If you’re a male embarrassed by unsightly back hair, you can have it removed relatively easily. Just be sure to thoroughly investigate all methods of back hair removal to find out about the risks of skin irritations, costs, and time involved to help you decide which one you want to use.

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Back Hair Removal May Lead to Irritated Skin if Not Dome Correctly

Painfully irritated skin is the leading complaint of males who undergo back hair removal, even with procedures done by professionals at a clinic.

Laser Hair Removal

Take, for instance, the latest laser technique, which is a focused beam of light that disables the follicle, the depression from which the hair emerges, to at least slow down the growth.

Laser hair removal is a good solution for excessive hair and is considered safe if performed correctly for those who can afford it. Laser hair removal usually only causes mild discomfort but talk to the attending physician about using a topical anesthetic.

Laser treatments for any part of the body are the most expensive procedure, with pricing ranging from $250 to $1000 per treatment. And laser back hair removal requires multiple treatments of several hours because it’s such a large area.

Maybe you think the cost of laser hair removal is worth it because it’s a permanent solution. Think again.

While there have been reports of laser treatments eliminating thirty to forty percent of hair for as long as a year, all research and results prove that there is no such thing as permanent. In fact, in the United States, it’s illegal to claim it is permanent.

The good news is that at least the regrowth usually comes back softer and lighter.

The bad news is if you’re having back hair removal done by laser for a special occasion, get it done a couple of days beforehand because there will be some swelling and redness from this method.

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Electrolysis

An alternative method is an electrolysis, which works by inserting a fine needle into the hair follicle and destroying the hair root either by heat or chemical action and sometimes both simultaneously. Each hair is treated individually.

Electrolysis is painful, even with a topical anesthetic.

Compared to other methods, electrolysis is time-consuming. Depending on how fast your hair grows, it usually takes regular weekly or monthly visits for a year to complete the process.

And electrolysis is expensive. Usually, there’s a rate of $50 to $200 per hour.

Back hair removal by electrolysis is not a permanent solution either. There’s scientific evidence that regrowth can occur when a new root cell is formed in the same area.

And electrolysis will leave your skin swollen, red, splotchy, scabby and in some cases, it can actually leave scarring.

Waxing Unwanted Back Hair

For males who would rather endure the physical pain than bankruptcy, waxing is always an option.

Basically, waxing pulls the hair out by its root.

While it may not sound so great, waxing is considered by many males to be a vast improvement over the hundred or more electrolysis treatments that would be required to remove back hair.

Still, waxing will leave your skin swollen, red, splotchy and highly sensitive to the sun.

Another alternative back hair removal method, depilatories basically dissolve the hair above the surface of the skin.

The major disadvantage of depilatories is that the chemicals that dissolve the hair can also burn your skin – Worse than a razor burn.

Electric Shavers and Personal Body Shavers

This brings us to shaving – With an electric shaver.

Avoid electric rotary shavers that are not designed exclusively for body hair removal because they cut the hair at too many angles and directions which will aggravate the skin.

There’s some proof that some types of electric shavers can actually cause more ingrown hairs than even shaving with a wet razor. We recommend using a body shaver designed to remove hair in sensitive areas.

Shaving with a wet razor is still the quickest, easiest, least expensive, and most effective method.

You could pay a modest sum at a salon or spa. – Or – Use what the majority of males use – A lover or a good friend with a sharp razor.

But unfortunately, this back hair removal method more often than not leaves your skin looking and feeling raw for a couple of days.