I have a narrow forehead and too much residual hair, so I couldn't even dream of slicking back my hair and always had my bangs down or had them removed. Then, early spring last year, I had laser hair removal at a dermatologist. I don't know how they did it because I closed my eyes during the procedure, but it hurt like they were pricking me with needles and it smelled like fat. It didn't hurt that much because they anesthetized me. There were no side effects, and since there was so little residual hair, it looked a little artificial...? Other than that, there wasn't anything else. I'm satisfied. ^^ I did it five times the first time, and a little hair grew back, so I'm doing it for the second time this year. I think I made the right decision to get laser hair removal.