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I'm hoping it will. I've had great results so far, and I've gone from having hair basically all over the front of my neck and along my jawline to only having a couple of spots on my neck that are about the size of a dime each. From what I can tell so far, all the visible hair follicles in both of those spots seems to have had a reaction to this last treatment. If I need more treatments, though, they've said that they aren't as expensive as the whole package was. I think it's something like $50 if it's less than 10 hairs, a little more expensive for more hair.

Believe me, don't let yourself get talked out of laser treatment because of the pain. Even as painful as this last treatment was, I'd still do it again in a heartbeat. And seriously, this treatment was over in less than 3 minutes with the wet laser. even with the tech going over a few spots multiple times. It really hurt, but it was FAST. It probably would have felt better, honestly, if I'd had the same technician that I'd used for the other treatments. The other one was better about stopping for a bit when it was getting too painful for me. This one would only hesitate a few seconds if I flinched away from the laser.

I'm definitely going to try to save up for more laser treatments. I'm hoping that my eventual Tummy Tuck will get rid of most of my abdominal hair (TMI, probably), but my leg and arm hair is very obvious. Even after shaving, you can see my leg hair follicles because I'm so fair-skinned. And I've been waxing my arms, so I'm tempted to just do laser on them.

I am hoping get my legs done too. After shaving, you can see my hair follicles too and my hair is soooo dark. I'm undecided about my arms. The hair on my arms isn't near as dark or thick as the rest of my hair. My neice, who is almost 17, told me that a lot of girls in high school shave their arms. I am afraid to even attempt that one because I fear it will come back thicker and darker. If I have good results with my face and legs, I might have my arms done.

I'm glad you are pleased with your results. I can't wait until it's my turn!

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I'd like to do my arms too but I do have a lot of light blond hair mixed with the dark, so I don't think it will work that well. Plus, I'm saving for a Tummy Tuck next!

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