I was wondering why sometimes electrolysis can cause bruises?
This is one of the first times I got a little bruise from electrolysis…how does it happen?
It’s called a micro-hemorrhage.
Usually the therapist has inserted outside or below the follicle and impaled a tiny capillary. It’s not much fun, but it’s completely harmless. You are more susceptible to this injury where skin is thin and the papillary layer is thinner with less subdermis — such as the eyebrows.
I feel terrible when this happens to one of my clients, but for some people, it is like a minefield of capillaries in that area. Thankfully, creating a bruise doesn’t happen very often. I usually warn my clients about the possibility of this happening and when it doesn’t, they think, “Damn! she’s good!”.
When someone takes aspirin or other antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs, (AKA blood thinners) the risk of bruising can increase.
Visible external signs that warn us when a capillary has been through. Blood extravasation produces a blue dot just above the skin that covers the hair.
The electrologist must press the skin for a couple of minutes to prevent the spread micro-hemorrhage. In this way we reduce the size of the bruise to a single blue spot.
This fact may pass unnoticed if you make-up the other eye with the color of the bruise eye shadow, firstly it must be purple and then green.
Yes, good to point out what to do after you notice the “blue” under the skin. When I warn a client that this happens sometimes, I tell them that if I see that a capillary has been disturbed, I will immediately apply pressure, cover it with a cotton ball and apply ice for a several minutes. I give them the mirror afterwards and most say, “Oh, I can hardly see it.” Clients appreciate forewarning and honesty. They are comforted by an electrologist that know what steps to take, in quick like a bunny fashion, to manage it!
I think the only real bruise I’ve encountered so far was caused more by squeezing and rolling the skin than by the needle or treatment.