Thérapie, is it working?
I’m not sure if my laser hair removal is working because it’s taking more sessions than the 8-10 that is considered ‘normal’
I started getting laser at Thérapie clinic in January 2024 I initially got 10 sessions of bikini & underarms (6 weeks apart) then when I completed the course and still needed more sessions I bought 10 sessions of lower legs as they had an offer on at the time which included bikini and underarms ‘free’.
I‘ve now had a total of 18 sessions on my bikini & underarms and 8 sessions on my lower legs but I’m definitely not done and was encouraged to buy a further 6 sessions so with the remaining 2 on my current package I have 8 left which I was told I can start spacing 8-10 weeks apart. The process feels endless and I should be finished all of my sessions by May 2027 if I continue with 6 week spacing which is significantly longer than I was led to believe it will take and even then I might have to buy more sessions. I don’t feel like I can stop at this point because I’ve invested money and time into it and the hair is obviously patchy.
I’ve heard people say that Thérapie use too low of a setting for the hair removal to be effective so that people buy more sessions which concerns me but my hair does fall out so I’m not sure. The pain of the laser varies between uncomfortable and about as high as I can tolerate, my legs are red & itchy for a few days after a session (photo attached, worse with some staff than others) and i definitely notice the hair falling out, it’s became a lot finer in my underarm and bikini areas and there’s noticeable patchiness on my lower legs but my girlfriend who started laser at the same time as me at the same clinic has experienced better results, she did her initial 10 sessions every 6 weeks then had 3 top up sessions spaced 8-10 weeks apart which has removed all but a few hairs