I am also looking for a solution for dark skin...
let's keep each other posted!

hi there ladies,

I have been wondering what in the world was going on with my body for many years. I am now a 27 year old black female who is suffering with severe facial hair. I don't have a full mustache yet. I have hair at the corners of my upper lip. I feel it will progress to a full mustache if I don't do something. I have I guess a goatee pattern in the sense that I have dark course hair growing from on sideburn to another. I have hair on both sides of my lower lip that run down to my chin which is now totally covered with thick dark course hair. I have been suffering tremendously in lack of self esteem and confidence in myself. I have not been pleased with my inabilty to shed pounds with all types of attempts with both diet and exercise. I do have missed periods. i am just really depressed lately because I am getting older and I am still single without children. I generally don't feel feminine lately and lack an interest in dating right now. I finally got to a point where I just could not take it anymore. I went ot see a doctor about my symptoms of the facial hair. She placed me on spironolactone to cut down my androgen production and put me on adipex to get my weight down. I also had been havign difficulty with my blood pressure being elevated. I have begun to see improvement in my hormone levels since I begun to lose the weight. However, I have not seen any changes in the facial hair growth. I was weighing 227 pounds at the beginning. I saw a drastic change in my overall health and emotional well-being once I had gotten down to 200 pounds. I now weigh 202.8 pounds. I had gotten to 197 but have gained a few back. This has been about a good 8-9 month journey to overall wellness. It is good to know there are other women going through some of these same things. I went to have laser hair removal done at a local cosmetic hair removal facility. I was charged $400.00 to have 6 sessions of laser treat possibly 8 if needed to remedy the hair issue. I paid half but only went to one session. When I went to the session it took all of 20 minutes to be done. When it was over I had what resembled singed/burned pieces of hair on my face. The day spa employee who administered th laser treatment did not seem too confident about the service being very effective on my darker skin. I am actually like a caramel complection. My face has gotten darker over time in the areas where the hair growth is. I am always using concealer now to try to balance the difference in skin tones on my face. I would love to know of a laser to ask for so that I can have some relief. There may be nothing "wrong" with having extra body hair but I love feeling feminine I like looking pretty and feeling like a lady so even though the laser treatment may only last for about 5 years I think it would be worth it compared to having to shave everyday and have a lack of confidence and low self esteem due to all this excess facial hair. Please let me know whatever information is found that you think could be the least bit helpful. I also have been noticing increased hair on my chest/breasts and stomach. My entire back. Mainly at the top fo the back is where I see a lot of the hair growing. So I am embarrased now about wearing my tube tops and cute halters and things like that. It is just getting so bad. I just don't knwo what to do. The doctor I saw did show me that my testosterone levels were through the roof. She attributed these symptoms to that and to the excess wieght. Hope I can pass on some info to you ladies in the future. For now just want to say be encouraged because you are not alone in this.

Take care!!!!!!!!