A couple of years or so ago, I saw in the news the story of a mom who had body hair removal procedure through laser being done on her. What is so unusual with the procedure was that she suffered first-degree burns. This was done in the clinic of one of the famous doctors specializing in weight loss and anti-aging. I was shocked at the news because I used to go to a class where this doctor was “unofficially enrolled”, meaning he sits in because the Research professor is his friend. Being a hairy girl or what we call “balbon” in Filipino, I want to have some of the hair removed from my body for reason that I feel is quite shallow to write about. My friend M religiously shaves her legs, daily, just so she can have hairless legs. Another friend, K, even had some sessions for armpit hair removal. Obviously some of the boob tube stars have these procedures done on them. Dermatological procedures done in clinics are one of the current biggest businesses. There is also laser hair removal in Chicago as well as other big cities all over the world. Almost everywhere, women want to look better for whatever reasons they have. But are these safe? Are the risks involved worth the procedure? Or is it better to be content with what one has in order to avoid taking these risks?

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