my laser treatment experience (dont use bleach)
From: Amina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 21:06:30 -0600 (CST)
ive been having laser done and i am very happy with the results thus
far.
the first time, i sobbed with pain and all the emotional issues that had
been welling up inside me came out...(my poor nurse was very patient).
one week later all hairs on face popped out. it was the greatest
feeling to be so smooth for a month. i was also happy i didnt scar...
they used a special cool glide laser and varied the frequency (im olive
skinned). i also use a bleaching cream to lighten my skin and make the
hairs show up better for the laser (look in to lustra af).
after the 3rd treatment i didnt have to go back in until 4 mos later
(some do come back esp if u dont keep up with the spiro and hormons
fluctuate unfortunately).
it's very expensive and painful for coarse dark hair i found, so i would
not waste it on bleached hair. ask your laser professional. they told
me to just shave it and wear a good make up like dermablend. it takes
me one day to heal and look less bumpy again. use ice and aloe gel. one
can go back to work the next day. u can wear a light chiffon scarf or
gentle oil free make up.
i sure hope and wish this is permanent, but even a "reduction" is
superb.
good luck.
ps: after spending $700 on the chest region.. it did not work at all
the way it did on the face for me :( i wish they'd sell a vat of vaniqa
lol ;)
>the hair needs to be dark to transmit the laser better to the roots. I
>assume you know this as you understand the roots can't be bleached. :-)
>
>it's possible that dying the hair back to dark would work... they have
>found that dying light hair on women with light hair makes the laser
>somewhat more effective... but not as effective as laser used on hair
>that is dark to begin with.
>
>if I were in your position, I would not want to do anything that might
>ruin the chances of laser being effective. is there any chance you
>could have the laser scheduled for a monday morning, and take off "sick"
>from work on friday... so Thursday maybe you'd be a little shadowy, and
>by Monday you'd be hairy enough for the laser to work really well? Of
>course, I don't know how you look after laser is done, so going to work
>late on Monday right afterwards could be as bad an idea as going in
>hairy... i don't know. But I don't think bleaching the hair is a good
>idea...
>
>Let us know how it goes though whether you bleach or not!!!
>
>- jodi
>
>At Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Josie wrote:
>>
>>Hi, I'm new here. I've been following the threads for a while but this
>>is my first post. I have been treated for PCO for the past eight months
>>but have not been officially diagnosed as I don't have health insurance.
>>My doctor has me on Spiro 200mg/day and Vaniqua, and I take 2 Chromium
>>GTF per day and almost immediately after starting the chromium I had my
>>first period in five years. I've been pretty regular since then.
>>
>>The spiro and vaniqua have helped the facial hirsutism a lot, but not
>>enough. So I had an initial consultation with a dermatologist yesterday
>>and scheduled my first appointment this Thursday. Normally I shave my
>>face and the area around the areola, but I have to have some growth for
>>her to take the pictures for my file. My question is, do I have to stop
>>bleaching the facial hair for the laser to work? Can I just bleach it
>>until the day of the appointment, then dye it back to it's normal black
>>before the appointment? If so, what should I use to dye it? When you
>>bleach the hair, does it bleach the roots too? I understand that this
>>would make the laser inaffective if that is the case.
>>
>>Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated. I just don't think I
>>could face going to work every day with a bunch of really obvious black
>>stubble.
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