Can someone please explain the different laser hair reduction treatments - very confused!

[quokka]

I have moved to Singapore and my ingrown hairs have doubled or even tripled. They get big and nasty and then take weeks to heal as its tropical here. I have decided to go the for laser hair removal as I can't even wear shorts in this heat because of my scabby legs .

Problem is I have moles on my legs and have had a skin cancer removed from one of my calves so am a bit scared about that as well. Can anyone help me as there seems to be alot of different laser machines and I want to pick the right one as its sooo expensive. Have seen a dermatologist who does laser hair removal but want to hear peoples experience. I have really pale skin and quite dark hairs so I should be a good candidate but need some reassurance!

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I should have come up with a cleverer title and changed my name to scabbylegs!

right off to the pool with a sarong on and a huge glass of wine

anyone?

Hi quokka, just bumping for you

hi quokka i'll bump for you too!! i'll try and find some info for you too.

there's some info here on the different treatments

which dermatologist are you seeing?

OOh that website looks great Egypt. I saw Joyce Lim in the Paragon, she only offers one type of laser removal and I wanted to make sure it was the right type for me. Hows your treatment going are you using IPL?

How have the kids been at school?

i'm using vpl. not much hairloss tbh, a bit sparse. not sure if it's all sposed to fall out after each treatment then just hair not killed grows back or just hair that has been killed falls out iykwim..........sorry C on my lap.........

2nd treatment next week...
what treatment does she do?

oh and they are LOVING school. relief

How may treatments are you having again?

Gotta go and pick up O

6

vpl - visible pany line (isnt that what it stands for ?!! always was when i was at school!

visible panty line

I've had IPL on bikini line which was very effective.
It's not laser treatment (which apparently leaves lines) but is Intense Pulsed Light.
V. pleased with results.

how many sessions moondog?

Egypt are you sure your not having IPL?

I just googled vpl and got this !

apologies but I could resist

fnarr fnarrr

no def vpl, which is essentially same as ipl. stands for variable pulsed light

see here

hmm it sounds a bit safer than laser doesn't it? How much again for a braz. How are you finding it slim?

Hey,
brazillian is $1800 for the 6 sessions. some hairs fallen out in lumps on top & the sides but further down, all still here.
Don't know if these are coming back or not.....
Underarms, about half is gone, once again, don't know if these will resurface or not...

going to change the subject now, but I still can't get my head around uk schooling! they do their half days and then when do they start full time is it next year or the year after?

google 'vpl permanent hair reduction'

school full time next year - from september

aussie school has just told me that because his bday is 9 days after the cut off he will have to do an extra year of preschool so wont start full time till 2009!