Sometimes waxing and tweezing aren't enough to remove excess hair, and the hair growth continues to come back in a short time. The various treatments for hair removal have pros and cons. Seek the advice of your doctor, the first important step in finding out which hair removal method works best for you.
Normal Vs. Abnormal
Women normally produce small, fine hairs on their face, and depending on your genes and ethnic background you might experience more hair then others. Hair can grow on the upper lip, chin and even the sideburns area. Women begin to immediately search for a remedy to remove this unwanted hair when it begins to appear dark and coarse or becomes thicker.
Seek Medical Attention
Seek medical advice from your doctor if you begin to notice excess body hair. The doctor can review your medical history and test your hormone levels. If you choose to just try home remedies, such as waxing and tweezing, you may become frustrated and the problem could worsen. Home treatments are usually just a temporary solution to removing hair growth.
Trained and Licensed Electrologist
Based on your medical exam and results, your doctor may recommend that you try a hair removal treatment called electrolysis. It's very important that you use a licensed and trained electrologist to perform the procedure. This is a very intricate treatment that is very costly but effective.
Electrolysis
This type of therapy involves inserting a tiny needle into each hair follicle and emitting a pulse of electric current to damage and eventually destroy the follicle, says Mayoclinic.com. Electrolysis is a very painful and time-consuming method, so it's not recommend to perform electrolysis on certain large parts of the body, such as the back and legs. The only relief offered during the treatment is a numbing cream that can be spread on the areas where the hair removal is performed.
Effectiveness
When professionally performed, electrolysis results are comparable to those of laser hair removal and may offer even more permanent results for people who are otherwise not a candidate for laser hair removal, according to Hairremovalforum.com.
Some common side effects can be darkening or lightening of the skin where the procedure took place, and scarring.
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