Body hair is like hot sauce: A little bit adds flavor and distinction, but too much makes people cry. Remove excess fur with today's Groupon to Aura Laser Skin Care, with two locations in Bothell and Kirkland. Choose from three options:

• For $129, you get two full-face IPL (intense pulse light) photofacial radio-frequency treatments (a $1,000 value).
• For $129, you get six laser hair-removal treatments on one small area (up to a $600 value).
• For $129, you get three laser hair-removal treatments on one medium area (up to a $600 value).

Aura Laser Skin Care's staff of medical-spa professionals has administered technologically advanced aesthetic treatments for more than six years. The two photofacial treatments project intense, nonlaser light onto the skin, aimed to improve conditions such as rosacea, broken blood vessels, age spots, and freckles shaped like Rorschach blots. First, dark glasses shield ocular orbs and a nongel conductive medium coats the skin. Then, smooth glass contacts the epidermis, emitting light directly onto the skin. A bipolar radio frequency accompanies the light, rendering the treatment safer and more effective. This treatment demands minimal recovery time, so patients can resume work on chewing-gum sculptures of Richard Hatch.

Alternatively, opt for the laser hair removal and widen the gap between humans and our hirsute evolutionary ancestors: bears. A laser emits a near-invisible beam of heat-producing light, which diminishes follicles, preventing hair regrowth but leaving the surrounding skin unharmed and full of good humor. Small areas include the upper lip ($70), under arms ($80), chin ($80), cheeks ($90), navel ($80), hands ($75), side burns ($80), toes ($75), neck ($100), or feet ($100) (listed prices are the normal values per treatment). Otherwise, receive three treatments in one medium area. See the sidebar for details on medium areas available with this deal. Groupon customers will also receive a coupon for 20 percent off any skin treatment service from Aura Laser Skin Care.

Reviews

Citysearchers give the Bothell location a 4.5-star average and the Kirkland location received an average of five stars:

• The nurses are very good and knowledgable [sic] so i don't have to worry if they are all doing the same standard of work. – Steenie, Bothell location
• The aesthetician did a wonderful facial and I will return for more. – falpiqua, Kirkland location