I WILL TELL U MY STORY AS BRIEF AS I CAN BE...
I HAD MOSTLY A FULL HEAD OF HAIR WITH THE DREADED SEMI PLANE- RUNWAY ON THE TOP.. MY HAIR FROM WHAT I COULD TELL WAS MOSTLY ALL BROWN...
IM 44 DURING THE PROCEDURES...
I USED TO SHAVE MY HEAD TOTALLY FOR YEARS AT THAT POINT,, LIKE 10 OR SO.. AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK,, SINCE AFTER 1 DAY U WOULD SEE THE DARK OUTLINE, AND AFTER 2 DAYS DEF SOME HAIR AND COULD TELL FROM 1000 YARDS CLEARLY I WAS GOING BALD..
I HAD I THINK 7 OR 8 HAIR TREATMENTS.. AFTER THE FIRST 2 I HAD TIGER STRIPES ALL OVER,, I WAS IN A PANIC.... I THEN READ THAT IT COULD BE THAT WAY FOR EVER...
U SEE THE TRICK IS TO MAKE SURE U HAVE NO,,,, NO ,, NO GRAY, OR VERY VERY LITTLE,, BECOUSE THE LASER WILL NOT DESTROY ANY GRAY HAIR..ALSO,, ONCE U START, U NEED TO MAKE THE COMMIMENTMENT TO KEEP GOING ,, NO EXCUSES,, OR YOUR FRIENDS WILL CALL U PATCHY.. BECOUSE U WILL BE STUCK WITH PATCHES OF HAIR GROWING....
THE TREATMENT IS BRUTAL.. I BOUGHT A BOXER MOUTH GUARD TO BITE ON DURING THE TREATMENT,, JUST THINKING OF IT MAKES ME CRINGE.... I CAN STILL SMELL THE BURNING HAIR, AND THINK OF THE SHARP --HOT---ZAPS THAT SHE (THE DR) GAVE ME,,,, HUNDREDS TO COVER MY WHOLE HEAD,, EVERY TIME...
EACH TREATMENT WAS ABOUT 500 DOLLARS,,, YES AD THAT UP...I BELIEVE I COULD NOT BUY THAT MANY RAZERS IN MY LIFETIME..LOL...
ANYWAY,, AFTER ALL THE TREATMENTS,, I AM LEFT WITH THE STRAY GRAY HAIRS,, NOT MANY,, U SEE THEY WERE HIDING.... AND VERY VERY MINIMAL HAIR GROWTH AT ALL,, AND NOW VERY VERY THIN,,, I COULD GO AT LEAST 1-2 WEEKS WITHOUT SHAVING NOW, AND ONLY TOWARD THE END OF THE SECOND WEEK WILL I REALLY NOTICE THE GRAY FUZZZZZZZ...
I CAN FEEL STUBBLE FROM ABOUT 3-4 DAYS, BUT IS UNNOTICIBLE UNTIL AT LEAST A WEEK,,, THE HAIR THAT GROWS IS ONLY GRAY, AND BLOND, OR WHITE,, AND GROWS VERY SLOWLY....
I WOULD SAY THE TREATMENTS TOOK ABOUT 95% OF TOTAL HAIR, WITH THE 5% BEING THE GRAY/BLONDE/WHITE..... SOOOO YES THE TREATMENT WORKED!!!
MY SCHEDULE WAS ONCE A MONTH FOR 7-8 MONTHS....
IF U CHOOSE TO DO IT,,, DO NOT STOP.....
U CAN NEVER RESTART THE TREATMENTS ONCE U STOP,, U SEE THERE IS A NUMBER OF TIMES U CAN TREAT A SPOT THAT HAD HAIR GROWING THAT DOES NOT NOW,, IF U GO BEYOND THAT THE LASER TREATMENT WILL START TO REGROW HAIR,, THATS RIGHT,, REGROW HAIR... SOOOO... U NEED TO BE DELIGENT ABOUT YOUR APPOINTMENTS, AND START, GET DONE ,, PAY,, AND BE DONE WITH IT..
I SEE PEOPLE WHO HAD 3 TREATMENTS AND STOP,,, THEN A YEAR LATER RESTART TREATMENTS,,, TO HAVE ALL THE HAIR THEY HAD LEFT BE STOPPED, BUT THE ORIGINAL HAIR THEY HAD STOPPED START TO REGROW.. SOOOO WHAT IS LEFT WAS TIGER STRIPES OR PATCHES..... AND STILL OUT THE MONEY...
SOOO I HAD GOOD ADVICE FROM THE DR, AND A GOOD TREATMENT, AND NOT MUCH GRAY AT ALL... SOOO I HAD A GOOD TURNOUT...
MY OFFICIAL OPINION IS THE TREATMENT WILL NOT BE 100% FOR ANYONE... IT WILL GET RID OF MOST,, 90-95% ,, U WILL STILL NEED TO SHAVE FROM TIME TO TIME...
I MUST SAY THOUGH,,, MY SHAVING OF MY HEAD NOW IS LIKE,,,,, 30 SECONDS,, SINCE IT IS SO THIN THAT I HAVE NO NEED TO USE ANY SHAVING CREAM... AND ONE STROKE DOES IT ALL FOR THAT SPOT...
SOOO,, WOULD I DO IT AGAIN,,,, YES BUT I WOULD HAVE DONE IT 5 YEARS EARLIER,,, I MIGHT HAVE HAD 99% WITH NO GRAY HAIRS...
CHIN UP, OPEN THE WALLET, AND GET A BITE BLOCK,,, DONT LET THEM TILL U ITS MINIMAL PAIN,,, IT FREKKIN HURTS,,,,, OF COURSE IM A BABY..LOL... EVERYONES PAIN THRESHOLD IS DIFFERENT..
GOOD LUCK,, PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW U DID, AND IF U DECIDED TO DO IT...
I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND U PICTURES IF U WANT..
TALK TO U LATER
DENNIS