At what point can I expect...

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

…more spaced out treatments? My current electrologist was telling me that at first she’ll do regular treatments (about once every two weeks) and gradually once a month, once every few months, etc.

She’s the third electrologist I’ve seen so far, and the one I’ll be sticking with. I’ve been having on and off electrolysis treatments since about April of last year. I’ve been seeing my current electrologist REGULARLY for a little over three months. Generally, I’ve seen an improvement. The hair has thinned and isn’t growing as fast. But it seems to be halted at the same stage of progress since I first started (with a mild improvement since I started seeing this new electrologist). Is this normal? Merely estimating (based on the average person, because I know it varies for everyone) when can I expect a more drastic change? I only ask because I’m getting a little frustrated.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

#2

What area is being treated? How much hair do you have? Any other detalla would be helpful. Before pictures are also helpful. How long are your sessions? Putting this info in your signature would save the effort to ask.

You are seeing a change and you haven’t been with this electrologist for a whole year yet. It can take some people a full 18 months to be really satisfied. It is easy to get discouraged without remembering what you looked like a year ago. I hear things from clients like, “I have a beard on my lip today” after I have cleared them every month for nine months. When I put on my loupes, I see less than ten hairs on both sides of the lip that take just minutes to remove. It is difficult to answer your question as well as I want to, so I hope this offers some reassurance.

#3

It does, thank you! I’m getting my cheek/sideburn area treated. The hair is fairly fine, and I’ve been needing to shave about once every two weeks. I was a bit unsure because I felt like it would be a bit less at this point, but thank you for the advice!

#4

Radio,

Peach fuzz-type hair can take much longer than coarse hair to bring under control. For the cases I have seen, where their expectations are to basically eliminate every hair, many hours have been devoted to electrolysis. I am talking about over two years worth of treatments. When I declare they are finished and look great, they say not by a far shot! They want to keep going. It is almost too bad that I can see these unassuming hairs or maybe they would give up. As long as no harm comes from removing hair that is not very noticeable to others, I will do what they ask.

Peach fuzz cases are tougher than the strong, curved , distorted follicles male hair cases. Both take a lot of hours of electrolysis, but the end result is very nice. The only other frustrating part of these kinds of cases comes from continuing hormonal stimulation that cause batches of new hair to grow from follicles that were not a problem initially.

#5

Good to know! I’ll be more patient in that case, haha. Do you know why the peach fuzz takes longer to get rid of? You’d think they’d be easier to kill since they’re not as thick…

#6

They a easier to kill because they are straight and small, but on some people the hair is very dense.

#7

Yes. A lot of peach fuzz is mostly light colored hair, but I see plenty of dark hair, too.

#8

Pigmented peach fuzz is usually accelerated vellus, or simply an ethnic variation of vellus hair. Accelerated vellus gets a little longer and sometimes turns into terminal hair.

The thing about peach fuzz is that just about every follicle enjoys growing this hair. For the person with good magnification, on close inspection, you will see multiple hairs coming from what “appears” to be the same follicle opening and it is very dense. The difficulty lies in finding the appropriate application of current and the insertions. Some electrologists insert to terminal anagen depth, when these hairs are less deep in the skin. It is with accelerated vellus that you will begin seeing terminal depth follicles.