female facial hair: best way of removing/disguising hair growing along side of face?

Re: female facial hair

I've used various methods - but I've found Veet wax strips the best. You can get ones specifically for the face. It is quite an embarassing problem for a young woman. I would really have appreciated advice on it when I was younger and even if your niece is embarassed discussing it now she'll really appreciate your efforts in a few years!
 
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If her skin is fair then stuff like Jolen (or the Boots own-brand bleach) can be very effective.

To be honest, the idea of cultivating a rake of dark hair in order for laser treatment to be effective would put me off getting it done. I don't have much of an issue with the stuff, but find that Veet mini-wax strips are good for small areas.
 
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liteweight said:
I'd send her to Dr. Patrick Treacy at the Ailesbury Clinic (if you're in Dublin). He's excellent and I think the clinic can deal with light hair as well as dark. I think a consultation is about 80 euro. Salons are all well and good but I think it's better to go to a dermatologist. By the way, I have no connection to the clinic or the good doctor! I have, however, heard excellent reports on both.

www.ailesburyclinic.ie
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Dr Treacy might well be excellent (and liteweight seems to know a decent amount about both of his clinics and the facilities there) but he's not a dermatologist. According to the Medical Council's website, he's just a regular GP, although he does have some kind of higher diploma in skin stuff. However, he's not a consultant dermatologist or anything like that. Probably doesn't make much difference, but worth knowing!
 
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dailyshow said:
Dr Treacy might well be excellent (and liteweight seems to know a decent amount about both of his clinics and the facilities there) but he's not a dermatologist. According to the Medical Council's website, he's just a regular GP, although he does have some kind of higher diploma in skin stuff. However, he's not a consultant dermatologist or anything like that. Probably doesn't make much difference, but worth knowing!
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I'm not quite sure if you're implying I've a vested interest here....I assure you, I don't.....do you? Nor do I know very much about either of his clinics. Another poster on an old thread read an article about them and I found the address through the newspaper. I subsequently looked up the site for someone else. Also I had heard of Dr. Treacy by reputation (which is excellent by the way). I know the clinic received an award in 2005 but all this can be found on the site.

The only reason I suggested the Ailesbury Clinic is that if I had an excess hair problem I would like someone with specialist knowledge in the area. Dr. Treacy is considered a specialist both here and in America. I think it's a bit disingenuous to state that 'he's just a regular GP' and also his higher diploma is in Dermatology. He is also a trained biochemist and is very well known on the lecture circuit, here, in America and in Russia.

Anyway I'm not here to defend him or his clinics. Anyone reading the site can make up their own mind. I simply made a suggestion with regard to a very embarassing problem for a young girl.
 
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Hi I'm sorry to bring up an old thread but I wondered if your niece has had anything done about the facial hair growth Priscilla.

My (just turned) 16 year old daughter has it also, she has it down the sides of her face, under her chin, on her chin and other places too numerous to mention.

She did have a condition known as Pilonidal Sinus earlier this year which was operated on (that's also known as an ingrown hair), the hair growth seemed to start badly then and has progressed a lot.

Yesterday she came home from school in tears because she said she knows people are laughing at her and she has had notes left on her chair saying, 'this is where the hairy one sits'. I've taken her out of school now for the time being until we get this sorted, gone to our GP and he is contacting a specialist about it.

I just wondered if your niece had gone to the clinic mentioned here and what if any, results she has had.
 
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the blog site beaut.ie did a review on Epicare Facial Hair remover, see the link
http://beaut.ie/blog/?p=3641

I can't say if it's any good, because i haven't used it, and it looks a bit painful.......... but sure aren't most beauty treatments!
 
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I always had the same problem and just had to 'manage' it at different stages of my life. I have done it all but after doing alot of research I now know there is no permanent cure for it. I think at her age I would start with bleaching it and then if it is still troublesome I would take her to reputable beautician and get her electrolysis this is not permanent (as I know after years of treatment) but it did make it management when I was young as alot of this problem is homonal in women it gets worse at different stages of their lives. I would not go down the laser road at this stage as I know this is not permanent solution even though some people try to sell it as such. My own daughter is now at the same stage but she is great and deals with it herself probably knows from me that it is not the end of the world and I always make the most of myself and confident enough not to let it get me down so I would make sure her self esteem is built up and also help her in any way she wants.
 
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We got an appointment through today for her to go to a specialist at a Endrocine clinic so hopefully he will be able to advise about it.

Thank you for your replies & the link :).
 
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I think I would also have a word with the school principal as its sounds like there is some bullying going on in the school. Schools have ways of dealing with bullying without bringing attention to the pupil that made the complaint.
Best of luck to your daughter and hopefully she will find a way dealing with this problem.
 
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