“Not by a hair on my chinny chin chin”

“I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows” ~Janette Barber

As we age, many of are waking up each day to discover some new, uninvited friends.  While we are all concerned about hiding those unwanted wrinkles, these guys create an entirely different nightmare.  Men, we won’t leave you out on this topic.  As many of you are losing your hair, you are finding it appearing in other places…..your ears and your nose!

There are a couple of reasons for these unpleasant and annoying additions.  The most common reason for unwanted hair growth in women is hormonal imbalances.  As we age, our hormones begin to shift and certain hormones get depleted causing side effects such as hair growth…..or hair loss….depending on what part of the body you are looking at.   Low progesterone, higher production of androgen (male hormones) and other causes such as  thyroid disorders, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), certain medications and of course…. genetics!

So how do you get rid of these guys?  There are several options.  Tweezing and shaving are often what we resort to but not the best choice.  This only increases the thickness of the hair.  Waxing can be painful and cause yucky ingrown hairs that can lead to scarring.  I’ve personally tried electrolysis and unless you have an extreme tolerance for pain, I don’t recommend it!  If your hair growth is hormone related, working with a practitioner to balance the hormones is helpful.  However, it will only help to reduce or stop new hair growth but the old hair growth generally remains.

Laser Hair Removal is the most popular form of getting rid of those unwanted hairs.  I tried this a couple of years ago and found it to be rather painful and ineffective.  Even after a few treatments, I was continuing to get quite a bit of hair growth and resorted back to other, even less effective….but less expensive means.  Recently, however, I had the pleasure of meeting a skin expert in the Nashville area, Tracey Harris.  She is the owner of Trace Skin Care, a state of the art skin care clinic offering a variety of anti-aging treatments, as well as laser hair removal.  I got to experience a more advanced form of laser hair removal.  Not only was it much less painful, but faster and more effective!  While the laser is working to burn away those unwanted hairs, a cool breeze of air is blown across the skin to help cool the area and eliminate pain….it was wonderful!   So don’t let these pesky little guys get you down.  Zap them away and enjoy that silky, smooth skin of your youth!

Visit Tracey’s website for more information:  www.traceskincare.com

“Hairs” to a better you!