i am so confused. my husband and i are trying for a baby.
however, i dont whether i should start electrolysis as i am frightened it might affect the baby.
has anybody had electrolysis whilst pregnant?
a quick search;
http://www.babycenter.com.au/pregnancy/isitsafeto/electrolysisexpert/ against electrology while pregnant
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/hairremoval.htm against having electrology while pregnant
I think the general opinion seems to be to avoid electrolysis if possible.
thanks
i am thinking of buying the product below to use on my chin.has anybody tried it.
Actually, there is really no reason why a pregnant woman should avoid having electrolysis. I have treated many women while pregnant. The only reason it is said to avoid treatments while pregnant is practitioners want to avoid being sued for some situation that arises where the previously pregnant person is suing everyone she came in contact with for any complications to her pregnancy. Since there really is no research saying there is definitely anything bad that would happen, yet no research to say that tests have been done ON PREGNANT PEOPLE and this PROVED the safety of the procedure, we are always told to err on the side of NOT BEING SUED.
Both articles sited in the posts above basically say, we have no research that says one way or another, but avoid it just in case. Only the second article even postulates a possible scenario where electrolysis could have some negative potential, and even that only pertains to galvanic and blend currents.
As for the link posted for the product review, it doesn’t work, so we don’t know what product you are speaking about. Please post the actual name of the product for feedback.
Most articles do say, if you do decided to go with electrolysis, not to do the breast area, and the stomach should be avoided later in pregnancy since it will be sensitive. I guess people just have to make their own decision; and if they decide to go for electrolysis, then convince the eletrologist to do the work as well.
All I am saying is they don’t have any real rational for contra-indicating electrolysis during pregnancy. I am just trying to be real with you.
To say that one should avoid electrolysis on one area or another because it may be more sensitive, is to say that you should avoid electrolysis due to the possibility of pain. Well, if that’s the case, then no one should ever get it, as it is possible that it will hurt no matter where you get it done.
Even on the breasts, they don’t say, “If you do this, that will happen.” They just say, avoid the breasts during pregnancy especially if you plan to breast feed. Some would assume that this means if you do electrolysis, your milk ducts will be negatively impacted, but they did not say that now did they? Pain in the breasts during pregnancy? Well, at some points, clothes are painful to breasts during pregnancy, and you don’t hear anyone telling pregnant women to walk around topless.
Now, I do tend to speak with a humorous tone on many things, but the serious thing here is that the warning against electrolysis during pregnancy is like the US Homeland security alert system, they just tell you, be afraid because we said so, and you are supposed to co-operate. No good reasons are explained, you are just supposed to divert your natural thoughts and actions to what they tell you, and await explanations on their time table, IF they ever bother to offer one.
I am NOT an expert, but electrolysis is such a localized procedure (none of the current extends more than like a millimeter from the probe), I can’t imagine it causing any problems. If I were pregnant, I wouldn’t hesitate to continue electrolysis personally.
But finding a practitioner willing to do it is another story. If your baby comes out deformed or you have other pregnancy complications, nothing is to stop crazy people from suing the electrologist. Of course, they wouldn’t win since they can’t prove causation. But what electrolysis even wants to risk having to go to court over it in the first place? In a lawsuit-happy country like the US, I would be very scared to do electrolysis on a pregnant woman without lots of release forms signed first promising not to sue me. 
More importantly, the only electrolysis you should be considering is by a professional electrologist or DYI with a One Touch. Avoid those other machines you seem to be finding online.
i have a found a respectable BIAE registered person who is willing to do electrolysis on me even when i do fall pregnant. He said that there is no reason why i should not continue with electrolysis when i am pregnant. thats even stated on the BIAE website. its a decision i have to make. i am really confused. the only area i want to get treated is my chin. the hairs on my shin used to be really fine. i started messing aound with the hairs and they have become dark and coarse and have caused pigmentaion chages on my chin and underneath the chin. i pluck the hairs daily. its affecting my confidence and self-esteem. i really want to have electrolysis but am frightened i am might harm the baby. just soooooo confused.
there has NEVER been anything to suggest that your baby would be harmed. On the other hand, plucking your chin will just make you have thicker hairs on your chin, and even more hairs on your chin. Stress HAS been proven to have a negative effect on the baby, so electrolysis to ease your stress, will, in YOUR case have a provable POSITIVE effect on the baby.
It is rare for an American to turn it back on the Britts and say, “Frankie says, RELAX!” 
Another 80’s music reference! cut it out James!
Hello Mary_Jones. I did electrolysis throughout my pregnancy. I did thermolysis as its local current. Make sure you dont do blend as the current flows through the body which is not good for baby.
Blend current is also local. The path of the returning current flows from the probe/needle, and re-enters the machine through the inactive pole/ground/silver thingy. As long as the ground/inactive pole is not placed in the area of the belly, the current doesn’t even reach that far down in the body. When working on the face, one can place the ground under the neck and the circuit is as short as the distance between the treatment area on the face, and the distance to the neck.
Again, there has never, ever, been any documented evidence of electrolysis causing problems for babies in utero.