Need advice... Hair removal on nhs?
Warning this is mega rant essay, you prob get the idea of my problem in the first few lines, so if you want to help please respond, if you want to have a go at me or say something negative please go away, im looking for help not criticism.
Basically ive had this problem since i was about 11! (im 20 now) I started getting hair (and i mean blakc pubic like hair) grow just below my belly button.
The only time i mentioned it to anyone was my mum when i was about 14 (when things like bikins etc were interesting me) to my mum who wasnt very helpful, i showerd her (but id shaven it) and she was like erm well if you dont shave it it wont be as obvious. WHAT? I was humiliated by just asking her and that was the help i got!
Of course i wasnt going to leave it at that shaving causes serious stubble and it pretty obvious... i started using tweezers, which as ok until hairs started in growing!!!!!!!!!!!! Since then ive got scars etc from it :-( and im continuously trying to hide the fact i have it from my bf... ive tried bleaching it which is prob the best approach but its pretty time consuming and i normally end up tweezering (when i get carried away and forget it causes in growing hair and more scarring) so ive ended up trying to hide myself from bfs... sometimes if im lucky i look ok and its not obvious... other times it okish so i cover it (stubble, ingrowing hairs, cuts and sore bit plus scarring) with makeup, ive even tried fake tan to see if hides the hairs, scars etc.. ALso sometimes just dont let him see. I know i should just freaking tell him and he prob wouldnt care but its been a stigma for so long and the fact ive hidden it from him for nearly 2 yrs...it would seem rather strange just telling him out the blue.
But ive had it. My bf must think theres something up! Maybe he thinks i think im fat (which i dont) but if he ever heads in the direction of my tum, im like, oh dont loook at my fat belly... ergh...its not...
So im considering laser... but i dont really have that sorta money! Can i get it on the Nhs? I mean this isnt just a matter of being a wee bit hairy, im causing/caused some scarrs on my tummy (they should fade but if i keep doing it they prob will get worse). Its causing emotional problems to do with my bf. Im always putting on thsi oh im just so shy act (which suddenly disappears when i think my tummys looking ok) and i cant express myself in the way i want or reveal what i want. I certainly try and avoid bikini's most the time :-( but i want to wear them. I just feel trapped :-( i know it sounds stupid but like i said its since i was 11 and followed on from alot of emotional problems when i started my periods at 10 ( i hadnt a clue what was going on, i didnt know what periods were.... i also remember swimming lessons were hell all the other girls were hairless and not shy i.e didnt conceal themselves as much in the changing room.... but i had to i was freakin hairy down below! i had to, unless i wanted to be ridiculed) so that shyness embarrassment seemed to stay... now just about my hairy tum. Problem is the other things are natural and expected this isnt...ahh helppp
Basically ive had this problem since i was about 11! (im 20 now) I started getting hair (and i mean blakc pubic like hair) grow just below my belly button.
The only time i mentioned it to anyone was my mum when i was about 14 (when things like bikins etc were interesting me) to my mum who wasnt very helpful, i showerd her (but id shaven it) and she was like erm well if you dont shave it it wont be as obvious. WHAT? I was humiliated by just asking her and that was the help i got!
Of course i wasnt going to leave it at that shaving causes serious stubble and it pretty obvious... i started using tweezers, which as ok until hairs started in growing!!!!!!!!!!!! Since then ive got scars etc from it :-( and im continuously trying to hide the fact i have it from my bf... ive tried bleaching it which is prob the best approach but its pretty time consuming and i normally end up tweezering (when i get carried away and forget it causes in growing hair and more scarring) so ive ended up trying to hide myself from bfs... sometimes if im lucky i look ok and its not obvious... other times it okish so i cover it (stubble, ingrowing hairs, cuts and sore bit plus scarring) with makeup, ive even tried fake tan to see if hides the hairs, scars etc.. ALso sometimes just dont let him see. I know i should just freaking tell him and he prob wouldnt care but its been a stigma for so long and the fact ive hidden it from him for nearly 2 yrs...it would seem rather strange just telling him out the blue.
