"I was on my teens
when I first noticed a few stray hairs on my face' says divorcee Tracey, 40, a lunchtime
supervisor from Cartmel in Cumbria. 'But by the time I was in my 20s, the hair had
tickened considerably, spreading round the sides of my face, just like a man.'
Believing a hormonal imbalance to be the cause of her
problem, Tracey went to her GP, hoping for medication. She was given numerous blood
tests, which showed that her hormone levels were normal, and to her dismay her condition
was diagnosed simply as 'cosmetic'.
Tracey's children, used to joke with her, saying that
she needed a shave, but most people were far too diplomatic to say anything. 'No one
was ever malicious, thankfully. If I mentioned my problem to friends, they would
respond with: 'Well. I had noticed...' It was a miserable time for me; I never wanted to
go out and constantly kept my head tilted downwards.'
Originally, Tracey had a course of
electrolysis to try to get rid of the hair, but this left her with scarring on the face.
She tried waxing, plucking and sugaring, all to avail.
The hair just kept returning, thicker
and coarses than ever. So for years, her only option was to use a depilatory cream,
often up to four times a week. 'But even that was useless.' says Tracey. 'If I
used the cream in the evening, by the morning the hair was back again.'
Suddenly, out of the blue, Tracey
developed a severe rash from the cream. She decided to start waxing the hair instead but
soon realised that this way was no solution. 'I had to grow the hair on my face quite
long in order for it to be waxed.'
Beginning to grow desperate, Tracey wore
scarves and high polo-necks to try to detract from the stubble on her face and
neck. The crunch came 12 months ago as Tracey approached her 40th birthday.
Her marriage had recently ended, she'd
lost a bit of weight and knew it was time to take action, but I wanted something that
would last. I looked on the phone book and found a clinic offering a permanent
hair-removal treatment. To my delight, my mum and dad offered to pay for the treatment,
which cost £900, for my birthday.
I went along for a consultation, had a
patch test done and, a week later. I had my first session!'. EpiLight, generates intense
light, which impairs hair growth permanently.
Before being treated, a cool gel is
applied to the skin, then a hand-held treatment head is placed on the skin and light
pulses target the hair follicles.
The hairs fall out immediately or within
two weeks of treatment, but only growing hairs are disabled by the light, so a few
sessions are usually required. 'I noticed the hair beginning to disappear after just
a couple of treatments', says Tracey.
'After years of embarrassment and shame,
suddenly the hairs were falling out and I had a lovely feminine neck to show off! It
was if suddenly if someone shook the life back into me.
I regained all my confidence and finally
the old me was back. 'The hair still hasn't gone completely, but it looks so much
better. I feel as though I can meet people now and talk to them face to face. '
When I used to look in the mirror, I would feel disgust.
Now, for the first time in years, I can
hold my head up high.'
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