Permanent hair removal

I am looking at getting my pubic hair removed permanently, does anyone have any experience with this? Is going the laser treatment way the best way to go? The other thing is how would you approach a salon with this, are the salons that specialize in male hair removal?

Until now I've got four sessions of IPL (intense pulsed light) boyzilian (buttocks, crack, pubic area, penis, except of a landing strip). The result is excellent. If you wish I may share my experience.

I am done with six sessions and at this point I am seeing a reduction in the thickness of my pubic hair. I am only having the hair on my penis and testicles.

I made an appointment with a Laser hair removal studio. prior to that i was corresponding via email with them because i had the same questions. they were very friendly and seem to have seen it all before, so my advice is to just contact a studio directly and ask what you want to have done. asking doesn't cost anything and all they can do is respectfully decline

Subdermal laser ablation of sweat glands has the side effect of killing the hair follicles and is very effective for hair removal. That way you can have hairless and dry pubes and underarms.

Electrolysis is the only treatment that specialists are sure will permanently remove hair.

The jury is still out on laser and IPL.

I don't know about the ablation method, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to get rid of your sweat glands.

Waxing will also gradually reduce the number of hairs.

Anyway you should ask the salon if they do men. Some salons are picky and only do men's genital area if the partner is with them. Lasering in the genital area is painful. I recommend swallowing 2 big paracetamols (1 g) and rubbing the area in with EMLA cream prior to treatment.

I plucked for almost ten years wiyh yhe tought process than the hair would get thinner, didn't really happen. I HAVE seen results with laser. Price is big, pain is there but not that bad. But most importantly, it is working.

I agree that laser isa bit painful, however IPL was absolutely painless for me. The results are really good after 5-7 sessions.

I have three series of laser treatments. Not three treatments, but three series. The first 2 treatments worked great until I got a new tech doing the work; she wouldn't increase the power enough to get the job done. The second series was after I had about a year of electrolysis. It turned out that this was IPL and I only got 3 treatments. The 3rd series came about after I started a new electrolygist and she convinced me to do some laser treatments on the dark hairs that were left. She has done more in less than a year than all of the others combined. I'm for all purposes finished now.

What I'm trying to say here is, is that you have to quality lasers and the people who know how use them. Had I started with the last tech, I would of been finished years ago.

I absolutely love the results and would never go back.

I also have had laser hair removal, and as has been said in other posts, not cheap but well worth it. The only caviat is that most lasers will not remove gray or white hair ( there is not enough melanin to conduct the light to the base of the hair shaft). If done properly, there is little to no discomfort, and the results seem to be permanent. I had it done almost twenty years ago, and there has been no regrowth at all.

Does this work on the face . . . . ? I get sick of shaving rash!

Posting now after 5 treatments. My contact calls for two years with treatments every six to eight weeks. I have had five treatments, the last two with the same tech and things seam to be going just fine. I have almost no hair left, true the white hairs are still around but I am down to about 10%. The first three times it was with three different tech's now that I am working with the same person all the time the results are getting better. She knows what power I can take and thus the treatments are more effective. I am going to guess that with the recent progress I have been seeing, I might be done with just a few more sessions. Oh, in answer to does it work on face hair - yes as long as the hair is dark and the skin is somewhat fair.

Interesting thing about lazer - it won't work on white hairs.

1)sometimes it's not a matter of a salon being "picky". In some US states it is actually illegal for an esthetician or cosmetologist to come in contact with a person of the opposite sexes genitals while on the job. It is in mine. Doesn't matter if their partner is present or not. 2) don't ever put any kind of ointment or cream on your skin prior to a laser treatment. Allow your professional to do that. They know best what works with their products and equipment. 3) research your facility and operators. Base your decision on quality of service not price and stick with the person. (It's expensive anyway, whats a couple hundred extra dollars to get someone that is good) Bouncing from person to person is just frustrating to everyone.

A new report on my progress. I started in Dec 2011 with laser treatments every eight weeks, three treatments in we changed to ever six weeks and it has been every six or seven weeks since then. After four treatments with four different laser techs I complained about not having the same person and was assigned the one that had done the treatment that day. I have had her ever since. Note: Keep the same tech if you want the treatment to be the same every time. I am at the point that the only thing my tech can do is a little "clean-up". My pubic area is as smooth as it was the day I was born. No stubble, no bumps where there was hair, nothing but smooth skin. I'm not a kid anymore so the only problem I am having is with the few white hairs that I have. I used "just for men" on the area today and Monday I will be going in for a treatment. We with know the results in a few weeks and I will let you know if it was worth the effort. All things considered, it has been worth the time, money and effort.

Thanks Big D

I've been shaving for years. A few months ago, I started electrolysis. That's a long and painful process. Now I'm looking into laser done by a physician. Evaluating the place, people and price later this month.

I would love to have this done. Unfortunately I am blond/red haired and my understanding is that this does not work on my coloring. Does anyone know of a way to permanently remove hair from someone like me. I love myself shaved but would like an easier solution.

Has anyone tried the NO-NO device that is out?