But ive had it. My bf must think theres something up! Maybe he thinks i think im fat (which i dont) but if he ever heads in the direction of my tum, im like, oh dont loook at my fat belly... ergh...its not...
So im considering laser... but i dont really have that sorta money! Can i get it on the Nhs? I mean this isnt just a matter of being a wee bit hairy, im causing/caused some scarrs on my tummy (they should fade but if i keep doing it they prob will get worse). Its causing emotional problems to do with my bf. Im always putting on thsi oh im just so shy act (which suddenly disappears when i think my tummys looking ok) and i cant express myself in the way i want or reveal what i want. I certainly try and avoid bikini's most the time :-( but i want to wear them. I just feel trapped :-( i know it sounds stupid but like i said its since i was 11 and followed on from alot of emotional problems when i started my periods at 10 ( i hadnt a clue what was going on, i didnt know what periods were.... i also remember swimming lessons were hell all the other girls were hairless and not shy i.e didnt conceal themselves as much in the changing room.... but i had to i was freakin hairy down below! i had to, unless i wanted to be ridiculed) so that shyness embarrassment seemed to stay... now just about my hairy tum. Problem is the other things are natural and expected this isnt...ahh helppp
go to your GP and ask what can be done about it.
Anonymous
Warning this is mega rant essay, you prob get the idea of my problem in the first few lines, so if you want to help please respond, if you want to have a go at me or say something negative please go away, im looking for help not criticism.
Basically ive had this problem since i was about 11! (im 20 now) I started getting hair (and i mean blakc pubic like hair) grow just below my belly button.
The only time i mentioned it to anyone was my mum when i was about 14 (when things like bikins etc were interesting me) to my mum who wasnt very helpful, i showerd her (but id shaven it) and she was like erm well if you dont shave it it wont be as obvious. WHAT? I was humiliated by just asking her and that was the help i got!
Of course i wasnt going to leave it at that shaving causes serious stubble and it pretty obvious... i started using tweezers, which as ok until hairs started in growing!!!!!!!!!!!! Since then ive got scars etc from it :-( and im continuously trying to hide the fact i have it from my bf... ive tried bleaching it which is prob the best approach but its pretty time consuming and i normally end up tweezering (when i get carried away and forget it causes in growing hair and more scarring) so ive ended up trying to hide myself from bfs... sometimes if im lucky i look ok and its not obvious... other times it okish so i cover it (stubble, ingrowing hairs, cuts and sore bit plus scarring) with makeup, ive even tried fake tan to see if hides the hairs, scars etc.. ALso sometimes just dont let him see. I know i should just freaking tell him and he prob wouldnt care but its been a stigma for so long and the fact ive hidden it from him for nearly 2 yrs...it would seem rather strange just telling him out the blue.
But ive had it. My bf must think theres something up! Maybe he thinks i think im fat (which i dont) but if he ever heads in the direction of my tum, im like, oh dont loook at my fat belly... ergh...its not...
So im considering laser... but i dont really have that sorta money! Can i get it on the Nhs? I mean this isnt just a matter of being a wee bit hairy, im causing/caused some scarrs on my tummy (they should fade but if i keep doing it they prob will get worse). Its causing emotional problems to do with my bf. Im always putting on thsi oh im just so shy act (which suddenly disappears when i think my tummys looking ok) and i cant express myself in the way i want or reveal what i want. I certainly try and avoid bikini's most the time :-( but i want to wear them. I just feel trapped :-( i know it sounds stupid but like i said its since i was 11 and followed on from alot of emotional problems when i started my periods at 10 ( i hadnt a clue what was going on, i didnt know what periods were.... i also remember swimming lessons were hell all the other girls were hairless and not shy i.e didnt conceal themselves as much in the changing room.... but i had to i was freakin hairy down below! i had to, unless i wanted to be ridiculed) so that shyness embarrassment seemed to stay... now just about my hairy tum. Problem is the other things are natural and expected this isnt...ahh helppp
Basically ive had this problem since i was about 11! (im 20 now) I started getting hair (and i mean blakc pubic like hair) grow just below my belly button.
