Back of Neck ...

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Following is a completed “back of the neck.” I’m posting these photos to illustrate, what electrolysis can do. There is nothing special about this case and the vast majority of electrologists perform this task daily. This case is mundane and unexceptional. You do NOT have to fly in from another State to get these results. Just call your local electrologist!

The patient is “Trevor” (25) who has just landed an acting job on a TV series. He is an exceptional actor with a bright future (but needs to get the wax out of his ears).

Photo 1: I have already removed half of the hairs from the neck (6 weeks earlier) and will remove the remainder. This photo shows temporary hyper-pigmentation (which was expected).

Photo 2: This is full “regrowth” 9 weeks after the “first clearing.” Notice that the hyper-pigmentation had diminished.

Photo 3: Shows full regrowth a couple months after the “second clearing.”

Photo 4: There are 3 hairs remaining a few months after the third and final clearing.

Total time was Less than 2.5 hours for this side of the neck. 10 months, or so, duration. The complete neck job took about 5 hours.

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#2

Great work, Michael.

Hairfree area for a lifetime.

#3

Looks good Michael :slight_smile:

How long do you recommend to wait between the clearings?

Miro

#4

I work a bit differently than Dee or James. I prefer a 2 - 3 month waiting period between clearings (then, there are 3 clearings in total, with (always) a few hairs here and there for a couple minutes of “pick-up.”

The 6-week waiting period, promoted by James, is a different strategy but defensible given their chosen mode of electrolysis. I think it’s a good strategy, and appropriate to his targeted patient base!

#5

Promoted?
Interesting choice of words.

Anyway, in most cases, what is being discussed here is facial work. As such, the vast majority of answers are based on chin, lip, and neck hairs. When I do work on other parts of the body, the “sweet spot” for clearings that satisfies both the client, and the practitioner is different.

Many people working on genetic females understand that while one could wait longer in between clearings, the client will usually want weekly, or bi-weekly appointments. It is all I can do to fight my biological women off long enough to space treatments 3 weeks apart, unless we are working on parts of the body that are not a part of the face.

I agree with Michael. One would hope that one could get this level of work close by without traveling too far away from home.

#6

Greetings Mike. Regardless of modality used, my female clients need relief and can’t wait for treatment every 2-3 months. If I told them to wait that long between appointments for chin, upper lip, neck, sides and eyebrows, the tweezers would come out or they would be waxing and threading again.

I like to clear a woman’s face ASAP and see them in three or four weeks if they have recently used any method that has pulled the hair out. Frequent visits are for female faces mainly because frequent visits offer psychological benefit. I could advise them to go longer, but they advise me that they have no self-control when the new hair appears, with the tweezers sitting in the drawer and a wedding event around the corner.

#7

I agree.

The 3-month thing is only for body hair. “Face” is a different “animal” completely. You know, even with a patient coming 2X per week … well, the tweezer still makes an appearance. I usually joke with the patient and say: “Oh dear, looks like the nasty ‘tweezer monster’ got to you this week.”

#8

Uummm - Trevor is cute :blush:

#9

I think the long wait strategy is the best for body hair.

And maybe a question out of the subject: is it a problem to remove hairs that are trimmed to 1mm or maybe 0,5mm. What do you say Michael?

#10

Fantastic job Michael! :slight_smile:

#11

In my practice, once a BODY area is cleared, I am suggesting my clients return every 8-10 weeks (close enough to 12 weeks, eh?). it is a strategy that corresponds to hair growth cycles. The client just has to comply and put in the time needed to clear each time.

#12

I love that phrase, Michael. Going to steal it, for sure! I’m glad that you brought up the body vs. face thing. Consumers reading might not catch that unless it’s brought up…repeatedly.

For those of you on facebook, the AEA has a page for electrologists. It’s a group page and so far no one has told us that it’s for members only, so some of y’all have been added. It’s not really for discussion like hairtell, but there are some interesting posts. For example, Sally wrote about meeting a guy who was a physicist for Gillette. He gave her a formula for the speed of hair growth, based on the diameter of the hair. Very interesting, I thought.

#13

I’ve been following AEA Facebook. You have certainly been very busy as measured by all the e-mails coming to my yahoo account from Barbara Greathouse! Thanks for adding me! Your last name suits you well because you are just GREAT! The AEA is doing grain errol job for electrologists everywhere. May I add that our webmaster is fabulous?

#14

What’s the problem with quick touch-ups spaced closer together?

#15

I’m not sure about the electrologist’s point of view but from the client’s, I’d rather have longer and more spaced out treatments than having to travel regularly for quick touch-ups. Unless my electrologist lived next door to me :stuck_out_tongue:
I also think you get more work done in a 1hr treatment (for example) than 4 15min treatments.

#16

Nothing at all. It is personal preference. A client must know that it is more expensive per minute for shorter appointments, not to mention the time and effort invested to get to the electrologists office…

Some people can’t stand even four stiff, noticeable hairs on their chin. They don’t want to clip. Their obsessive compulsiveness about those hairs overwhelm them. Their hands get itchy to tweeze, thus they are begging the electrologist for a short appointment ASAP.

If one travels to their electrologist, clearing hair is expected and that requires a longer treatment session. it is a real effort to travel.

Either way, each strategy, whether they be long or short appointments, are okay. I want full clearances of areas for my clients and ask them to consider giving me the time to do this for them. If they agree, then we have weeks between appointments before we see each other for facial work and months between for body work.

#17

Erika IS amazing!!!

#18

Y’all are giving me hope!

Have’nt been able to start any electrolysis thanks to some unexpected expenses- between 4 brand new tires and unexpectly having to pay for a 2nd one way plane ticket (I missed my flight home- long story)… well…eek. Hoping to start either in Dec or Jan.

Its not only the effort of the travel- but effort of fitting in the time to. Its hard to fit in appointments (for anything really) with someone who has the same working hours as you do and you don’t want to or can’t take time off…

But- I’m gonna do it- tired of pimples & trapped sweat (very warm here lately)

(and I am still curious to have James do some…or all haha
:slight_smile: )