Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more?

Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by sirpunch on Monday December 28, 2020 @07:20PM (#25565040)

And the opposite: permanent hair removal. My partner went through a laser treatment for over an year to get about 60-70% reduction in hair growth. It's immensely painful and time taking process that doesn't work for all akin colors and doesn't guarantee a permanent hair removal. With the current pace of medical research I would have imagined a simple cream that you apply on your skin and whoosh all the hair follicles would be permanently dead. But for some reason, it seems like a distant dream.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by shuckles on Monday December 28, 2020 @08:06PM (#25565403)

I'm actually not surprised it's hard. Bodies are surprisingly resilient, so disabling their functions without secondary consequences is usually hard.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by jobigoud on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @04:03AM (#25568027)

> would have imagined a simple cream that you apply on your skin and whoosh all the hair follicles would be permanently dead.

I'm glad it's not that easy... I can see the "pranks gone wrong", the "ex-boy friend revenge" and the "shave-your-kid facebook 6-month trend" potential of this..

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by HenryKissinger on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:23AM (#25567000)

I've considered permanent hair removal for my legs. My legs are naturally hairy and I'm jealous of the guys with smooth legs.

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