Has anyone had any experience or the ability to confirm that a laser of any type can be used on the shaft of the penis and scrotum to remove hair? Is it more or less painful than having hair lazed from the lower abdomen?

Latest news on my hair removal. I amnow down to three more treatments before my contract is over. The "dye job" failed, it looks as if I am going to have to live with my few white hairs. Word of advice if you are going to do thiss do it before your hair changes color. Would I do it again? Yes but 10 years sooner. I have a few stray hairs that need work and seeing as I still have treatment time I started to work on the area above my penis. I don't want to be "bald" there but I am trying to thin it out a bit. That will be on my final report.

I bought a different IPL unit. No real results.

OK, I took a 3 month break just to see what things were looking like. I started hormone treatments about seven months ago and that changed everything. I had hair growing in places I never had it before! I am one treatment from ending my contract, I took another year for $800 at treatments every seven weeks. So now you won't get a final, final report for another year. All in all I have a minimal amount of hair left. Next report in about six months.

There are many good comments made in this thread. I would like to share my experience in laser hair removal since I am in the final stages with only two sessions left. I am huge advocate for this process since I think it is such a great option over shaving.

It is a bit of long a read but well worth it if you are about to spend the money to have this done. Here are what I think are the real important points you need to consider if you are debating whether to make this commitment.

1) You will need to find a facility that does the pubic region- not all do. Call first to narrow your potential providers to the ones that do.

2) Its expensive but many have deals. Look for specials and Groupons. The laser hair removal business is getting very competitive because the lasers now are not "single shot" devices anymore. The new lasers have a trigger that can be held down and the esthetician can sweep across a large area like your pubic region or back or chest in just a few minutes or so. This means the time spent doing treatments has been greatly reduced. They can now run many more customers through in a day and that has brought the price down significantly. Just for reference I live in Atlanta and I got a deal where I pay $99 a month with a six month commitment. I have been going pretty much every month or so. Just a note; I am having all the hair removed from shoulders down to my toes which is covered in the $99 a month plan. If I were doing just pubic area it would have been about $65 a month for six months.

3) Does it hurt to have your shaft and scrotum lasered? Yes a little bit but the pain is very quick and lasts less than a second. I wanted shaft and balls done and it really did not hurt that much- it was worth it to remove the hair. The one area that seems to hurt the most is area from just below your scrotum to your ass hole. But once it was done the first time I was ready for the it in the following sessions.

4) Absolutely try to stick with the same esthetician for the entire process. I have done this and I think having someone who can see the progress over many sessions and adjust the laser to get the best results is of paramount importance. You will need to schedule at least 8 (I am doing 12) sessions spread apart by 5-6 weeks.

5) As others have stated light hair (blonde and gray), the laser treatments will not be very effective. Before you buy a plan or pay anything visit the salon you want to do business with and have an examination done so they can see the color of the hair you want removed. If they are an honest and reputable they should be able to tell you what to expect in the way of final results. If your hair is too light then laser treatments may not be a solution for you. You might choose to have the laser process done because you have mix of mostly dark hair with a little bit of light hair that will be left over. If this is the case, you could go to an electrolysis person to clean up the remaining hairs. If the majority of your hair is lighter colored, your last resort would be to use electrolysis exclusively to remove all the hair, which is a tedious process since it is one hair at time. Check out some YouTube videos to see how this is done as well as the laser hair removal treatments.

6) Lastly a few words about having you penis handled by the esthetician. Mine does not touch it- she asks me to hold and shift it around and then she puts the laser on it for treatment. You would think I would have a big hardon but I don't. One time I did start to get larger while we were doing my pubic area but that was about it. My esthetician is smokin hot and as part of the laser treatment you are covered in gel lubricant so the laser can slide over the skin/penis. So here I am completely naked on the table lubed up with a sexy lady looking at my cock and how could I not be rock hard? First, the laser does deliver a short quick pain that kind of puts a damper on things. Secondly the esthetician is 100% professional and does not even hint at any sexual overtones so we never really get to a sexual situation.

Final point. I love the results. I have healthy silky smooth skin- no razor irritation, red bumps or ingrown hairs. This is a huge advantage over shaving and I for one am 100% satisfied with the results.

This will be my last report on office laser treatments. I was going to American Laser but they have gone belly-up and left a whole bunch of people high and dry. I had one of the next set of treatments before they closed. Now, after waiting nine weeks after my last treatment, I can see what has been taken care of and what has not. I still have a few hairs on my penis, the base of the shaft looks almost like it hadn't been done. I have a feeling as time went on they toned down the power in order to get me to buy another package. The rest of the area has minimal hair loss. I have been looking into buying a home laser, the price is half of what I spent on the last round of treatments. When I start back up again I will post what is happening.

Medically speaking I was told to remove pubic hair by razor by my urologist, and I'm lucky I'm naturally not hairy

Interesting facts on cosmetic laser technologies & Intense Pulsed Light Sources (IPLS).

www.arpansa.gov.au/radiationprotection/factsheets/is_IPLSources.cfm

Seems that the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) refrain from issuing negative advisories ??