Effectiveness of Blend vs Thermolysis

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hello Everyone!

I know this has been discussed a million times and I’ve done quite a bit of reading but I would like to know the effectiveness of the blend as it’s being performed by my electrologist. Up until today I haven’t received blend after approximately 30 hours of thermolysis on my back, shoulders and arms. Today, I tried a new electrologist. She tried the blend on my collarbone area and back. She initially started with a computerized machine doing pulses of a few seconds. After about 10 minutes she said that the hairs weren’t releasing as well as she would like. She switched to a machine that was completely analog and looked like it was from the 1950s. The feeling I got from this machine was more jolting/shocking/buzzing than heat. At certain times my muscle would twitch, other times I felt a slight jolt from the prob in my hand. She was moving very quickly treating each hair. Even less than a quarter of a second of energy was applied.

My question is: given what I think I understand about the blend (it requires much more than a pulse of energy) to work…what do you think about her strategy of treatment? I have seen videos of Josefa performing the blend very quickly with her Apilus machine but given this is an older machine and the amount of time, is it likely I will see any benefit from my treatment?

I also want to add that of the hairs that I saw, the sheath was attached to the hair and from what I could tell the hairs were coming out fairly smoothly. She seemed to know what she was talking about and has been practicing electrolysis for over 20 years and said she has cleared a lot of males.

Looking for anyone’s suggestions/comments. Thanks for your help.

Santino

#2

If she was spending that little time in the follicle and getting good releases she was using a high quotient of thermolysis , either fast blend or strait thermolysis. Is it effective? Ask any of Michael or Josefa’s clients. I doubt you will find many that are unhappy with their treatments. Michael uses a 30 year old machine! It doesnt take high end equipment to do this type of work, it takes skill. If she has been in business 20 years, there is a high likelihood she has this level of skill.

Seana

#3

My machine is 2 years old!

#4

LOL! Maybe it just looks like it’s 30 years old.
Michael what do you think about what Seana is saying? I trust what she is saying is correct I’m just not confident as I’ve never had blend before.

#5

ha ha … that’s probably true!

Frankly, I have two cars that I drive regularly: one is 58 years old and the other one is 46 years old! Zroooooom! (Yeah, it’s all about V8 engines! I never completely “grew up.” I don’t think I’ll ever own a “Prius.”)

I’m really not the guy to answer this question … I’m a manual blend dude by nature and instinct. But, yes, basically any good zapperette will do the job whatever the modality she’s using.

What you need to seriously consider is not making a decision FAST! (Nearly all guys JUMP too fast and get screwed over.) Take time on this and get a “test spot” done and take the full 6 months (two clearances at 2 or 3 month intervals) to evaluate the progress.

Examples?

I had a kid from Georgia that spent $10,000 on worthless electrolysis treatments in his State and got NOTHING!

Another kid from Oregon spent $8,000 on laser (at a university dermatology department) and got NOTHING! (The kid from Oregon got his money back … See, I have this lawyer friend who … well, you get the idea.)

Another client spent 127 hours (at $100 per hours) on hairs under the neck and got NO RESULTS. (The whole thing should have been completed at around 15 hours). And, (here’s the sickening part) this BAD-results electrologist was using the same machine and modality that I use! Go figure?

#6

I don’t think the age of the machine matters . What does matter is the knowledge of the therapist who is using it

As we say here in England a machine is as good as the operator.
same goes for the operator ,she is only as good as the teacher who taught her . Hope this helps.

Alice Jahns

British Inst and Ass of Electrolysis

F.M Ass of Electrolysis

#7

Hey, Alice!

So nice to see you here on Hairtell! Thanks for joining the Hairtell family.

Dee

#8

Thanks Dee , as you can see im not very computer literate and its taken me hours to just get this far,however ill plod on.

what a mindfield of information here…ill be spending hours on line…love it

alice jahns

BRITISH INSTITUTE AND ASS OF ELECTROLYSIS

#9

I personally would prefer a newer machine being used on me but I like bells and whistles on my machine. It’s likely santino that if your electrologist is getting a good release then you’re probably getting an effective treatment, but maybe not the fastest treatment.

#10

Michael, if these electrologists were using the same machine and modality, why were the results so drastically different? I am sincerely asking because that is confusing to me. Their insertions were not as good? Thanks for explaining that. It also makes a person very uneasy to think that 6 months would have to go by to figure out if a person was competent or not.

#11

Michael, if these electrologists were using the same machine and modality, why were the results so drastically different?

Pure and simple answer: they SUCK at doing electrolysis! (Yep, this particular zapper even went to the same school as I did!)

Example: I used to work with the nicest most awesome plastic surgeon and great friend (he still is). Problem is, he sucked at his work too. I couldn’t “take it.” (I scrubbed with him.) I “jumped ship,” we are still friends … but I work now with a true “wizard” of surgery … he’s just not as “cuddly” at all! (Can be grumpy too; even worst then ME!) For me, it’s all about “the work.”

Your 6-month trial should only take you, say, two hours of work ONLY (total). Just do one spot (one hour, same spot, 3 months apart) and watch what happens.

(I think all of this “testing” is spelled out somewhere in this “labyrinth of Hairtell.” I can never find older material on this site … (I’m too lazy I think. Grumpy?)

I was involved in an East-coast Canadian lawsuit about 20 years ago. The zapper had done 175 hours on a woman’s underarms and NO results! I testified that my cases are always less than 8 hours total. The plaintiff (the woman) LOST her case because the judge decided: “Well, standards of practice are probably different in California!”

As they say, “sometimes the law is an ass!”

Stated again: BE CAREFUL and cautious and don’t jump into anything before testing the waters!