Many women world wide have a problem with undesired hair growing on their legs, face and arms. This problem seems to make women self-conscious and affects their self image. This condition is known in the medical world as Hirsutism.
Many women world wide have a problem with removing facial hair and have undesired hair growing on their legs, face and arms. This problem seems to make women self-conscious and affects their self image. This condition is known in the medical world as Hirsutism.
This means that a woman has an excess of hair growing on her face and most parts of her body. The condition seems to be linked to a woman’s genetic make up and to the hormonal changes of a woman. The amount of testosterone and estrogen in the system has a great impact on the development of this condition.
The are treatments that are not surgical or expensive and these treatments can limit the growing of facial hair temporarily or permanently. The following list contains some of the most popular facial hair removal for women treatments.
Hair Removal using Laser – This is one of the treatments that is pain free and that has more long lasting effects. The laser is used to burn the unwanted hair and it does not cause damage or irritation to the face, back, or chest. The follicles which are in charge of producing hair are disabled using a laser.
One of the downsides of this technique is that if a woman has a lot of facial hair she must submit herself to different sessions of treatment and she might have to pay according to the number of sessions needed to get rid of the unwanted hair.
Electrolysis – One of the procedures that have more success and that is widely popular since it first was introduced. People can either use a kit and perform this procedure on their own, or they can also visit their trusted dermatologist or beauty consultant to take care of this job.
This treatment targets the follicles that covered the areas where the unwanted hair is growing and attacks them using low frequency electronic charges. Some damage can be caused to the face if the system is not used appropriately.
Formulas to Remove the Hair – Many waxes that promise to remove hair have hit the market and have been available for the public. These waxes go into the roots of the hair and they destroy them. Most of these wax treatment have been highly successful because they seem to have the same effects and results as hair removal techniques that involve laser treatment. These waxes are cheaper than laser and do not have any serious side effects.
Shaving the hair using traditional razors and plucking the hairs seem to be ineffective long term methods of hair removal. If you are trying to remove your hair using other methods, such as the ones described above make sure to consult a professional and they can ask you random personal questions to help you find the method that is more suitable for you.
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