Gorilla suits!
I'm not laughing, but but I think I felt the corners of my mouth move upwards just a little!
Seriously though, we've all been there to one degree or another.
I had Light-Sheer Laser, dozens of treatments, with some degree of success. Then there were several marathon sessions of electrolysis, complete clearings, up to five hours straight by two technicians. Now it's just a little light-duty maintenance now and then, by laser or electrolysis. I don't recall when in the hair removal process I began taking hormones. Most likely, early in the course of laser sessions.
That was just the face, the body was easier.
I had been on hormones for at least a year. (or maybe two years) I had my arms, stomach and chest done with a different type of laser: Alexandrite. (I never lasered my legs) Every five or six weeks, for about a year. Excellent results, I found it to be quite effective, virtually no regrowth. Before I began hormones or laser, I used to epilate from my toes to my neck (with the exception on the genital area). I still epilate my legs every two or three months. The hair on my legs used to be very substantial, now it's nearly non-existent. (It must be the hormones.)
Before I scheduled SRS with Dr. Suporn, I was preparing my genital area by getting laser, pretty much a complete "deforestation". (Well, I didn't know who was going to doing my SRS. So I was trying to be thorough and prepared.) Since the laser tech I was going to, uses an Alexandrite laser, I thought that I would have results similar to what I experienced before. This was not to be. I quit getting the laser treatments "down below" about six months ago. There has been some regrowth, but it is thinner and finer; which I think will be very appropriate when everything is done.
By the way, Dr. Suporn does not require that the genitals to be cleared of hair prior to surgery.
I think people tend to believe (or want to believe) that popping a pill is going to fix their condition, whatever it is.
Unfortunately, that rarely, if ever, happens.
Also, there is a tendency to over-medicate. A single low-dose (81mg) aspirin taken daily has been shown to be quite effective in prevention of heart attack and stroke. So, it goes to reason; If one tiny pill is effective, then one or two of the "regular-size" (325mg)
must be better... Better if you don't mind ringing in the ears; severe stomach pain; unusual bruising; etc.
The short answer to the initial dilemma, laser and/or electrolysis, in conjunction with hormones and Finesteride, is probably the best answer to getting rid of body hair.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. -- Edgar Allan Poe