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Hi, I'm Liz from Laser Hair Removal and Skin Clinic, and today I'm here with Jenna, and we are going to go over laser hair removal consultation.
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Hi, I'm Liz from Laser Hair Removal and Skin Clinic, and today I'm here with Jenna, and we are going to go over laser hair removal consultation.
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So what brought you in today, Jenna?
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Well, I've always had a problem area in my underarms in
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that no matter what kind of razor I use or how often I shave, I feel like it's they can always kind of see a shadow and definitely, you know, if I shave in the morning,
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by the afternoon, I would need to shave again and also just some razor burn, stubble and so it's just an issue I'm tired of dealing with
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and I'm ready to find out what I need to do
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and if I'm a candidate for laser so I don't have to shave it.
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Well, you're definitely a candidate.
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I mean, you have dark hair, you have light skin.
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So you're the perfect candidate for laser.
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It will take several treatments to get rid of the hair permanently.
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Laser will only see dark hair so you will only be able to get rid of dark hair with laser.
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It doesn't see red, blonde, or gray hair.
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So if you have any of those colors we can do electrolysis with
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the lighter colored hair but I have a feeling is all dark right now.
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- Yeah, it's all dark.
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- Yeah, so it's perfect.
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Perfect time to come in.
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before anything starts turning gray and you're way too young for that but we have a lot of people that
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They may come in a little bit later on in life and they've got maybe two different color hairs going on.
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So anyway, let me explain how this works.
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It's a really simple process.
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Um, What happens is that the laser is attracted to dark.
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So it's attracted to the melanin in your skin and the dark root of the hair.
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So what we're going to do is we're going to run the laser beam over the top of your skin
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and it's going to heat up this hair follicle.
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And what happens when you heat up the hair follicle, it actually will make the hair fall out.
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so we're actually shrinking the follicle down
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and we're actually creating the hair to fall out
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so the appointments are somewhere about six weeks apart as you go on the treatments may be pushed out further
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because the hair comes in slower and slower and finer
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and finer with every treatment so some people take six treatments some people may only take five so
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We won't know until we start working on you.
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Anyway, I'm going to draw you a really simple elementary kind of picture here, but it'll help you understand this a little bit more.
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So let's say this is the hair under your underarms, okay? well underneath your skin you actually have all these other little hairs.
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So hair falls out, there's another one to replace it.
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Well, if this is the laser beam and I'm running it over your skin, it's treating the hair on the surface, but it's also treating the hair underneath the skin too.
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So what happens is these little hairs are going to start working their way out.
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So when you're in the shower, what I want you to do is I want you to just take a washcloth
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or a light loof or whatever and just gently go in circular motions under your arms.
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What that's going to do is it's going to help those hairs exfoliate.
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so it's going to keep you from getting ingrown bumps.
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So sometimes the hair is having a hard time pushing its way through.
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So to avoid any kind of bump
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just exfoliate and those hairs are going to slide out
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so it'll take about a week or so before the hair really loosens up It falls out.
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and then you'll have a couple weeks of like no hair.
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And then when you're ready to come back in for your second treatment, you're going to start seeing a little bit of hair creeping back in so you know, okay, we're ready for that next treatment.
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and then the same thing all over again.
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The hair's going to fall out and You'll have less and less every time you come in.
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So as soon as I start saying a few hairs, come back in.
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Yeah.
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We'll make your appointments for you.
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Yep.
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And, um, because we pretty much know we've been doing this for so long that about every six weeks is
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really a good time frame to come back in.
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And then, like I said, towards the end of your maybe about that fourth or fifth treatment, we may say, "You know what?
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If you don't see any hair, call us up and say hey I don't see anything here
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so push it out a week and then you know so It just depends on you.
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Everybody's different.
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Everybody's situation's different.
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So Someone may take six times, someone may take eight, someone may take four.
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Um, But anyway, so that's how that works.
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The biggest thing is when you're doing lasers is that you can have a tan in the area
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You have to avoid the sun.
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If you have a recent sun exposure in the area that we're going to laser, it can cause a problem we can cause hyper hypopigmentation
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or you can burn someone so you have to avoid the area that that's being lasered from the sun.
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And then the other thing is photosensitive medication.
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So, If you're, I don't know, you get sick, you get put on an antibiotic, Please call us up ahead of time and say, hey, this is what I'm taking.
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I have an appointment this week.
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We'll check it if it's a medicine that's not photosensitive.
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Come on in, we can still work on you.
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If it is, tell you finish taking it and we'll see you a week later.
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Okay so it's pretty simple.
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The biggest thing is like I said is the sun and medications.
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Other than that, AND I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THEM.
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you should not tweeze or wax in an area that you're going to have lasered.
