As I mentioned in my last entry, I narrowed my potential treatments down to two places that were recommended by friends. One used the Nd:YAG laser and the other the Soprano diode laser -
http://www.hairlaserremoval.co.uk/laser-hair-removal-type.htm
Both friends had good success with their treatments - the Nd:YAG is known for its use with darker skins,but my friend who used the Soprano laser is actually darker skinned (fitzpatrick IV/V) than the one who used the YAG (fitzpatrick IV)and the Soprano worked well on her.
The YAG is more painful and it melts the hairs so you're left with little scabs over the follicles where they are zapped. The scabs are gone in a couple of days and then over the next two weeks the hair in the follicle grows and then falls out.
I know this because I went for a couple of test patches, much to the clinic's bemusement. She did two patches on my face and two weeks later, they are completely hair free and no funny pigmentation in sight. Being paranoid, I went back for another one earlier this week - the scabs and hairs are still there but no burns.
It's probably more for my peace of mind rather than anything else. But at least I'm confident that I've been zapped three times now and haven't been burnt - surely a sign the lady knows how to use the thing right? We shall see.
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