Laser's End
Posted on the 17th of December 2008 at 19:02 by Bodil
I went for a bit of lasering today, for perhaps the last time.
Well, probably not the last time, because there will likely be some maintenance necessary, but this was the first time I’ve had the luxury of wondering if I should cancel the appointment because there just isn’t really any beard left. The last of it, except for a few stragglers which don’t really show anyway, fell out after the last treatment in October, and has not been showing any signs of coming back.
In fact, this time I even went as myself, rather than pretend to be male (which has become increasingly hard these last few months). I’ve had to do this in the past, because I can’t wear makeup on the area to be treated, and there’s always been something that needed covering up before. Today, I wore no makeup at all, and looked no different from what I usually do (except a bit shinier, alas). Also, burnt hair would pop out of the dying follicles during treatment and just hang there on my face, grotesquely, making it pretty much impossible to pass. Today, this only happened once, and it could just be wiped off afterward. Redness after treatment was easily covered up with a bit of foundation. No problem at all.
And no hair left–at all. So I guess, after two years and twelve treatments (I think–I’ve lost count, actually), I’m finally done.
Let me take a moment to thank the people at the laser clinic, to whom I owe most of my ability to pass. They’re great, wonderful people who are awesome at what they do, and I can’t recommend them highly enough.
Now, to start worrying about the rest of my body…
