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update: i've tried the other branch with different therapists and apparently it feels the same. no heat, no redness, nothing. when i asked the power level, apparently they only have up to 7 and 5 is the maximum power allowed for fair skinned. so far after the 3rd, i do still feel improvement in terms of longer period and thinner hair growth. so i'll give it a chance up to 6 treatments as that's what the therapist said. i'm a bit wary with stronger laser as i have sensitive skin.
Anyone ever experienced (especially stronger) laser hair removal, please do share. at first i thought it's pretty straightforward but apparently it's quite a fickle as it involves our hormones too.

 

just want to update: i've checked with the other branch and they do have multiple settings and NOT based on each area as previous therapist told me. so it's the discretion of the therapist mostly based on the skin tone with darker tone would have a higher settings. I'd try the other branch first before deciding whether i should do laser with doctor.

 

Yes , i also think it's strange. As simple as the machine is, there should be more level settings. I think I'd verify that with the clinic. How is your laser hair removal experience? Is it an IPL too?

 

The western country i was living on last time, majority I would say have a better attention and care towards the patients due to their stricter regulation and law compared to most Asian countries. Based on my own experience, one thing to avoid from any medical practitioner is if they become too commercialized. No matter how reputable and experienced they are, their priority have shifted from patients' safety to how much more income they could squeeze out of a patient. Sometimes it' best to go to less popular doc but one who put their patients' need and safety first. They might not satisfy you with their 'no' answers but at least they wouldn't jeopardize your life.

 

Thanks for the info. Really appreciate it. I'm aware of the multiple sessions but feel concern with feeling nothing during the treatments , not even slightest heat. As this is done by an aesthetician and not doctor, they only have 1 setting for each area according to what the therapist said but I'm not too sure about that as I think she should have more options to adjust the energy.

@jksandra
How was your shedding period? On my first 2 sessions, within 2 weeks after IPL, what's left underneath the treated skin would come to the surface with the root and I could even easily pluck it out by hands. Not after the 3rd time though which makes me think whether the laser type is suitable for me or I'd need to change the laser type or the therapist.

@Daffycakes
Yes, i also prefer it to be in the lower level energy rather than higher level if there's any operator or machine error. It's terrifying result of those gets burnt by laser

 

this is why i feel anxious with treatments done overseas. they mostly look at us as money making machine. i've experienced it myself with too strong of a laser that is actually not needed in my case. only because that laser of course costed much2x more. if something bad happen, it'd be hard for us to instantly come back for consultation or revision.
@Gitanjali, don't ever go back to the same doctor who did the unsuccesful treatment. most likely, they'd just make it worst.
@treppenwitz agree, we, the foreigners, are the milking cow for them

 

Hi All,

I just did my 3rd Laser Hair Removal session with IPL in a beauty clinic by a beautician. The 1st session, I could feel the heat and punctured like sensation by small needles. The result after the 1st one also looked promising with hair getting thinner and more sparse.
The 2nd one, i did it with a different therapist (i like to have treatments done by the same therapist to build better understanding and communication but my previous therapist resigned). The way she applied the tip of the tool is different with the 1st therapist. The 1st therapist lift the head everytime she moved the tip. This 2nd therapist, just glide the tip all over. Most importantly I don't feel any sensation whatsoever. No heat or punctured like needles as the 1st one. The therapist told me it's normal. Yet, the result was quite disappointing. The hair comes back , the same length and density with the original, only thickness decrease a bit.

The 3rd session , I also did not feel anything during the laser. and afterwards as normal there should be hair growing out before they would all fall by themselves within the first 2 weeks after laser. This time since I'd like to test if the 3rd sessions is in effect or not, I try to pluck the hair with finger and the hair should just come out easily since the root is burnt but I could not pluck it out. The root seems strong and I have concern it might be getting stronger as I read in some people's cases. I'd see within these 2 weeks whether those hair would fall off by themselves like after the previous treatments or not.

Anyone ever had laser hair removal especially by IPL previously? How does the procedure in your cases? Do you experience fluctuating results being the 1st session is most succesfull then the afterward sessions? The therapist told me that the first session always look and feel promising but I also want to hear a different opinion from others who have undergo the treatment as well. If you guys don't have the same experience with mine, do you think it's better for me to stop the treatment and look for another clinic or doctor?

I used to think laser hair removal is easy looking at those celebrities that lasered off their undesired hair to none with few touchups every year and so but experiencing it myself, it ain't easy at all. i've also read many burnt cases of too strong laser or scars left from the not properly trimmed hair during the laser.