Blend, swelling and healing time

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hi there, I’ve posted a few times previously regarding some skin reactions to thermolysis (thank you all for your help on these :slight_smile: ). I’ve now switched to blend on my upper lip and was wondering if I could ask a few questions about this modality to understand it a bit more?

I read on this forum that it can take a year or so for swelling/skin reaction to finish from electrolysis and I was wondering if anyone could talk me through what happens when blend is administered? For example I know it’s a chemical reaction, how long does this go on for? How many months/years until it is finished? I have seen some of Michael Bono’s videos which were hugely informative, just seeking to understand the blend modality in as much detail as I can.
If I may as well, what are the potential skin risks that would occur with blend as opposed to other modalities and when might these show up?
Many thanks for any information you can provide! :slight_smile:

#2

I don’t know where you read that it takes a year for swelling to subside. The length of healing you describe is for plastic surgery, not electrolysis. Maybe you misunderstood that on microscopic level the wound healing process can take months and year but it’s not visible healing. Visible swelling subsides in hours to couple days. Redness and scabbing if they occur subside in days to couple weeks or so.

#3

Hi there thanks for your reply. Apologies I think I phrased this quite clumsily.
You are right I am referring to the underskin work that is going on for some time after treatment not the visible short lived reaction you get straight after. I’m curious about blend specifically and what this under the skin reaction is, how long it goes on for and how long after a final treatment the reaction would go on for.
Many thanks for any insight you can share :slight_smile:

#4

Once the follicle is destroyed by any modality, the healing is the same. You should consider that the blend is mostly just another form of thermolysis and definitely not unique. Furthermore, most electrologists don’t actually perform “classic blend” and use their machine more-or-less like a thermolysis unit. Confused yet?

Well, don’t be. Unfortunately, most electrologists make way too much of their modality, their brand of machine, their frequencies, their diplomas, their “whatever.” By promoting ancillary issues, the profession itself is responsible for all the confusion out there. I had a recent email that was worried the electrologist was not using a bent needle (watched my video where I was using a bent needle). A little bit of information can be detrimental and cause more confusion.

Your focus should be: 1) how it feels (pain level), 2) how your skin looks afterward (normal post-treatment manifestations with few to no scabs), 3) are the hairs dead, or are they coming back. If your skin is not royally “beat-up” your skin will heal perfectly at, as you say, the deeper layers. No difference in the modality being used.

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