I told myself I’d at least wait to see how I feel after laser before doing anything stupid. 5 sessions and a lot of money later and I still have shadow. If this last sessions doesn’t finish it off I don’t exactly know what I’m going to do. But I don’t think it will be good.
It takes more than 5 sessions to get real results, especially if you have a very thick beard to begin with. They also should be fairly spread out or they won’t be as effective.
8-10 sessions over a year (at least) is what you should shoot for (again, depends what you start with).