There has been a mild controversy in my country due to hair removal laser clinics allegedly scamming people.
A blogpost warned about these places claiming to use laser (like diode, Alexandrite, etc) when in reality they're using IPL to cut costs and/or making customers come back while blaming their own characteristics (hair type, sex, skin type, hormones, etc) for the disappointing results. It also states that the cheaper the services are, the sketchier they are because Laser takes a lot of money to run - electricity, equipment, specialised estheticians, etc. - so cheap prices are unrealistic if it's truly a laser and not IPL.
Sure enough, when I switched to a cheaper clinic once, I still had hair all over and it was explained to me that I'll always have worse results because I have a hormonal imbalance and thick hair. I was also told that particularly for men (or women with certain conditions), no matter how many sessions they do, the hair will always eventually return to its former state pre-laser treatments, hence the need to do them frequently.
I am aware that lasers target the hair from the follicle so in theory it shouldn't be leaving hair behind; but at the same time, I find factors such as hormones and whatnot considerable enough to affect results. I'm also somewhat in a dilemma about the mindset of "the more expensive, the safer/better".
This poses many other questions - do workers even know if the scam (if true) is happening? Is there a way to tell? Is there a line between "you're being scammed" and "you're not being scammed, you're just very hairy"?
What's your opinion/perspective? Any experience in this?
(P.S. I am not a professional nor anything of the sorts - only a very curious and studious nerd. Forgive my ignorance.)
There has been a mild controversy in my country due to hair removal laser clinics allegedly scamming people.A blogpost warned about these places claiming to use laser (like diode, Alexandrite, etc) when in reality they're using IPL to cut costs and/or making customers come back while blaming their own characteristics (hair type, sex, skin type, hormones, etc) for the disappointing results.It also states that the cheaper the services are, the sketchier they are because Laser takes a lot of money to run - electricity, equipment, specialised estheticians, etc. - so cheap prices are unrealistic if it's truly a laser and not IPL.Sure enough, when I switched to a cheaper clinic once, I still had hair all over and it was explained to me that I'll always have worse results because I have a hormonal imbalance and thick hair.I was also told that particularly for men (or women with certain conditions), no matter how many sessions they do, the hair will always eventually return to its former state pre-laser treatments, hence the need to do them frequently.I am aware that lasers target the hair from the follicle so in theory it shouldn't be leaving hair behind; but at the same time, I find factors such as hormones and whatnot considerable enough to affect results.I'm also somewhat in a dilemma about the mindset of "the more expensive, the safer/better". This poses many other questions - do workers even know if the scam (if true) is happening? Is there a way to tell? Is there a line between "you're being scammed" and "you're not being scammed, you're just very hairy"?What's your opinion/perspective? Any experience in this?(P.S. I am not a professional nor anything of the sorts - only a very curious and studious nerd. Forgive my ignorance.) https://ift.tt/MIwyn5s https://ift.tt/EBMbXJN
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