#laser therapy

Twice a week massage and treats from her favorite vet staff. She literally couldn’t be happier 😂

Have you ever gotten a tattoo? It's kind of like that, but not as steady of a pace, and much slower.

My first full session was for an hour long treatment. I wish that I had brought headphones to be able to play some music or a podcast, the office had no music or ambient noise, and my technician although extremely professional, was not particularly conversational.

As for the actual procedure, you know how when a hair stylist shampoos you, and you're never sure whether you should keep your eyes open and stare at the ceiling or at your stylist or if you should just keep your eyes closed? It was that kind of vibe. I kept my eyes closed for the majority of the session, making occasional small talk with the technician while the machine beepbeepbeeped, follicles were zapzapzapped, and the hairs were pluckpluckplucked. Did it hurt? Sure, a bit, but beauty is pain and I have a pretty decent pain tolerance.

The technician did let me know that some patients prefer to use a numbing gel, like lidocaine before a session to help with pain, and that some people find it particularly painful and hard to sit still. I'm very comfortable being tattooed, and sat like a champ! My technician agreed. 😊

She provided a refrigerated aloe gel to help with aftercare, and reminded me not to shave, shower or apply makeup to the affected area for at least 24 hours, and we scheduled our next appointment.

The aftermath:

[Image: top-down view of an infrared lightbulb in the darkness; a sort of abstract and wobbly visual]

Quanto varrà nei miei ricordi questo giorno che aspetto da due anni e che nei momenti più bui pensavo di non meritare? Vale come un traguardo tanto desiderato, e deve essere uno stimolo a fare sempre più e meglio, perché se ti ci metti d’impegno, ottieni risultati entusiasmanti... vero Patty?