Myth busted: start with laser hair removal, then follow-up with electrolysis.
Some people swear that laser hair removal is working for them. Others say
that laser doesn’t work, it stimulates even more hair growth, and it’s a waste of time and money.
If you are considering hair removal by laser, before
you make your decision, please read my other posts on laser.
To be fair, I can imagine one way that hair removal by laser
may appear to work for some people. If the androgenic activity that caused the
hair growth has been stopped, then hair follicles treated by laser may go into
a dormancy or slow growth phase. However, hair removal by laser is not
permanent. If the androgenic activity has not been resolved, or as soon as the
androgenic activity returns, most of the laser treated hair will likely grow again.
On the other hand, after permanent hair removal by
electrolysis, if the androgenic activity continues or returns, the treated hair
will not grow, ever, but new hair may start to grow―with the quantity
depending on the recent history of androgenic activity.
If you’re sure you have very little androgenic activity
(e.g., your hair growth has evolved slowly over a few years), or the underlying
medical condition causing hair growth has been resolved, then hair removal by
laser with periodic follow-up treatments by electrolysis may be a viable option
for you.
If you have not resolved the underlying medical
condition causing hair growth, then hair removal by laser will not likely be a
viable option for you.
Also, if you later add testosterone to your hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) regimen, then you should expect most of the same hair
treated by laser to re-grow.