Went to the cosmetic dermatologist yesterday and was somewhat comforted in the fact that she agreed laser can in fact stimulate hair growth. However, she also said that I could benefit from more laser treatments to treat the new growth. I really don’t know what to think. She also mentioned putting me on Spiro, which I don’t know too much about and am not looking to go on drugs that are not needed. I’m confused about what this would do for me. Anyone have insight on Spiro? The hair I do have on my chin, cheeks, and neck is not terminal hair. It’s dense, fine hairs.
The derm also gave me a good article on hair stimulation following laser treatments: http://www.dermitek.com/noticias/estimulacionpelo2007.pdf
It describes exactly what happened to me. Supposedly if you ice the areas not being treated while undergoing laser, there is less possibility of stimulating new growth. I really wish I had known about all of this beforehand. Another case of hindsight being 20/20.
I’ve also been reading a little more on elecrolysis since it seems like it may be the only avenue I have left. Do you have to grow your hair out to a certain length in order to get electrolysis? And what does the hair look like in between sessions? I’m worried about doing any type of hair removal on my face now since there seem to be possible bad side effects with everything.