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Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hey guys, i have to say i am really glad i found this forum as its really close to my heart…
I am 23 yr old female in the uk who went through puberty early and started having enough hair to worry about at age 11, started shaving properly at 12, had hairy arms and always had a slight moustache which i regulate once a week with dep. cream to general success, although if electrolysis works on my chin area then i would seriously consider having it on my top lip.

I have been plucking my chin area (even typing this makes me feel sad:() and i have come to the solution that i really need to start electrolysis on the area. I am going for several consultations to find the right electrologist for me, but i have several reservations about the treatment.

First of all, i don’t care about the pain because it would be worth any amount just to be happy with the results, secondly i know it will take time, and money and i’ll just have to work at it!

So… questions…

1 - When i go for my first treatment, should i not pluck for maybe a couple of days before so the hair can grow and have the follicle found more easily?
2- will those hairs that grow overnight and which are then ‘done’ be taken out in the treatment?
3- also…do the nhs have some sort of thing they might be able to subsidise any of it? you never know!

I just feel so self conscious already and this is a massive step just even going to book and i’ve had many depressed states because of it…and it would really help to have these questions answered by people who are going through the exact same thing!

Thanks guys!

#2

The NHS used to have hospital electrologists, who I understand dealt with cases of medical cause, but I am not sure if they do anymore. They worked under very difficult conditions, having to fit in dozens of people with very severe problems, in a 3 or 4 hour weekly session. They also had to provide their own equipment and the wage was very low. They were always scarce as hens teeth.
You could check with the British Institute and Association of Electrolysis for what current provisions are, if any.

#3

Ok. thanks i can at least check with them when i go in my next check up! :smiley:

#4

Definitely stop plucking as of this exact minute! Once you pluck a hair, you lose the opportunity to treat it with electrolysis until it returns to the right phase of growth (that can be over a year away). I think I have heard James and Dee say a little phrase: “A client should only pluck the hairs they want to keep!”

If you can’t stop plucking IMMEDIATELY, then shave instead (but let the stubble grow for a few days prior to each treatment).

#5

I really will try to stop asap, its more its so bad i won’t be able to go out unless i wear some facial covering for my chin! argh, but i don’t have to be anywhere until my booking so i will STOP. :slight_smile:

#6

JUst had my first small treatment, found a lovely lady who does Thermolysis, which i’m happy to continue, it did sting and i’m sore but i made myself more nervous than i should have been, didn’t feel the needle at all, just the current which was like a weak wasp sting, but with increasing strength… so i’m happy, she doesn’t want to do it on my chin area till thursday as she wants the hair to be a bit longer which i’m happy to do, but i’m very self conscious still, so…

can i bleach it? cos i wouldn’t mind so much then!
what are the best soothing lotions for therm. electrolysis?
what are the signs of a successful treatment? ie: swelling around the follicle spot etc…

thanks!

#7

The signs of a successful treatment are that you felt no plucking during the treatment. Other than that, the redness varies by area. I’ve had it disappear minutes after the treatment, and I’ve had it last a week.

You can bleach the hair, sure. But if she’s focusing on removing the darkest, most annoying hairs first, then that may hinder her ability to pick which hairs to go after. If you’re going for a full clearance immediately (a good choice anyway) and she has good vision equipment, then seeing the bleached hairs won’t be hard for her.