The only time i mentioned it to anyone was my mum when i was about 14 (when things like bikins etc were interesting me) to my mum who wasnt very helpful, i showerd her (but id shaven it) and she was like erm well if you dont shave it it wont be as obvious. WHAT? I was humiliated by just asking her and that was the help i got!
Of course i wasnt going to leave it at that shaving causes serious stubble and it pretty obvious... i started using tweezers, which as ok until hairs started in growing!!!!!!!!!!!! Since then ive got scars etc from it :-( and im continuously trying to hide the fact i have it from my bf... ive tried bleaching it which is prob the best approach but its pretty time consuming and i normally end up tweezering (when i get carried away and forget it causes in growing hair and more scarring) so ive ended up trying to hide myself from bfs... sometimes if im lucky i look ok and its not obvious... other times it okish so i cover it (stubble, ingrowing hairs, cuts and sore bit plus scarring) with makeup, ive even tried fake tan to see if hides the hairs, scars etc.. ALso sometimes just dont let him see. I know i should just freaking tell him and he prob wouldnt care but its been a stigma for so long and the fact ive hidden it from him for nearly 2 yrs...it would seem rather strange just telling him out the blue.
But ive had it. My bf must think theres something up! Maybe he thinks i think im fat (which i dont) but if he ever heads in the direction of my tum, im like, oh dont loook at my fat belly... ergh...its not...
So im considering laser... but i dont really have that sorta money! Can i get it on the Nhs? I mean this isnt just a matter of being a wee bit hairy, im causing/caused some scarrs on my tummy (they should fade but if i keep doing it they prob will get worse). Its causing emotional problems to do with my bf. Im always putting on thsi oh im just so shy act (which suddenly disappears when i think my tummys looking ok) and i cant express myself in the way i want or reveal what i want. I certainly try and avoid bikini's most the time :-( but i want to wear them. I just feel trapped :-( i know it sounds stupid but like i said its since i was 11 and followed on from alot of emotional problems when i started my periods at 10 ( i hadnt a clue what was going on, i didnt know what periods were.... i also remember swimming lessons were hell all the other girls were hairless and not shy i.e didnt conceal themselves as much in the changing room.... but i had to i was freakin hairy down below! i had to, unless i wanted to be ridiculed) so that shyness embarrassment seemed to stay... now just about my hairy tum. Problem is the other things are natural and expected this isnt...ahh helppp
You wont get hair removal on the NHS but you might get something from the doctor which might help slow the growth of hair in that area. Why not try hair removal cream.
i'm sorry I cannot be of much help. I do feel for you. Maybe you should use the cream until you save up enough to pay for laser treatment.
Well most people have a 'happy trail', it's just usually not very noticeable on girls. I suppose if you have dark hair and pale skin it might be more obvious, but then again by attacking the hair with make-up/fake-tan/tweezers you're kind of drawing attention to that part of your body rather than reverse.
Only way to know if its really a 'problem' or if you're just over-exxagerating is if you put up pics...but as I'm guessing you don't want to do that *shrugs*.
Only way to know if its really a 'problem' or if you're just over-exxagerating is if you put up pics...but as I'm guessing you don't want to do that *shrugs*.
i would go for laser hair removal, after a couple of sessions it will just kil lthe folicle so the hair will never grow again 
but deffo see a gp first to check about the safety of it all, good luck!
but deffo see a gp first to check about the safety of it all, good luck!
As far as I understand, you are only entitled to NHS laser hair removal if the excess hair is a result of an illness. Usual guidelines are that NHS funding is not used for exclusively aesthetic purposes (for example breast reduction is available on the NHS, but only if you can prove you have a legitimate medical reason for it, i.e. back problems). But still see your GP anyways and see if they can offer alternatives.
