facial hair problems ..could it be hormones?? - Hair Problems Message Board

jamski767 · 07-30-2006, 05:33 PM

ok, im a 20 yr old female ..and i have a huge problem with facial hair. ever since i was young, i always noticed the hair on my face, when i was about 13 ..i started bleaching the hair all over my face, eventually going to depilatory creams, then about 6 years ago i started shaving, and eventually increased to everyday shaving. its horrible now, i have facial hair like a man. if i shave my face smooth before i go to work ...by the time i get off, i have stubble ...its ridiculous.

so about a month ago, i go to a med spa, and i try laser hair removal.. and i couldnt take it AT ALL. it hurt sooo bad, i was crying the lady had only done 4 small swipes with the laser, and i couldnt take anymore.. and i even used the numbing cream they sale you there, i just dont know what to do ..

the lady doing the laser procedures there asked me if i had ever been checked for hormones, i said no ..but thats something that i have always wondered. i dont have any insurance right now ..or the money to go to the doctor and get tested. i was just wondering has any women went through the same thing i have been going through?? ...i just dont know what to do, i even hair some hair on my chest, not bad though, just dark

and to all the girls out there ..that have unwanted hair ANYWHERE ..DO NOT SHAVE!!

prisi_ort · 07-31-2006, 10:42 PM

WELL IM YOUNG IN MY TEENS OK AND i HAVE FACIAL HAIR TOOO AND i CaNT TAKE IT NO MORE WLEL NOW i USE BLEACHING CREAM AND IT DOES HELPME BUT i TOLD MY MOM THAT IM GONNA GET ELECTROLYSIS DONE SO i HOPE THA IT DONY HURT BUT yeA iM GOING THROUGH WHAT U HAD TO SO i KNOW HOW U FEEL AND IM AN IDIOT CUZ i SHAVED CUZ I HAD LIL DARK HAIRS ON MY CHEECKS BUT ONLY ONCE SO IT GREW AND U CAN NOTICE NO THAT MUCH BUT STILL SO IM GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT .

i THINK THAT U SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE LASER TREATMENTS STILL BECAUSE THEN IT WAS WORKING UCZ IT HURT LIKE BLEACHING BUT I HOPE ELETROLYSIS DOESNT HURT BUT u SHOUL DGO TO A SDERMATOLOGY CENTER AND SEE WHAT ELSE U CAN HAVE DONE!!

jamski767 · 08-01-2006, 03:21 AM

no, i couldnt go through with the lazer treament, it hurt so bad, like 100 times worse then getting a tattoo on your face. the coarser the hair is, the worse it hurts, then when you go in for more treatments, they turn up the laser..and it gets stronger, so it hurts more. i think i have too much hair for electrolysis, plus i hate needles. but if its what u want ..then go for it.

ms_mod · 08-01-2006, 09:09 AM

Hi prisi_ort,

Please do not post in all caps.
Also read the "Sticky" post at the top of this board titled "Using the Proper Language."

Ms_Mod

prisi_ort · 08-01-2006, 02:18 PM

well I guess its too late for u already yea i really wish when i jus saw the lil dark hairs on my face i wouldve jus bleached it right thier !! but instead i shaved only once and i grew back worse now I bleach it but u can still see all the blonde hair cuz it sticks up so thats what i want to get done did laser help u at all and now do u have thoses razor bumps that are noticable like on men?