This is about my first experience with laser hair removal. It was… well… memorable. I hadn’t done my homework. I’d gone to a cheap place that was on my way to work. It was a small shady looking clinic. They called it laser electrolysis. Money was the issue at the time. It was almost half the price of some of the others I’d glanced over. Unfortunately, it shouldn’t have been the driving issue. Consequently, I regretted it dearly. The people there said, it would be painless and a sure thing. Permanent hair removal for good. Looking back, I realized how important it was to have consulted a qualified dermatologist first and foremost. In several weeks, the hair had grown back.
By the time the hair had grown back, the thought of going through it all again had nearly vanished. It wasn’t until chatting with a friend over coffee, did it come back. She told me about how she’d found a good dermatologist. She had some skin and hair problems that’d been nagging her for a while. Regarding the hair, her dermatologist mentioned the option of laser hair removal, which came in two main types. One involved the actual use of a medical...