kevin_standlee: Kevin with a grid drawn over his face for use with the laser hair removal device. (Laser Boy)
Today was the third of nine laser treatments to remove as much of my facial hair as possible. As usual, I put on the numbing ointment at home, then drove to the M-Spa where the nurse-technician put on my eye protection (metal eye covers) and proceeded to zap me.

After the Zap )

As expected, as the number of dark hairs diminishes, the effectiveness of the treatment also declines, because it does not work as well on gray hairs. But I started going gray in my late twenties, which I know to be genetic as both my father and my mother's father had similar early graying. I postponed my gray hair a bit until after ConJosé in 2002, but I threw away the bottle of Grecian Formula the day after the convention, deciding that I did not need it anymore.

There's a bit more to tell here, but I'll leave it to [personal profile] kayla_allen to give the behind the scenes, and that means you have to be a DW member and apply for access to her journal to read it.
kevin_standlee: Kevin with a grid drawn over his face for use with the laser hair removal device. (Laser Boy)
Today was the second of nine laser facial hair removal sessions. My skin healed faster after the first session than expected, so we're going to shorten the time between treatments from four weeks to three.

After Treatment 2 )

The real challenge now is that much of my remaining hair is coming in as gray, and gray hairs are much harder to kill with the laser. If I'd done this thirty years ago, it would have been easier. But thirty years ago the laser treatment they have now didn't exist, and I certainly didn't have the money to buy it even if it did exist.

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