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notmeanymore (original poster member #9772) posted at 5:48 PM on Sunday, April 21st, 2013
I know someone on here did the whole nine-yards with laser. I don't think I want to go to that extreme but I'd certainly like something tidier and lower maintenance
Anyhow, what type laser did you use and how did you pick the service provider?
"Put the cuckoo back in the clock baby" - Four Brothers
hurtbs ( member #10866) posted at 6:42 PM on Sunday, April 21st, 2013
I picked an agency that has an MD and good reviews. I pay more than most people I know but feel it's safe and well done.
BTW - I've *loved* the results! It's not 100% hair free, but I shave much less and have no more in growns!
Me - 40 something. WXH DDay 2006, Divorced 2012
WBF DDay #1 9/2022 #2 11/2022
Single
Spirit13 ( member #31758) posted at 7:13 PM on Sunday, April 21st, 2013
In the middle of this right now... went with a high end medical spa that I already knew. They chose the laser and the strength based on a survey I filled out.
It works really well.
Be prepared for pain. Oh.my.god.
Men were deceivers ever; one foot in sea and one on shore, to one thing constant never.
PippaPeach6 ( member #37523) posted at 4:53 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Once I learned that you also have to get several sessions of lasering, I chose to wax. Over time, the hair comes in less and less. I use an epilator in between waxings.
eta: professional waxing - would never try that at home!! 
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Us: 50ish, madhatters, married 20 odd yrs
TT: May 2009 'til June
DDay for both: June 17, 2009
Me: 2x, same person, 1991
Him: 1.5 year PA (EA?) 2007-2009
Reconciled
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Rebreather ( member #30817) posted at 3:03 AM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
I'm totally doing this this summer. I haven't picked my place yet, but when I do I will let you know!
Me BS
Him WH
2 ddays in '07
Rec'd.
"The cure for the pain, is the pain." -Rumi
sudra ( member #30143) posted at 8:05 PM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Best money I've ever spent, but it takes many sessions. Unlikely you can just get in done in a summer.
Me (BW) (5\64), Him(SAWH) (68)Married 31 years, 1 son (28), 1 stepdaughter (36) DDay #1 January 2004DDay #2 7-27-2010 7 month EA/PA (became "engaged" to OW before he told me he wanted a divorce)Working on R
heforgotme ( member #38391) posted at 6:53 AM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
Be prepared for pain.
No way! Omg, I knew it was too good to be true! It really hurts that bad???
D-Day 11/15/12
5 month PA
Married 20 years, 3 kids
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.
- Scott Alexander
It was the day I thought I'd never get through - Daughtry
Spirit13 ( member #31758) posted at 2:44 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
I have a high pain tolerance and yes, for me it hurts like hell. Everyone is different though.
They blow this super cold jet of air on you at the same time to try to take some of it away, but it doesn't help that much. The girl also offers to go slower or take breaks, but I always decline. Just get it over as fast as possible. Despite the fact that I am meditating in my happy place and trying to stay relaxed.... my body is jumping pretty good with some of the zaps purely from the pain. It's a tender area! You can't help it.
I will say that the first time is the worst because that is when there is the most hair. More hair burning = more pain. Each time it gets a little better.
Men were deceivers ever; one foot in sea and one on shore, to one thing constant never.
sudra ( member #30143) posted at 3:25 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
The woman who did mine dabbed a cold washcloth on after each zap. I didn't find it uncomfortable, certainly not painful.
Me (BW) (5\64), Him(SAWH) (68)Married 31 years, 1 son (28), 1 stepdaughter (36) DDay #1 January 2004DDay #2 7-27-2010 7 month EA/PA (became "engaged" to OW before he told me he wanted a divorce)Working on R
permanentpain ( member #38312) posted at 5:06 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
Mine actually used ice cubes and it really lessened the sting...
Me: 32 y/o, student and mom of two of the best kids in the world
Him: 33 y/o scumbag
Divorcing
Feels good to start laughing and feeling better again...
Spirit13 ( member #31758) posted at 5:22 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
With the laser they use on me there would be no way to dab ice or a washcloth after each "zap" The machine is zapping automatically at a really fast pace and she is just kind of rolling the head of it along back and forth the area to be done. I would guess the zaps are 1/2 sec apart. IDK I'm not in a state to time it!
So, it may be that it's a different kind of laser
Men were deceivers ever; one foot in sea and one on shore, to one thing constant never.
Crescita ( member #32616) posted at 5:57 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2013
I didn’t find it that painful; sessions 3-5 definitely had me squirming, but starting at a low intensity and then not having as many hairs to work with made the surrounding sessions easier. That and advil. After a year of treatments I still have some hair, but super light, no ingrown, and I can’t see the root below the skin like I used to before I started. I’d definitely recommend it for anyone with stubborn hair.
“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
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