It’s not uncommon to have unwanted body hair, but women with PCOS often experience this concern on a higher level. Managing facial hair on your own often requires daily or weekly intervention with shaving and waxing to minimize growth. Until you balance your hormones by treating your PCOS, this hair will always grow back, creating lifelong issues such as ingrown hairs and the 5’clock shadow we as women are not happy to experience. The most telltale locations of PCOS-related hirsutism are along the jawline, chin, neck, and upper lip, which can lead to a drastic drop in confidence and make patients feel uncomfortable showing their faces. At PCOS Sisters Telehealth Clinic & Wellness Center, our PCOS specialist nurse practitioner team addresses the root cause of your hair growth and can make you feel confident in showing your face once more.
The most obvious sign of hirsutism is seeing thick hair on the neck, chin, jawline, and upper lip. The excess androgens produced in the ovaries of women with PCOS cause more hair follicles to be in an active growth phase. This makes hair appear thicker and fuller in areas where hair isn’t typically noticeable or prevalent. For most women who experience this type of hair growth, the best course of action is to treat the hair at the root, by blocking androgens and treating your hormones. Only after your PCOS is treated can you prevent regrowth. If you have a few stubborn hairs that still need treatment, electrolysis is the only FDA approved permanent hair removal method. Laser is not FDA approved for permanent hair removal and can even cause hypertrichosis a condition where existing hairs might clear, but the laser stimulates new hairs to form in large amounts.
If you live in Florida, Georgia, New York or Texas, and have or believe you have PCOS, schedule a virtual consultation with our PCOS Specialist Nurse Practitioner Team.
Unwanted hair growth is caused by an excess production of androgens, which causes the hairs to stay in an active growth phase. This leads to the appearance of thicker facial hair.
Hirsutism is first managed by treating the root cause by balancing your hormones, thereby treating your PCOS. If your PCOS has remained untreated for a long period of time, even after optimal PCOS treatment there may be a few stubborn hairs. This is when Electrolysis, the only FDA approved permanent hair removal method is recommended.
Alana Dzurek is the founder and licensed electrologist of Beverly Hills Hair Free with 28 years of experience. Utilizing an innovative galvanic multiprobe electrolysis treatment method reduces treatment sessions to only once per month.
Although her state of the art facility is located in Dallas, TX and Beverly hills, CA, many patients travel from outside TX for their monthly treatment sessions.
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Mariel Lloyd, licensed electrologist.
Mariel utilizes the single probe electrolysis method with sessions generally starting with biweekly sessions.
Having hair growth in places where women don’t generally grow hair can lead to a loss of confidence. After time, it can start to feel unmanageable. Thankfully, there are many options available to women who experience this symptom of PCOS.
If you want to reduce the appearance of unwanted facial hair and you live in Florida, Georgia, New York or Texas, contact our team to schedule a virtual weight loss consultation.
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