Unhappy with results- is it even worth it?
I started my laser journey about a year ago. For reference, I’m in New Jersey, fair skin and dark hair. I paid 3k for my package which included 8 sessions of underarms, bikini line, and full legs. My target is really the legs while the others were tacked on as part of my package (the center convinced me I was getting a good deal and after my own research it seemed like it was...)
Now I am approaching my final session and I am really unsure about my whole experience. I initially went to one location for the first 6 treatments and my appointments lasted about 30 mins. For the 7th appointment I had to book at a different location, where my tech was way more attentive and took almost an hour. She also constantly asked me how the pain level was and kept increasing it until I actually felt the laser, where as the other location, I told her I could only feel occasional pricks of pain and she never went higher. My appointment at the new location was the first time I actually felt consistent pain during my sessions.
I also have visible narrow lines of hair growth going down my legs where it looks like they completely missed. The first one appeared around my 5th session and I asked for them to address it. I have more clearly appearing now, but because I only have 1 session left, I doubt it’ll get fixed.
So now I’m thinking that the previous location didn’t work with me as attentively as they should’ve. I’m still experiencing hair growth in my underarms and all over my legs. The hair is finer but I expected to be pretty bald by now, considering I’m the “ideal candidate” and I’ve done epilatory hair removal like waxing many times before. Why were my appointments with a different tech twice as long and actually felt like they were doing something? Not to mention I had less results between appointments at the old location. And they tried to sell me touch up packages and it was another 1k..
I am almost definitely not continuing my laser journey with that company. What do you guys think? Was the pricing fair? How long SHOULD my sessions take? Is the hair growth I’m experiencing normal for someone of my type? And are the missed lines of hair growth typical or just careless? I really would like to hear from other people who went through similar. Thanks 😓