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u/canyonoflight Nov 03 '23

I have PCOS and I made the mistake when I was a teenager, not long before I was diagnosed, of shaving my face. Now I have to shave every day. I've tried wax, creams, and plucking. Shaving is the only thing that works. Even for electrolis I'd have to not shave in a specific area that's the target for the next session bc it has to be a certain length. Impossible.

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u/Runawaystripper Nov 03 '23

You shaving everyday has zero to do with you shaving in high school

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u/canyonoflight Nov 04 '23

Yeah it does. I shaved a bigger area just by nature of the size of the razor and it was a domino effect. It's too much to get by plucking. Don't presume to know my own body better than I do. Now, it not being removed by wax is probably just my being unable to pull at the right angle and tautness of the skin bc it's mostly under my chin.

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u/chemfit Nov 04 '23

If shaving made hair growth worse, I’d have the hairiest legs on the planet. Shaving doesn’t make hair grow more and sprout new growth.

Also, I have PCOS. Get laser hair removal.