One of the most distressing symptoms of PCOS is excessive hair growth (known medically as hirsutism). While temporary solutions such as shaving or waxing may reduce unwanted body and facial hair temporarily, these solutions won’t last.
Permanent hair reduction treatments like laser and electrolysis provide a solution. These techniques target hair follicle roots to stop further regrowth.
How Does It Work?
PCOS patients experience various symptoms, such as excess hair growth. Unfortunately, managing this excess hair can be challenging and have an adverse impact on self-esteem; luckily there are various approaches available for managing unwanted hair that work better than others.
One of the more traditional solutions for excessive hair is shaving, yet this can only provide temporary relief, leading to razor burn, cuts, or ingrown hairs – not to mention being costly and time-consuming.
Laser hair removal is the optimal solution to unwanted hair. This procedure uses laser beams to selectively destroy hair follicles and stop them from producing new hairs; any that do reappear will be finer and slower to grow back than before.
Electrolysis is another more costly and time-consuming solution, although this does not treat the source of your hair growth; thus, it should only be applied on smaller body areas like your upper lip.
An additional way of treating unwanted hair is through androgen blocking medications. These pills prevent androgens from reaching receptor cells and activating production of testosterone. There are various kinds of androgen blocking drugs available such as birth control pills, GnRH agonists and insulin-sensitizing agents which must be taken consistently for maximum effectiveness.
Does It Hurt?
PCOS women may struggle with excessive hair growth (also known as hirsutism). Unfortunately, this can lead to low self-esteem and may be difficult to remedy; however there are ways you can reduce or stop its spread.
Some methods include shaving, waxing and electrolysis – each can be somewhat painful but produce wonderful results. Shaving involves extracting hair follicles using razor blades; this may lead to bumpy or scarred skin as well as being time consuming as you will need to repeat this task regularly.
Permanent hair removal treatments such as laser or IPL therapy may also help, though these tend to be more costly and take longer than other options. But they may help eliminate excess hair.
However, you should remember that this treatment won’t solve all your hormonal woes; for optimal results you must still manage them with contraceptives or insulin control drugs.
Electrolysis offers one of the most permanent solutions, using a small needle to destroy hair follicles and prevent their regrowth. Though more costly than other options, electrolysis remains one of the most cost-effective and convenient strategies for women with PCOS to control unwanted hair growth.
Is It Expensive?
PCOS hormone fluctuations stimulate hair follicles to produce unwanted body hair growth, leading to problems managing it with traditional methods such as shaving, waxing and bleaching – none of which offer long-term solutions. Electrolysis offers permanent solutions but is more costly and time-consuming.
Laser hair removal offers an effective and economical option for permanently eliminating unwanted body hair. A laser treatment uses highly concentrated beams to destroy hair follicles, effectively leading to up to 90% reduction of unwanted growth.
Hair removal with a laser not only improves the aesthetics of your skin, but it can also prevent the regrowth of unwanted hair. When used for hair removal purposes, lasers can effectively destroy melanin in hair follicles to inhibit new hair formation, helping ensure no more hairs grow back – an invaluable benefit for those suffering from PCOS-related hirsutism.
Another advantage of laser hair removal is that it can be used on various areas of your body, such as your face, chest, stomach, arms, back legs and bikini line. Furthermore, unlike shaving or waxing, laser hair removal is virtually pain-free; any discomfort experienced will soon disappear after treatment has concluded.
Choosing the Right Aesthetician
PCOS can lead to hair growth on the face, chest, back, stomach and pubic area – not something to be self-conscious about; nonetheless some individuals opt for ways of managing it (from shaving to laser hair removal) in order to make life simpler.
Waxes remain one of the most effective treatments, providing quick and long-lasting results. In contrast with shaving which leaves hairs blunt and coarse, waxing removes hairs at their roots resulting in thinner, finer regrowth when they eventually return.
Though waxing at home is possible, many prefer visiting a salon that specializes in this procedure to ensure their esthetician has undergone adequate training and meets the necessary qualifications for performing it. Furthermore, an esthetician with great bedside manner can put patients at ease during the procedure and help ensure a pleasant experience overall.
Finding an aesthetician through referral or reviews is the ideal way to find one, once found they can set up regular appointments until desired results have been attained. On their first appointment, a technician will numb the treatment area using topical anesthetic before inserting a small needle into each hair follicle using electrical current and destroy them all with one session of electrolysis.
How Should I Prepare?
PCOS can cause an abundance of extra, unwelcome hair growth due to an excess production of androgen (male hormone). Women dealing with PCOS often struggle with dealing with their unwanted hirsutism which can become time consuming and frustrating; many turn to permanent solutions in order to save both time and avoid the frustration associated with shaving, waxing or plucking in order to eliminate unwanted hairs permanently.
Electrolysis and laser hair removal can both provide great solutions for eliminating excess hair. However, it’s important to keep in mind that these two approaches won’t be effective without following your physician’s plan to manage an underlying hormonal issue and having specific skin-hair color combinations – in order for any treatment to work successfully.
Laser hair removal can provide an ideal solution for women suffering from PCOS-induced hirsutism. Through regular sessions, it can permanently reduce or even eradicate unwanted hair in areas such as chest, back, thighs, arms, neck and buttocks.
What Are the Aftercare Instructions?
Women suffering from hirsutism or PCOS often experience unwanted body hair growth on the face or chest, which can make them feel self-conscious, embarrassed, and insecure about themselves. Laser hair removal treatments offer effective solutions for eliminating this unwanted hair growth to create more feminine, attractive, and confident appearances. To maximize results of treatment it’s crucial that aftercare instructions provided by cosmetologist are strictly followed – including avoiding direct sunlight on treated areas as well as using sunblock with SPF 30+ daily sun protection – additionally it’s advised that smoking or drinking prior to receiving treatments as this will ensure best possible results of treatment results.
