carb diets, supplements or medications such as
>>>Met.
>>>It is my understanding that once a hair is "terminal" ie: black and
>>>coarse it is permanently that way. You may lessen your problem by
>>>regulating your hormones so that more hairs don't go "terminal" but you
>>>will still be stuck with the hairs you do have because a terminal hair
>>>follicle will always produce a terminal hair.
>>>Anyone have any different information or different experiences with
>>>this?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Barbara
>>>
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