How is excessive hair growth treated?
Unwanted dark, thick body hair can be treated medically and/or with various procedures that remove hair. Medications including spironolactone and birth control pills lighten the color and decrease thickness of the hair shaft, and help suppress development of new hair growth. These medications take up to six months to produce noticeable results. For immediate improvement, laser hair removal can be performed. The latest technology provides for painless removal that, depending on the extent of hair removal necessary, is completed in three to six sittings and results in permanent removal of the hair shafts treated in this manner.
