Hello,
does steroid cream help the skin with healing when it is applied after thermolysis? Can it help avoid scarring? Or does it interfere with the wound healing somehow?
My answer is no. Do not use a steroid cream. You will not scar if a professional electrologist treats you. You may have TEMPORARY SKIN MANIFESTATIONS like redness, swelling, some pustules or a few pinpoint scabs that will fall off within 7-10 days. All normal reactions for disabling hair follicles. Many people have no side effects. Electrolysis does not equal scarring IF it is performed with expert care following the proper principles. Use cold pressed refrigerated aloe vera gel for aftercare. It is a product from Mother Nature herself and the skin loves it right after electrolysis.
I wondered if steriod creams can even prevent the wounds from healing because inflammation is a part of wound healing.
It can. Let the natural process that has evolved over many thousands of year happen. This a low risk procedure. Don’t interfere with it with anything too strong. This is my personal opinion. I like products that are close to Mother Nature. Others may disagree and you can do what you think is best for you. The bigger thing is to find a professional electrologist who won’t leave you looking like a pizza face.
Hi so also recently had my first session with an electrolysis , she used thermolysis method and i experienced 1-2 days later its scabbing in every place she used it and I am worried because about five years ago I did a consultation session (about 15 mins not sure the modality) and did not get any tiny little scabs like I experienced and this salon. I am open to changing my provider ASAP because I as a woman of color am not looking to gain any new hyperpigmentation scars. FYI(I had this done Monday evening, this photo was taken Wednesday morning today). thank you any insight
This does not concern me. It will heal fine. Just don’t tamper with it. Do not pick off the scabs. Show your electrologist this picture. She may be able to make some adjustments.
if I give her an another chance and experience scabbing again should I stop seeing her?
Some scabs are totally acceptable. If they are the size of a period or a little bigger, its okay. Clients freak out over scabbing. Many electrologists try very hard to avoid scabbing, but we have got to treat the follicle with enough intensity and timing to get the hair to slide out.The first several clearances are usually the hardest, but it gets better as the hair density decreases. Show her the photo and see what she says. If it were me, I would try another recipe (energy level) or a different probe type, size?? Mostly, I would reassure the client and be sensitive to her worries.
What aftercare instructions did she advise?
she just advised to be gentle to the area and sunscreen. one thing is she was okay with talking during the process isnt that a no for the jaw moving? thought that was weird as she was conversational and 2 she didn’t mention scabbing at all.
I don’t want my clients to talk . Making perfect insertions is critical to disabling the hair follicle and movement hinders hitting the target. I get dizzy when a patient talks because it affects my magnification. I ask them to lie still and I play a podcost to fill in the dead space and help them relax.
Since she didn’t mention the degree of scabbing, did you tell her that it worries you and is there anything she can do to minimize it?
Here’s what I do for my clients: I keep refrigerated organic, cold-pressed aloe vera gel in my office. I put it on immediately after a session and it really does calm down the skin nicely. It should be used at home as liberally as you want for at least three days. Make sure aloe is the first ingredient on the label. Don’t get the cheap stuff.
The other part to the equation is not to treat the follicle beyond necessity. That is something your practitioner can control, but give her a chance to figure out some things. some hair cases are very challenging and the first 4-5 sessions can be really tough for both parties.
Okay I guess I will but that talking along with her only doing it for a year has me a little worried plus i just remember seeing a ring light not even a magnifying glass.
You have the choice to try other practitioners, hopefully??
limited options but I will to get an appointment with someone else in my area, thank you
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Get a short treatment after you get a full consultation. Good Luck.
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Scabbing is natural part of healing process even-though it maybe unsightly. Some people scab more easily than others. It becomes concerning if scabs are large in size as it can indicate over-treatment. But there is also another dilemma when electrologists are afraid of causing scabbing so they may end up under-treating that doesn’t kill hair efficiently. Then you end up treating same follicle repeatedly in other sessions. You don’t want to keep doing that either.
You may try another practitioner if you don’t feel comfortable and see how your skin responds.
i am experiencing an ingrown bump in one of the follicles treated now a week out ,is this is probably a indication of yanking out a hair that was not dead?