I had laser treatment on my underarms, and the girl told me that with PCOS, I would probably always need to continue to go back for touch-up treatment (it would never be permanent) periodically. I don't have money for that so I haven't bothered and yah, it grew back and I'm back to shaving.

Apparently if you can go back and do it every few years, or once a year or something it will continue to keep it from growing. But that's certainly a financial commitment.

I have been getting sugaring done. Depending on what the heck my body is doing depends on how long it lasts. Nothing permanent though. It has greatly reduced my jawline growth but my chin.... forget it. I get a dang goatee sometimes if I don't pluck daily. I get about a week to two weeks with sugaring my chin.

I was also told by several places that they couldn't promise permanent results due to PCOS. *sigh*

Consider going to a Naturopath and discussing options to take herbal supplements such as Saw Palmetto and Vitex (a.k.a Chasteberry). I have the same problem and have PCOs and it such a struggle. I just started taking it and maybe I'll report back in about a two or three months to see how these herbs work. I am crossing my fingers but if you do a web search on these herbs in relation to PCOs and symptoms, many women have reported success.

Has anyone tried the No!No! hair removal system?

I have it...but haven't actually committed to using it yet.



Meghan

Laser was totally worth it for me. I have pale skin and dark hair. I had it done about 6 years ago, and it was some of the best money I've ever spent. Over the years I've had a few strays pop up, but nothing like I was dealing with before. That's said, the Spironolactone I mentioned earlier cuts down on the strays a lot too.

Electroylsis is supposed to be the only truely permanent way of removing the hairs. There are a few problems with this method though:

1. The hair is only within optimum zapping window at a certain stage of the growth and so at any session, only a few of the hairs will be gone for good. This means that proper treatment can take years, even if only for a small patch of hair.

2. In order to 'grab' the hair for treatment and also to allow the optimum number of hairs to be within said zapping window, you are supposed to grow it all out. This was where I swiftly disembarked from this crazy ride to a baby smooth face. Hells no! Everytime I go to my beautician for my wax, she always tries to talk me into it. I totally get the long term benefits...but I don't want to be rocking a frickin beard for two years!! I don't care how 'short' the hairs will be!

Personally I just shave. It took me a long time to get my head around this very unladylike element of my beauty regime - but I use a Venus razor so it's slightly more feminine :P I did use an epilator for years but my skin was a mess as a result - and it was pretty painful! Shaving is actually pretty good for your skin, it removes all of the crap and it gives the smoothest results.

I'm never seen in public with a stray hair anywhere near my chin/jawline - 99% of the people in my life don't know I suffer from heurtism. The only issue is that I often have to carry a razor in my bag when I'm out just in case I end up at an unexpected 'sleepover' with no handy Mach 3 by the sink

I'm definitely going to give the Spearmint tea thing a shot though!

A battery powered electric travel razor. You can get one pretty cheap at Walmart. They use AA batteries.

Does anybody with excess facial hair ever go camping? I am in a couple of weeks and am not sure what to do. I shave in the shower, but no sure if this will work so great in the woods. Any advice??

Do the people in your tent know? I bring a little mirror and a razor into the tent when I'm just sharing with my husband, and do my thing before I see any other people.

When I've shared tents/cabins/hotel rooms with people that don't know, I've hopped to the bathroom before anyone else (with a little mirror) and tried to take care of things before too many people are about. If people noticed before I was able to get rid of the hair, they haven't mentioned it to me.

Trying to get as much out with tweezing before the trip can also help - it takes a while, but I've been able to maintain my chin with just tweezing sometimes (other parts of my face can be too painful).

I'd *love* to have a more permanent solution (this has been a constant source of extra stress for me from my teens), but don't want to take the time to have hair grow out long enough for waxing/electrolysis/laser.

The only thing that works for me is carrying magnifying mirrors and tweezers everywhere. One set in my car (keeps me busy at red lights), one set in my purse, and a high powered magnifying mirror at home with lights, bells and wissles. I am obsessed with searching for those little wiskers as they come out and pluck immediately. Funny because my 5 year old daughter sees me doing it and imitates me with tweezing using my high powered mirror. Ha ha!

Laser doesn't work. i had it done on my face for years (different lasers, different offices.) and it never worked. It just made the hair more coarse and it was expensive. With PCOS, the hair never goes away with laser. You just have to keep going back.

I get laser done for body hair, and it helps, but it's never permentant. It's more like a maintenance thing.

Electrolysis for your face. It works miracles. It's friggin painful and tedious, but it's the only thing that works. Trust me--been there done that with laser.