"0"^^ . . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . . "2017-03-13T00:00:00"^^ . . "I go to Ideal Image for lip and chin hair removal. The laser is not as painful as I expected which is a pleasant surprise. I'm on my fourth session and the hair usually stays away for five weeks and then I start to notice growth. I'm hopeful that by my ninth session I will experience permanent hair removal. The nurses and desk staff are always polite and knowledgeable but there are two cons that would have changed my mind if I was aware of the risk before payment. Some people like myself have an allergic reaction to the histamine used with the laser. This causes acne like bumps on the area that was lasered. Unfortunately I was told the symptoms would continue until my last session. This was really disheartening as acne was never an issue for me before. I'm darker skinned and have scaring from that. Additionally the hair follicles are easily infected and cause little white bumps on the lasered area. Lastly they have to shave the area before lasering. This was not brought to my attention in the consultation. I specifically did not want to have to shave my facial hair which is why I opted for laser hair removal. Based on my current experiences I'm hopeful that once the sessions are complete I'll be satisfied in my results and will update my review once that happens."^^ .