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has anyone done laser hair removal specifically on their face? what did the timeline look like for that?
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Anonymous 14w

Don’t waste your time or money with laser. If you want truly permanent results, go for electrolysis.

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Anonymous 14w

commenting for notifs. and anyone know about IPL for face?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

Same thing— it’s just a smaller laser used. You’d have to have high-contrast in skin and hair colour to get anything from it to begin with.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

mm no IPL doesn’t use lasers. it’s “intense pulsed light” which is a completely different technology. lasers are good at targeting specific hairs/regions while IPL has a broader range of effect as it’s not a laser. more like a super bright lightbulb that you flick on for a fraction of a second. i’m just unsure of how this changes things practically.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

also lasers have one specific wavelength, while ipl has a range of wavelengths so can penetrate the skin at different depths at the same time (sorry rant autism)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

It follows the same approach as laser to target hairs with contrast by using intense light, it’s just a difference in the spectrum of light used. They both work to heat the individual hairs to try and cause damage to the root to inhibit growth.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

ipl is generally not effective for virilized hairs

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