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[-] djsoren19 10 points 4 days ago

After many struggles against my facial hair, I have taken the plunge and purchased a personal laser. God I hope it works, I just want to be freed from the constant shaving.

[-] dandelion 4 points 4 days ago

is the main constraint on electrolysis or laser money? Because $200 could have paid for a few sessions on the face and would have gotten you much further (at least based on my understanding of personal laser devices).

[-] djsoren19 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The promise of personal devices is results roughly equivalent to what you would see from a professional, just over a longer period of time. Yeah $200 would have paid for like, 3 sessions of my face, but I'd also like for this to be a solution to my arms, legs, bikini area, etc. I typically wax those areas, but have had issues getting good results with waxing my face T.T hence the purchase. Ideally, once I see facial results, I can start using it on the rest of my body instead. I think this will be more economical in the long-run for full body treatment, I'll just be trading money for time.

[-] dandelion 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

huh, that's a pretty big claim (that it gets the same results, just takes longer). The costs for laser treatments are a whole order of magnitude greater, I would imagine if at-home devices were effective the economics would cause most people (esp. trans people who typically have less money than the average person) to use them and have them recommended - so my assumption has always been that they can't be that effective.

either way, I'm happy to be wrong and excited to hear how it goes!

EDIT: here are some of the things I see being said:

  • that at-home "laser" devices are not laser devices at all, they're IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) devices
  • lots of people reporting IPL devices definitely helps thin their hair, esp. on arms and legs
  • lots of people saying IPL won't do much, esp. for face and groin
  • that IPL devices don't result in permanent hair removal, but puts hair follicles into a temporary dormant state while laser is more likely to actually destroy follicles

I think this just confirms my impression that IPL results are not likely to justify the cost, unfortunately.

[-] djsoren19 3 points 4 days ago

I don't really know if it will work either, that's why I'm testing before I recommend it lol. At the very least the refund policy of the corporation I bought from is very generous, so hopefully I'll just be out some time if it fails.

[-] sarah_b@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I bought an IPL device originally for my legs because I was shaving them every other day and it was great for that. Now I only need to shave my legs once a weak at most, and even at that point my legs are still smooth.

I have had mixed results in my face so far. Using it once a week like the manufacturer recommends does nothing whatsoever. Now that I have started using it after each shave, the hair between my chin and my adams apple has thinned or disappeared in a few patches. My chin, my upper lip, and my cheeks have seen no improvement so far. Although it could be that I just haven't hit the right growth cycle yet, since I have only changed my routine 2-3 weeks ago.

[-] dandelion 3 points 4 days ago

yeah, that's my main concern, that you didn't have money for laser or electrolysis and put what you had in IPL instead; hopefully you can get your money back🤞

[-] loomy@lemy.lol 4 points 4 days ago
[-] djsoren19 5 points 4 days ago

mebbe once I actually confirm it works lol, I don't wanna trick any other girlies into spending $200 on something if it doesn't even work for me lmao.

[-] loomy@lemy.lol 3 points 3 days ago

im not a girl, but i am very and constantly hairy, shaving isnt enough

[-] djsoren19 3 points 3 days ago

it's okay, the secret is that I'm not a girlie either. just a cute femboy with really strong facial hair.

[-] loomy@lemy.lol 3 points 3 days ago

ha were both not allowed here

[-] PyroNeurosis 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks for your brave and selfless sacrifice <3. We will be needing the full writeup and after-action report, of course.

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