I’m white, 30, black coarse hair, skin type III.
blink888 from cosmeticenhancementsforum.com told me about this site. I live in Los Angeles, California. I’ve been to 5 clinics and done enough research so that I can ask intelligent questions.
So far, Dr. Brandeis (http://www.brandeismedicalcenter.com) seemed like the best option for me: price wise, honesty, and clinic hours of operation. I read one review of not having a good experience with him (didn’t get the desired results) and found one good review of him. He uses Sonata which is a diode laser.
Has anyone been to his clinic and can share his/her experience with him? Thanks.
I’ve been reading that Dr.Babapour comes recommended by a few posters. I did google him and found him listed under different addresses. Could anyone provide me with his basic info (first name)? Also, AestetiCURE, anyone been there happy with their results? (and yes, this also includes price!) I’m just starting out on my “journey” and need all the info I can get. Help me, please! If anyone else can recommend any other reputable doctors, please let me know. I live in the ventura co/san fernando valley area but, im willing to travel a little. I greatly appreciate it! Thanks!
I used Dr Babapour. I like him and his prices were very good for the areas that I got done (bikini, underarms, etc). Hopetobehappy is getting his back done and the prices he got quoted were pretty high for those areas. I think he did check out AestetiCURE, so hopefully he’ll fill you in on that.
Needtheinfo, I recommend you run a provider search on Candela website to see what you can find. I also used Citysearch and just typed in the name of the laser machine and city in Google.
I found these by typing in “gentlelase los angeles” in Google:
Andrew T. Cohen, M.D. F.A.C.S. - Plastic Surgeon
Amacorp
Imagecare Medical
Dr Fisher
Alexander Zinovy Rivkin MD
I’ve been to Dr. Reza Babapour in Beverly Hills (first consultation). He seems very professional, experienced, and doesn’t try to sell you stuff. However, the price he quoted for my full back was $1,000 which is quite a lot. He also says he doesn’t do men’s face/beard.
I went to AesthetiCure and found their prices reasonable.
They also indicated they do touchups for free. However, I wasn’t impressed by their consultant knowledge. The manager (not the nurse), was more knowledgeable but I found somebody I liked better (Brandeis). lagirl had a bad experience with him but I really seem to like him for both reasons: he was very honest about everything and his prices are reasonable. He actually encouraged me not to take packages and see how I respond to the treatment first even though I asked him about packages prices. I believe he was honest as I’m immune to all forms of reverse psychology and Jedi mind tricks.
The $1,000 treatment was for FULL back: back + shoulders + neck.
He said it would take 45-60 minutes. I no longer recall whether I asked him how many treatments on average are required. However, from what I read, 5-8 treatments will result in significant hair reduction. I haven’t asked him why he doesn’t do men’s face.
My PERSONAL belief (and to really know you’ll have to ask him) is that this area is the most visible and in the unlikelihood of something going wrong (or even initial redness), he doesn’t want to take that risk. But again, you may want to ask him.
That’s a lot of surface area (the back). I’m hearing 10-12 visits for a man’s back, but I’m certainly not an expert. Is tax charged for laser in California?
I thank you for this information as I like to compare and contrast, so to speak. I am working on a man’s shoulder’s, upper arms and full back doing electrolysis and we are 3/4 finished. Started in late July and he’s doing great. He has spent about $2,500 so far and has had 23-24 treatments, each lasting 2hours. We’re 6.5 months into this. His skin feels baby smooth on the treated areas. He’s a great client that does everything right to achieve success and he’s getting closer to the end goal.
I would not be motivated to actually ask the good doctor about why he doesn’t treat men’s beards. Maybe lagirl would know, since she has been to his office…
It seems to me $2,500 is pretty cheap for 23-24 treatments.
However, I don’t know anything about electrolysis.
From what I read, a fast and reliable way to achieve good results would be to treat an area with laser and eventually do the final touch using electrolysis. A laser simply covers a greater area in much less time. Glad to be of help (finally!).
I’m discounting this client because he’s reliable, compliant and has a large area with high hair density. He pays roughly $49 per hour.
The common advice given is, do laser first followed by electrolysis, if the area is large. That is, if you are good candidate for laser. Electrolysis will work even if it is the only modality one chooses. When an electrologist uses microflash thermolyis with proper levels of intensity, proper insertions with the largest probe possible and has speed, large areas are no problem if the client adheres to a schedule. The more time put in up front, the faster an area is cleared.All you have to do is maintain until there is no hair left to treat.
Aggressive behavior on the part of the electrologist and the client wins the race. Quality equipment like a quality epilator, quality magnification and light source, helps the process along in a timely manner.
Good luck to you hopetbhappy and please keep us updated on your progress.
This doctor only charges per treatment and doesn’t do any packages. He’s also a dermatologist, which is his main focus. These factors play into the price. I do think it’s a bit high regardless, but he probably is just estimating what his 60 mins are worth, plus the before and after prep since he’s primarily a physician. That is a very large area to treat. He doesn’t charge taxes on top of that (or they’re included).
Some clinics don’t treat men’s faces because of patchiness that can occur and is pretty common when men start out these treatments and their hair is not synchronized. He probably doesn’t want to deal with the issues that can stem from customers experiencing this. Actually, I think during one of my treatments, it looked like he had it done on his own face and it looked pretty patchy.
Does patchiness mean that the treated areas are not “symmetrical”?
Some follicles on one side got damaged/destroyed to an extent but on the other side they weren’t (not high enough settings)?
I guess that if such a thing occurs, one has no other way than to finish the treatment OR shave everyday.
I tried looking for some photos but couldn’t find any.
I actually haven’t thought about this.
Do you have any links for patchiness photo, especially on the face?
there are some on the forum. search for “beard” or something like that. there are even more than one i think. it’s a combination if missing spots since the hair is so dense on this area, and that when you start, the hair is no synchronized in the same growth phase.
Just lookup my user name - hopetobehappy. I’m very active, but not active like lagirl (in forums, that is). I’m too lazy posting the same information in two forums.
