t alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight At last, a light of hope for curly-haired men and some women, particularly millions of African-American men who suffer from painful and unsightly razor bumps. This uncomfortable condition, known as Pseudo-Folliculitis Barbae, is a severe reaction to shaving over ingrown hairs. Until recently, treatment has been painful, time consuming and often ineffective.

Tim White has dealt with this condition since he was about age 14, when he first began shaving. “I’d get horrible ingrown hairs, itching, pain, even some scarring on my neck,” recalls White. “My only alternative was to quit shaving and grow a beard. Later, as a businessman, I felt that my facial hair compromised the clean-shaven professional look I hoped to project.”

White is not alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight c

ion, known as Pseudo-Folliculitis Barbae, is a severe reaction to shaving over ingrown hairs. Until recently, treatment has been painful, time consuming and often ineffective.

Tim White has dealt with this condition since he was about age 14, when he first began shaving. “I’d get horrible ingrown hairs, itching, pain, even some scarring on my neck,” recalls White. “My only alternative was to quit shaving and grow a beard. Later, as a businessman, I felt that my facial hair compromised the clean-shaven professional look I hoped to project.”

White is not alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight

White has dealt with this condition since he was about age 14, when he first began shaving. “I’d get horrible ingrown hairs, itching, pain, even some scarring on my neck,” recalls White. “My only alternative was to quit shaving and grow a beard. Later, as a businessman, I felt that my facial hair compromised the clean-shaven professional look I hoped to project.”

White is not alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight

only alternative was to quit shaving and grow a beard. Later, as a businessman, I felt that my facial hair compromised the clean-shaven professional look I hoped to project.”

White is not alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight

t alone. Surprisingly, nearly 65 percent of all African American men suffer from this condition. Facial hair and neck hair on men tend to be much more coarse than that of women. Add a slight curl to the hair, which causes it to grow back into the skin, and you have the ingredients for a painful dose of Pseudo-Folliculitis Barbae.

In September 2005, White had suffered enough. He made an appointment to have the hairs permanently removed using a laser. White said he had tried all methods of hair removal – shaving, tweezing and even waxing. Nothing prevented the shaving bumps. “I served in the Army from 1997 until 2001, and even the Army said there was nothing that could be done for my condition. When I heard about the opportunity to remove the hair permanently with laser, I had to give it a shot.”

Laser hair removal has become increasingly popular with more than 1.5 million people having the procedure in 2005 – up 11 percent from 2004.