I am a 54 year old male and have been having my ears done for the past 29 months. There has been progress, but I still have some thick hairs and more seemed to appear (mostly on the edge of the flap where you would plug your ears…don’t know the technical name.) My operator uses blend and an older fischer. I can generally feel a pull when the hairs are being removed. Been going mostly every three weeks, with the odd four week interval w/clearance.
Been reluctant to try a new person, but think I will now. New person has a high end Apilus. Is there a setting that you folks recommend for ear work? What can I expect? Thanks
We can’t possibly recommend settings for electrolysis because there are so many variables that come into play when doing a treatment. This is all very much an individual, customized approach that varies from person to person. Electrolysis is not like laser hair reduction - there is a lot more to know and technical skill is top dog when it comes down to getting right. We call this skill.
Blend is a great modality to use as those hairs are usually very curvy. Perhaps she is not using the amount of intensity and timing needed to totally treat the hair properly. Certain hair structures need more units of lye and some air structures need less units of lye.
You could just be seeing new hair coming on the scene? How many hairs is she treating each time you go in? Are you getting full clearance each and every time? If you are fretting about still having 3-5 hairs on each ear, then that is nothing to fret about! What’s the hair count after 29 months? My guys come in and say when will this end? I see two hairs on one ear and none on the other and say, you are 99.9% finished. That sounds like success to me.
She talked about shrinking cartilege at one time as a reason to take it easy.
Since I was already there and it cost only a little extra, I started having some done on my neck, so I can’t give an exact count. Over 20 per ear. As best I understand the word, full clearance is achieved every time.
Settings was probably the wrong word. For the apilus, I think I’ve read here about different modes for different body parts.
My working theory is that the hairs get stimulated…get thicker…then slowly are killed.
If blend is a good modality, maybe I’ll just forget the neck and complete the ears.
Repeated overtreatment can possibly cause shrinking cartiledge. I didn’t want to mention that before because too many people would be fearful to get their ears done. I have treated many ears and have never, ever had this problem, so I didn’t want to scare anyone by mentioning that, as that is not the case when all is performed by a properly trained electrologist. Blend is a good choice and I would keep at it. She is being cautious and that is good. Just get cleared and stay cleared. The hair that releases with no resistance is desirable, but the advantage of blend on those curvy hairs is the lye continues to work in the follicle after you leave the office, getting in all those little nooks and crannies.
I have read that you are not to treat both sides of the Tragi within a three day time period. The Tragi is the small protruding part that covers the ear canal. Treating both sides in the same appointment may cause shrinkage of the Tragi.
Oh, no you are fine! Ears can be tough and easy at the same time. Some of those hairs are like cable wire. My men are not the most consistent with their appointments, but the ones who are consistent end up with 95% of the hair gone for good, but they come in about 4-6 times a year for treatment on under tens hairs. Are they new hairs?? Maybe? Is this slow growing regrowth hairs? Maybe? Whatever the reason, we get them.
You are consistent. If you have a few hairs, then galvanic would be fine, but doing blend would work just as well for curvy ear hairs. Go for for either modality. Make sure the hairs are not being tweezed or you are getting expensive undertreatment.
I Tam concerned that in the original post you mention feeling resistence when the hair is removed. Also the duration and frequency of treatment sounds excessive. Ten months ago I began treating an older gentleman with very strong wiry hair that had been waxed for many years. It took 4 weekly 30 mins sessions to get clearance with some minor healing issues initially. Mow, I see him every 6 to 7 weeks for 2 25 mins sessions to clear perfectly. The remaining hairs are really fine and wispy. I have over 30 yrs experience and use a 20 yr old epilator. Due to this forum I am now upgrading to an apilus mainly to save my poor clients added pain. I am very keen to see if I can acheive even faster results. If you live in an area where you have choice I would consider trying someone else for a very brief treatment, initially.