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Permanent facial hair removal by laser is a vital tool in the battle against unwanted facial hair. This relatively modern laser treatment has altered the lives of many women who have experienced the distress of unwanted facial hair growth.

In the past many women could get only short lived relief using a variety of facial hair removal methods such as waxing, depilatory creams or shaving. Of these removal methods, shaving the face is possibly the most discouraging for women. Not only does it commonly have to be done every day, the resulting re-growth has an unpleasant stubbly feel which can make many women very self-conscious about anyone touching their face, besides suffering the humiliating “5 o’clock shadow” look.

Side Effects and Complications
Severe facial hair removal complications from laser treatment are fortunately rare; a large proportion of women will notice redness after facial laser hair removal but this will commonly subside within a few days at the outside. If you feel self-conscious about this, it is a good idea to have the treatment done on a Friday and / or to take a day or two off work for some privacy. It is, however, perfectly safe to use makeup after the treatment.

How Permanent is It?
Under normal circumstances, laser removal can give you a long-lasting solution by disabling a significant proportion of the follicles or roots below the skin. The results will not give a 100% clearance but should provide relief by preventing most of the growth; the remaining regrowth should be visibly weaker, thinner and paler.

Facial Laser Hair Removal Prices
A lot of women who need to deal with unwanted facial hair problems will view the monetary cost of a solution to be an investment they will be happy to make if it solves their problem for the long term. Home facial hair removal by the use of waxing methods or depilatory creams will likely add up to more than the cost of laser hair reduction in the long term.

Example costs in the US can vary from location to location, for example for the full face one might anticipate spending anywhere between $250 and $600 per therapy session (and you will probably require 6 of these sessions) - depending among other things on how much growth is present. For an upper lip therapy, one might anticipate spending about $25 - $100 for a single therapy session.

The Electrolysis Option
Electrolysis facial hair removal is the alternate long-lasting technique employed by dermatologists and beauticians to deal with female facial hair; it is appropriate if there are only a few hairs to deal with, while facial laser hair removal can effectively clear considerable areas of the face.

Sometimes a few visible hairs that persist after largely successful results with facial laser hair removal can be treated by the use of electrolysis, providing the final touches that the patient feels she requires to be fully comfortable with her new silky-smooth facial skin.

What Can Cause Female Hirsutism?
Hirsutism is the term given to excessive female facial hair (as well as excessive hairs on other locations on the body) that follows a “male” pattern of growth, for example hairs tending to form a beard or mustache. While women quite normally have fine hairs in these areas, colored thick hairs are not expected in these areas. This is commonly triggered by an excess of androgen in the bloodstream, and one major cause of this is PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).

Conclusion
Do not allow unwanted facial hair growth to blight your life. You deserve to solve this problem for good and have the smooth face you have always wanted. Facial laser hair removal could be the answer you have been looking for!

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