Sorry I've been away and just posted in the referral thread. I've decided to go for the electrolysis, but will glady take any other insight you may have. As you requested earlier, I have a light skinned complexion (white and black heritage) and have dark hairs on my upper lip, on the chin and under it. The hairs on my chin and under it are coarser than the ones on my upper lip, but because they are dark they are prounounced. The hair is seeming to grow back alot quicker than it used to. I only use depilatories which I have to use every other day now. I am careful not to leave it on too long b/c using it so frequently I don't want any skin irritations. Right now I'm waiting on referrals for Dallas.

E-3000 (formerly known as E-2000) is right in your back yard.

I think it is safe to say that you could have quality work done, and get to First Clearance in one appointment.

It is no wonder your hair is growing in more coarse as time goes by, chemically burning your skin every other day is a good way to increase the thickness and possibly number of hairs in the treated area. Please get started on your permanent hair removal and stop with the chemicals ASAP. Just clip or shave until 2 to 3 days prior to your appointment.

I would imagine that E-3000 could clear your face in 1 to 2 hours, but if it took longer, go for it as your reaching First Clearance in one appointment would end your desire to use depilatories, and make it safe for you to use E-3000 as your only hair removal source. If you went in once every two weeks in the beginning, you should be able to keep totally cleared each time, and the amount of time per visit will steadily decrease, and then the frequency of visits will decreast to once every 3 weeks, and then once every 4 - 6 weeks, and so on.

Thanks James. I read testimonials about E-3000 and it sounds good. Then I realized that on their official website, they give a $100 credit for good testimonials. However, they did have a few less biased reviews towards the end. It seems that b/c the clearing is usually done in the first visit based on your hair of course, the long hours it takes leaves your face swollen to the likeness of an "ape." There's some weeping also. Is this normal with electrolysis in general, and a few reported the swelling to last for a few weeks to a month. They do have a lot of reviews on people satisfied with the results after the initial shock of their swollen faces. Did I mention it was 105 and hour and I think that's per electrologist b/c two work on you at a time. Then again, I guess you get what you pay for. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to consider this. Overall their work seems to be highly spoken of.

http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/hair/electrology-3000.html
http://www.electrology2000.com/e3000.html

There are reviews on this place on this site. Noone on this site is paid, so they're unbiased. Just run a search here.

A lot of swelling is really only an issue when you're getting marathon treatments that this place is known for. People fly in to get 4-6 hour sessions. You won't need that for your situation. It sounds pretty manageable and you will be probably cleared in under 1-2 hours. Remember, this place tends to cater to TG community, with men removing their entire beards. I'm sure you're nowhere near there.

Laser in your case is probably not a good idea. It doesn't sound like you have a lot of hair, and sounds like like most of the hair you have is not very coarse. So, electrolysis is your best best for your face. If you have coarse hair on your bikini and underarms, then laser would be a good solution there, given you do research here first for the best laser type and clinic for you. There are many in Texas.

The time you listed for my possible clearance really got me excited. You've got a good point when it comes to removing full male beards compared to myself. The funny thing is that I didn't know this place existed until James mentioned it, but I actually pass this place on a daily basis. I'm trying to find time to go in for a consultation to get an approximate time for clearance, ask some more questions, and of course verify that hourly rate. If it works, honestly it'll be priceless for me. I'll keep you posted. Thanks guys.

you'll be on your way very soon. your problem is nothing compared to full beards as you now see if you could start posting about your experience in the electrolysis section of this forum, i'm sure it will be very helpful to others seekind advice. good luck.