yea thats true.
if possible, i soak in hot/warm water for few minutes before plucking, or in my case epilate. there will still be some red bumps but it goes away within 24 hours. besides, the hot/warm water will help reduce the pain a little.
then like what kawa_e said, run with cold water to close up the pores and put lotion to reduce the swelling. i use aloevera gel to sooth the skin. the red dots goes away within 2-3 hours like that. but there will still be some bumps until about a day or two. make sure to exfoliate your skin as well.

i wouldn't recommend depilatory creams as well. i think it's total bullshit for me. besides, i don't wanna put those strong chemicals near this sensitive part of mine.

TS, you pluck one by one ar? not time consuming meh. =.=
get an epilator la. i just bought a Braun one, with massaging function somemore. will pain a bit but compared to plucking, it's 10 times faster and better. lol.