Anonymous wrote:If it is lasering, to me she seems way too young for this. Why can't she just shave? I'm 47 and I don't wax. It litteraly takes seconds. I have a 13 year old and if this is the norm at 15, wow!

New poster here, I'm 45.
If you bike, you need to be perfectly smooth down there. When you are doing long distances (100+miles) straddling something hard and narrow there is a lot of rubbing, and even the tiniest amount of stubble can create horrible sores and boils. I've had some large ones and it's awful. I haven't done laser treatment, but my friends who have says it makes a world of difference.

Also, someone (like me) who has very pale skin but very dark hair will still have a visible "shadow" in that area even after shaving. If OP's daughter is an athlete that needs to wear bathing suits/leotards, etc. and also gets this "shadow" she might be more comfortable with a hair removal method that eliminates this.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m planning on asking the pediatrician at the next appointment when DD can get laser, but for her upper lip. I don’t see how the bikini line is any different. I remember going for electrolysis on my lip in middle school and was glad my mother took me. I’m glad we have laser options now. I told her we could do her lip and underarms when she’s able and she wants to. Other areas haven’t come up yet. She’s 10 but we are hairy people.

You can't have sun exposure within 2 weeks (before and after) of a treatment. This is the worst time of year to do it unfortunately. If your kid masks outside then maybe its ok. I wish my parents had done this for me - its been a struggle as an adult.

Oh yes, I’ve had a lot of laser as an adult! I am assuming the doctor will tell us we need to wait 2 or 3 years. I’m not OP and DD is only 10. You can still go, I’ve had some hair come back and I’ve gone and had my lip, chin and underarms done as an adult.

Laser hair removal was the best money I ever spent. Armpits were painful but bikini was fine. I would feel fine with my 15 year old doing it, but would do it over fall-winter

Anonymous wrote:I’m planning on asking the pediatrician at the next appointment when DD can get laser, but for her upper lip. I don’t see how the bikini line is any different. I remember going for electrolysis on my lip in middle school and was glad my mother took me. I’m glad we have laser options now. I told her we could do her lip and underarms when she’s able and she wants to. Other areas haven’t come up yet. She’s 10 but we are hairy people.

You can't have sun exposure within 2 weeks (before and after) of a treatment. This is the worst time of year to do it unfortunately. If your kid masks outside then maybe its ok. I wish my parents had done this for me - its been a struggle as an adult.