Re: first laser session... is this normal???
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:21:43 +0000
Jodi:
I'd say it feels like little bits of hot grease on your
face, like little pinpoints of hurt and then Blam!
It's gone and on to the next spot.
Yes, you did just fine. And your hair really will
fall out in about 10 days or so. And your chin will be
smooth until the next cycle of growth.
So far as I know you don't tip your laser worker. It
DOES cost a ton.
Hope this helps.
Donna in Utah
> well gals, i went for my first laser session today. my first REAL
> session, i mean, as opposed to my free nickle-sized patch test which i
> had last week.
>
> for those of you wondering what laser really feels like... i kept
> reading reports of it feeling like a rubber band being snapped against
> the skin. i couldn't quite imagine this feeling in relation to laser
> hair removal... what size rubber band??? how frequently??? etc... well,
> what it really feels like is hot grease spattering your skin. if you've
> ever fried something and tossed something wet or ice crystally into the
> grease, that light burny spattery feeling is pretty close to laser.
> laser hurts a little less, actually, but that's close...
>
> ANYWAY. so, i was under the dilusion that after the procedure, my chin
> would be nice and smooth. but, it's not. it feels better than it did
> before the procedure... but it's not smooth. i was told that this is
> normal, that it can now take up to 14 days for the hair to fall out...
> and now i'm sitting here wondering, is that true??? or did i just pay
> for someone to singe my hair off and do nothing below the surface???
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Also, are you supposed to tip your laser person the way you're supposed
> to tip a hairdresser? It costs so much to begin with... yikes.
>
> - jodi
>
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