Has anyone gotten hair removed permanently?

[VirtuousGal]

Blessed Sunday Afternoon,
for the longest time, I have been thinking that in the back of my mind after I'm finished with college I would like to go ahead and permanently remove that pesky hair ( upper lip, chin, etc.) . However, after seeing a news report on a black woman who had this procedure and ended up with severe burns all over her face and neck, this has frightened me soooo much. A part of me says to just keep plucking and nairing, but the other part of me says that that incident was her perticular experience, that I could find a great black doctor who knows what he's doing, and that if i didnt get the procedure, I could never keep up with alternate hair removal techniques, seeing as how I dont now, and it can be very embarrasing. What do you guys think? Has anyone had the procedure with positive results? Anyone is South Florida?

 

[simcha]

I've had my bikini and chin lasered and one day when I can afford it plan to have my underarms and my legs done as well. As with any procedure you have to be careful that you go to someone who is reputable.

According to my aesthitician, only the LightSheer Diode Laser works on brown skin and even then at a lower setting than on white skin. Which means more treatments (6-8).

Unfortunately, I live in California and the person I see is in Brentwood. But maybe you can find someone in South Beach who uses this laser...

Good luck!

 

[VirtuousGal]

Thanks so much for your advice! Any more takes on this guys?

 

[RabiaElaine]

I was just thinking about getting my lip done. I'm concerned about the adverse affects though (like darkening of the skin in that area).

If anyone in NY has found someone good let me know