I have been considering to do my own electrolysis , is it possible, I know I have so much to learn, but I have way too much hair, to get professinal treatments, I will however still go to a professional for my face, and other areas… but getting my legs done by a professional will have me selling my car, and quiting school to work a full time job…i’m willing to learn , i want to become an electrologist, my own private electrologist…is this possible, or will this cost me more than just getting professinal help.?? what kind of books should i read? i need answers from pros. thank you
I am very sympathetic to your plight and I actually like your strategy to do electrolysis on your legs only.I would do the same thing if I were not an electrologist. Get a decent pro-machine that will hold up. Doesn’t have to be an up-to-date special computerized. A nice, used Clareblend is an an example of a good brand. Suggested reading materials are listed above on this site’s menu bar. I like the Richards and Meharg book followed by the Mike Bono book. They should serve you well,but study hard and pay attention to detail when you read the sections about making proper insertions especially.
Practice insertions without the energy on, for your legs only,until you feel comfortable. Promise us that you will not work on your face. Okay?
Good luck.
Dee
Hi Roma,
I would just like to emphasize again the last sentence in Dee’s post.
Promise us that you will not work on your face. Okay?
I am currently undergoing a lot of time with an electrologist as well. I am also doing a lot of DIY, but absolutely not on my face!
Just like a lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client, and electrologist that works on their own face has a fool for a client as well. One just can not make that good of insertions with a mirror, especially on the sides of the face where you can not gage the location of the distance from the mirror appropriately.
Note: Trying to do this yourself is a lot more likely to result in scarring and trips to the chiropractor.!
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Well, I’d have to disagree about the mirror creating a problem. I removed all the hair from my under arms, exclusively with the use of a mirror.
However, the face is not a place for the inexperienced to venture, as if you make a mistake, it’s highly visible for life. And there’s some places under the chin where you’d have to use two mirrors to actually see what you’re doing.
One of my clients has done the same thing (treated her own legs while I did her face). What I did was give her a spare needle holder and some needles to practise probing. Once she had done this for a few weeks I then lent her my old college manuals to help her understand the rest. The Meharg and Bono books are favourites of mine, but there are others too like those by Sheila Godfrey or Gill Morris which are good for beginners too. In the end she only did her lower legs and was happy to wax the rest, but she did a really good job using a basic thermolysis machine.
One of the things to consider with trying to use a mirror on the face is that it will require a lot of uncomfortable positions while trying to treat the sides of the face. The chiropractic visits I was referring to was to treat a stiff neck from trying to keep the head in the proper orientation while working these areas and still being able to get the magnification where it is needed.
I use a mirror while working my breasts and some of my torso and, after developing the third axis reflexes with regards to proper probe placement for distance, find out that I am almost as fast now on my DIY as I am with direct work on my clients. Remember we are talking facial hair here! Things near the middle of the face are fairly easy, but as one works outwards from the centerline, things rapidly become more difficult!
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hi…i accidentally tripped onreading this very interesting post by you guys. I have a question. Im a 26 year old male and was wondering if there is any good electrolysis machine (DIY) that i can use on my upper arms. Is it too tricky to use? WIll it give permanent results? Thankyou all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Yes, you can get permanent results if the proceedure is performed correctly, meaning perfect hair growth phase, perfect insertions, perfect amount of energy for the perfect amount of time.
Maybe you can buy an older style professional epilator. There are several sources besides e-bay that have ads trying to sell older style epilators when practitioners upgrade.
The upper arms would be slow and tricky if you do-it-yourself. Not sure how good you could do your own insertions. At the present time, I have been seeing a few men for the shoulder/upper arm areas and it is really no big deal to clear these sites fast and keep clear.
If you can narrow your search to a good thermolysis operator, I’m betting you can get full clearance in 2-4 hours, depending on how much hair you have. Then all you need to do is show up every two or three weeks thereafter to zap new hairs that are phasing in. You will need to participate with this schedule for at least 9-12 months after you get first clearance.
Dee
If you can narrow your search to a good thermolysis operator, I’m betting you can get full clearance in 2-4 hours, depending on how much hair you have. Then all you need to do is show up every two or three weeks thereafter to zap new hairs that are phasing in. You will need to participate with this schedule for at least 9-12 months after you get first clearance.
Dee
You are saying you can get full clearance to men with hair on their upper arms and shoulders in 2-4 hours?? The entire thing? Jeeez…how many hairs are you doing per minute? per hour? Is it flash thermolysis? How do males with deep, dark, and heavy hair fair in regards to irritation after treatment?