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Because if you're pulling that hair out, the hair is not present to be able to treat
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so we're missing the opportunity to treat that hair so what that does is prolongs your treatment because
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we're never catching the hair because you're you're pulling it out so Don't pull any hair out, don't wax.
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Are you just shaving right now?
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Yeah, just shaving.
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Okay, that's perfect.
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That's what I want you to do.
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Just continue to shave through your treatments and then Pretty soon you're really gonna even quit shaving, you know, under there.
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Any other questions, concerns?
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My only question is Is there pain involved?
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It's actually probably the first question people ask, but the laser is really a simple process.
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It's, um, and we actually have, um, a really, uh, a new laser.
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We've only had it about a year now, and, um, everybody's loving it compared to our old laser.
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So it's, um, barely, um, like a little bit of a a pinch like a heated pinch and that's about it.
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The treatments are really quick to do your underarm.
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You're out of here in five minutes.
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Oh, that quick?
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Okay, great.
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So it doesn't take long at all.
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I'm not going to say pain free but I mean it's not going to hurt that much.
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And so once I get my underarms done, is it a big deal to move into the leg area?
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I know I kind of have a similar problem with my lower legs.
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and just that even if I shave in the morning, you have a biblia clap shadow on your legs too.
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You know, this is the funny thing is when
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women come in for one area
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and they see how well it works they usually end up moving on to another area
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and they end up doing their whole body sooner or later so But yes, you can do your legs, you can do your bikini line, you can do any body part with the legs or as long as it's dark hair.
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- So if it's gonna take, say it takes six treatments for my arms, is it?
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safe to bed it's gonna take about the same for my legs?
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Or is it completely dependent in the area?
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- It depends on the area.
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Facial hair is actually a lot of times
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a hormonal issue for women so
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that could typically take a little bit longer than um just um underarm hair bikini line leg hair
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lower leg hair it's amazing and within two treatments people are like wow do i have any hair left So,
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the first two treatments you're just amazed at like you barely feel any hair at all.
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Especially if you have real stubbly Like I used to have, um, I would shave my legs in the morning and by 4 or 5 in the afternoon, you would feel prickly.
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My first laser treatment, I was shocked at how soft my legs were.
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It just never really came in.
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you know, did for hard and it came in really slow.
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So I loved it for my legs.
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So-- you'll probably be the same way.
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Yay!
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So anyway, so the biggest thing is the sun.
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This is, we'll give you all the instructions of before and after care.
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Just have everything shaped before you come in and sunblock if you're gonna be in the sun, Usually your arms are down so you don't have to worry about that.
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I think we're ready to do your first treatment.
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We're going to do it today?
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Yep, we can do it today.
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Awesome.
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Let's get started.
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Okay do that.
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Understanding Laser Hair Removal: A Real-World Dialogue
The video features a consultation between a clinic specialist and a client, Jenna, discussing laser hair removal for underarms. This real-life conversation is ideal for learning practical English, as it blends medical terminology with everyday questions and explanations. It’s a great example of how to communicate concerns, explain processes, and provide advice—skills useful in both personal and professional settings.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "I'm tired of dealing with": Express frustration with a recurring issue (e.g., "I'm tired of dealing with traffic delays").
- "Perfect candidate": Describe someone well-suited for a solution (e.g., "With your experience, you're a perfect candidate for the job").
- "Shrinking the follicle down": Technical yet simple phrasing to explain a process (e.g., "The treatment works by shrinking the follicle down to reduce growth").
- "Pushed out further": Indicate extended time between events (e.g., "Due to scheduling, our meeting will be pushed out further").
- "Creeping back in": Describe gradual return (e.g., "After the rain, the fog started creeping back in").
Step-by-Step Shadowing Guide for This Video
Shadowing is a powerful technique to improve pronunciation and fluency. Here’s how to use this video with the shadowing technique:
Step 1: Listen and Identify Rhythm
First, watch the video without speaking. Notice how the specialist pauses between explanations and uses casual tone with "um" or "anyway." This helps you mimic natural speech flow, key for shadow speech.
Step 2: Repeat in Real Time
Play short clips (5-10 seconds) and repeat immediately. Focus on phrases like "it's attracted to the melanin"—copy the stress on "attracted" and "melanin." A shadowing site can help slow down audio if needed.
Step 3: Emphasize Clarity in Explanations
The dialogue includes step-by-step descriptions (e.g., "heat up the hair follicle, it actually will make the hair fall out"). Practice these to improve your ability to explain processes clearly, a skill vital for daily communication.
Step 4: Focus on Question-Answer Flow
Jenna’s questions ("if I'm a candidate for laser") and the specialist’s responses show how to structure conversations. Repeat both roles to master turn-taking and intonation.
Learning English with YouTube videos like this one makes practice engaging and practical. Use the shadowing technique regularly, and you’ll notice improved fluency and confidence in real-world conversations.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.