As you may know, male laser hair removal is becoming more and more common, whether it’s because men want a smooth hairless body too, or whether they just want to stop shaving their beards off everyday.

For a report on one mans experiences of laser hair removal, check out this post by Travis Illig.

As he puts it

..even today, it still hurts. Not nearly as bad as it did in my first treatment, but it hurts. On the upper lip it’s enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Had I known that .. I probably still would have done it. I don’t get the nasty ingrowns like I used to, .. and I can kiss my wife without removing the top layer of her skin with my sandpaper beard.

Find out more about male laser hair removal

The Guardian has an interesting article by Clare Marfleet,  medical manager at The Private Clinic of Harley Street here in which she talks about her laser hair removal treatment. She had her first treatment six years ago because she was fed up with constant shaving and the skin irritation it caused.
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By Justin Koh

Laser hair removal is supposed to be a safe process, yet dubious claims and inappropriate equipment still lead to scams and injuries. Consumers themselves must know the ins and outs of laser hair removal to prevent themselves from getting cheated. The following points will aid you in making a proper decision to get yourself ready at the clinic. Read more »

A new laser hair removal technique developed in the US promises less uncomfortable (OK then – less painful!) treatments. It’s common to use either a cooling gel, or in some cases an anaesthetic cream (only under qualified supervision!) co counter the discomfort caused as the hair follicles absorb the laser light and heat up.

The new machine takes a different approach by applying suction to the area being lasered – developer Eric Bernstein says, “Our skin is only allowed to feel one sensation at a time. So we can feel pressure or we can feel pain. Given the choice, we’d all choose pressure. So what this device does is it suctions the skin so we feel a pressure sensation and we can’t feel pain.”

This is the same reason why, when you hurt yourself as a child, your mother “rubbed it better”. The nerve endings in the skin can only respond to one stimulus at once, so you can overcome the pain stimulus by providing a stronger one, such as rubbing a larger area of the skin, or in this case, producing a sensation of pressure.

No news yet as to when or whether this new technique will become available in uk  laser hair removal clinics