But it is not just women fighting the battle against unwanted hair. Lately, more and more men are opting for have soft chests, backs and legs. Once a sign of masculinity, the hairy chest begins to give way to smooth skin, revealing and framing defined muscles.Luckily, technology has kept up with this trend and today the painful sessions of waxing and the old razor blade can be replaced by laser hair removal (or “epilation”, the medical term).