r/Hirsutism

Genuine question , I struggle with body hair everywhere since I hit puberty . And when I say everywhere I mean thighs, butt cheeks, boobs chest stomach like an even spread throughout my whole body but it is dark not thick like terminal hair that you would see on a beard but it is noticeable and damaging my self esteem. Is this hirsutism I just want some advice honestly these photos don’t even do it justice it is much worse in sunlight and my mum has pointed it out. Also my skin is quite red I have dermatitis that’s why.

I feel line I'm going crazy. I only had 1 session of electrolysis on my neck, but two on my chin.
Obviously the grow out is at different points but i feel like there are some hairs that are gone/more sparse on my chin. Either way, I will keep going, and deal with the scarring later!

Hi, I took the plunge today to try electrolysis. I did a consultation last week and she did a couple testers on my skin and it was a little tender after but I didn’t have any scabbing after the test. I went back today and I have some scabbing and swelling on my chin. I’d give the pain during the process like 4/10. Bearable but the pain kind of grew as she focused on one area. You can see we didn’t get very far in 45 minutes, which is disappointing but I’m not sure I can be upset about that. Maybe to be expected. She had thought during the consultation she would be able to do chin and neck in that time, which now seems unrealistic. She mentioned my hair has larger roots and she was trying not to damage my skin and didn’t want to go bigger probe-wise. She said I should wait at least 3 weeks to go back for the next session.

How long do you think this will take to heal? Is this normal? Should I look to a different electrologist? She was a nice lady. Also was described as a senior level electrologist (which was more $$) but seemed to not know what PCOS was and I feel like we are a large customer segment of this industry so that surprised me. Reviews were good! It was a place in the city with a few offices. Maybe my skin is just too sensitive for this. I guess I’d deal with daily shaving over permanent bad scarring if that could be the case. I’m also including a reference before pic. I iced it a bit and have avoided touching it. I read neosporin could be a good idea. And if I go back, read a tip about numbing cream and Advil ahead of time.

Thanks for any insight.

PCOS feels like a curse.

These past few months my acne has been worsening; I have struggled with jawline acne my whole life but it has gotten worse. This week I noticed I now have random hairs online my jawline as well?? Why has my acne caused me to sprout facial hair??

I have tried various OTC acne medications, I’m also on birth control if that matters.

How do i get rid of all these razor bumps, pimples, etc. I shave because it’s a necessity but my skin looks so bad around the chin to throat area (basically growing a beard constantly because of PCOS) and I cannot afford laser treatment at all so far, do i use something else? is waxing better?

Hi! English is not my first language so bear with me.

I (F26) started getting an increasingly higher amount of chin hairs in the last few years.

That's when I started plucking very aggressively - I went from being a skinpicker to a hair puller, being VERY obsessive/compulsive about it. It gave me a discolored patch of skin and I'm pretty sure I made it worse.

Anyway, it's taking me great strenght but I haven't plucked AT ALL (ok i did pluck 1 single hair sorry) since last tuesday. I don't think I have ever spent this long without ripping something off my face, and I'm very proud. Thing is, I kinda hate shaving daily. They grow out SO fast! Pics are, in order: 2 days of growth, 1 day of growth and freshly shaven. I'm sure it will get worse in the next few weeks, due to all roots regrowing.

So, my question is: if I wait around 3 weeks for all roots to regrow, let them grow out a couple days and then wax my face, would that free me from shaving for a bit? Could I pluck them all at once instead of waxing? I would prefer that if possible, mostly because I'm crazy and I wanna pluck.

Another question: especially when fully shaved, the gray patch is pretty visible. Is there anything I can do about it? I don't wear make up at all, but I'm ok with implementing something new into my very basic skin care routine, if it can help.

A couple notes: I have no money for electrolysis at the moment (I'd love to try otherwise!) and I had my ovaries checked in 2019 due to a somewhat irregular + heavy period and they came back normal, as were my hormone levels. It's been a while tho and I will likely talk to my doctor about repeating these exams soon.

Thanks! Sorry if this is a bit long. I'm feeling a bit distraught.

Hey all ,

Recently this lomasthana all is all over internet , but is really safe to use it.

Am a 21 Male ( Hypothyroidism ) , and can I use it on my groin and inner thigh safely. I have heard it has arsenic in moderate amounts, but will affect my homones in any manner ?

Also if any other safe alternatives exists, please share it.

Thank You.

i've made a lot of progress with my health since the pcos diagnosis, however im at a loss for my facial hair. im 20, broke college student, and i understand most treatments are going to be expensive, but has anyone with this type of hair found anything that worked for them? i would save up for laser or electrolysis but i've heard it can get worse and i REALLY can't afford that. this is a little under a week of growth. this is a very big insecurity of mine and even within this community i feel like an outsider, i would really love to hear from people with hair thickness like mine. thanks for reading!

I was using the trimmer like always after that I got something that I think is an ingrown hair it became a whitehead after that it stopped producing pus and for 2 months it has been like that without a change u want it gone

I’ve been struggling with facial hair for a long time and I’m 23 and I feel like it’s only gotten worse. Ive gotten my blood and hormones tested but nothing seems to be messed up. I get my face waxed every two weeks… is this typical hair growth for that period or is this pcos?? I am also Italian but I still feel like this is a lot! This is my chin btw

Doctor recently put hirsutism on my chart which I have suspected I had but past doctors told me it was normal. I have seen a post on here before where their skin looked like mine after a time I attempted to shave it off and a lot of comments were saying it was normal and not hirsutism. It has always been an insecurity of mine and I am sure it always will be because being this hairy just makes me feel mannish. I have hair on my face and hands that I often shave or wax or epilate and a so called "happy trail" there is nothing about it that makes me happy but I have a scar that I don't like others seeing. I can feel the hair on my back and bum too but it's not corse hair it's just thin and there. I guess I am looking for others' opinions. It's not hormonal according to my doctor and may just be genetics or something like that, I will keep looking for answers but I don't know I guess I'm just curious what other people think because I don't have anyone to ask and I keep myself covered all the time because I am insecure about it. Pictures is my chest, stomach, attempted picture of my back and of my shoulder.