I thought as much, i will go to the doctor. But can you go to a different clynic? I live in a tiny village and you know, its the sorta plcae the dotor knows everyone 
im just a bit shy...
I want laser, but i looked up prices and i think the prices are in the region of 250 pounds :-O
Does anyone know about hormone treatments, ive heard that some people get imbalances... although i dont think i have one (its just this area) but its worth a try if theres and treatments or foods i an go off for a while??
im just a bit shy... I want laser, but i looked up prices and i think the prices are in the region of 250 pounds :-O
Does anyone know about hormone treatments, ive heard that some people get imbalances... although i dont think i have one (its just this area) but its worth a try if theres and treatments or foods i an go off for a while??
Your bf hasn't seen your tum for like.... two years? :O
Well I tried to get a boob job on the NHS once.. hahaha I said my little cupcakes were making depressed. It didn't work
But with things like this it's different, maybe they can refer you to more of a specialist?
Also Have you tried that threading thing they do on eyebrows? Just a thought.
Well I tried to get a boob job on the NHS once.. hahaha I said my little cupcakes were making depressed. It didn't work
But with things like this it's different, maybe they can refer you to more of a specialist?
Also Have you tried that threading thing they do on eyebrows? Just a thought.
I'm not sure if there are any alternatives, but I would save for £250! It's not a mammoth amount, your parents may even be able to help, or wait for birthdays/christmas? And what was the £250 for? Legs? It's not a lot of hair below your belly button so it may be cheaper! Try your GP first, then go for a free consultancy at one of these laser hair removal clinics, because they'll be able to give you a better idea of the price, and it may be more affordable?
Good Luck! I would use hair removal cream more now! I didn't know tweezering could cause such bad ingrown hairs! Gotta stop!
Good Luck! I would use hair removal cream more now! I didn't know tweezering could cause such bad ingrown hairs! Gotta stop!
A little bit of visible hair on your stomach is nothing compared to other people that have hair visible hair all over their bodies. Just wax it, its no big deal 
If it's *really* noticeable, I'd mention it to the doctor and get tested for PCOS, as this can be one of the early tell-tale signs.
WolfSong2000
If it's *really* noticeable, I'd mention it to the doctor and get tested for PCOS, as this can be one of the early tell-tale signs.
Yea I totally agree.
The NHS do perform hair removal procedures, I got to watch some while on work experience, but I must admit all the ones I saw were facial. I think it would really have to be seriously messing with your mind before the NHS would step in.
wax it off?
Anonymous
A little bit of visible hair on your stomach is nothing compared to other people that have hair visible hair all over their bodies. Just wax it, its no big deal
No and i didnt say it was. But im causing scarring on my body now.. its a nasty cycle. In order to wax i have to let it grow long enough to do that and my bf would see it. Tweezering is the same things really, but some ingrow (which is red and obvious) and i have caused scarring on myself by trying to get the ingrown hairs out. So it ends up looking like ive got chicken pocs round my tummy.
Anyway thanks for peoples adive... looks like i better start saving and i'll get an appointment with my nearest laser clynic... if anyone knows any sites where i can finde out were my nearest clynics are that would be useful (i have had a look and currently find only one laser surgery whithin an hr, i do live in the sticks). But i take it there are other places other than 'just' laser clynics that do laser hair removal on the side??? (if so where will i go about finding them, i really dont want to go see my local doctor as i explained so he cant help me). ergh
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Hi can I take free treatment for laser hair is it possible,, thanks
I just spoke to my gp about getting a letter for me to have lazer removal on my tattoo eyebrows as I have diebeaties 2 and she said she doesn't think they are allowed as if they do it for me thay would have to do it for everyone only want a letter so I can have it done and I pay fir it are they allowed or should I make a complaint
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