Electrologist says there's audible "popping" from dry skin?

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

I’m receiving intensive electrolysis every 4 to 5 weeks on the entire face and much of the chest, at around 45 hours total, with two people working on me.

Previously I’ve been in for 6 hours each time; I was told that for the most recent time, it would only be 4 hours. I’m a little concerned afterwards, as I’d assumed that 4 hours meant there was progress. The last time, however, a lot of hairs were left behind after ~4 hours.

I explained to the electrologists that I’m happy to come in for 6 hours if needed. They told me that they could only remove what they did this last time for unrelated reasons: because my skin was dry, so they could “hear” the hair “popping”.

I inquired a little more but I didn’t really understand the answer. I said again I was happy to come in for 6 hours regularly, since it’s quite a trip for me each time, but they told me that wouldn’t help.

(I’ve mentioned before in my previous post on this forum my concerns about how hair doesn’t feel like it’s coming out easily, though I’ve been told by the same electrologists that dry skin prevents hair from coming out easily.)

I’m familiar with the importance of avoiding dry skin for recovery after electrolysis and in between visits, and I will certainly make the effort to avoid it.

However, I want to make sure I understand what about dry skin would cause audible “popping” during treatment or from hair removal as part of it, and I am hoping a professional can enlighten me. I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing for the most effective treatment. Thank you in advance.

#2

t know about dry skin causing “popping” this honestly has not been my experience. I do hear noise sort of like apop ( more like a bacon sizzle) when insertions are particularly shallow, causing high frequency blowback. Because the insertions are too shallow for the type of hair in this scenario, yes this would lead to difficult removals as the root would not recieve enough energy in the right place to loosen it.

Honestly given what you are describing , I think it might be wise to at least consult with an electrologist somewhere else than where yoiu are going currently. I’m not sure where your located, but some of my top suggestions in the US would be Deedra Fahey, David Hardee in Georgia, or Kelly Morrisey in Oak Park near chicago. . If you are seeing the same with any of those folks, then there may be something to it, but I dont really agree with your current electrologists assessment as described here. Usually if the treatment isnt going well, theres a reason. Difficult removals are a key cue that something isnt right. As an electrologist they should be stopping at that point and finding out what is wrong, not just blindly continuing for 4 hours longer.

On a related note, a week or so ago I had a treatment go VERY badly. I eventually tracked it down just after the treatment to be yet another dead probe holder.( thanks Dectro…I think 12 years of this garbage is enough dont you? ) I had spoken to the client at the end when they were paying and the first thing I said was, “this treatment wasnt right. I’m likely to refund you in full when I determine why” . They agreed and did feel the tugging on the hairs… I tested everything right after and found the cause., and they had that full refund to their card before they were even home! Things can go wrong. it happens. But delivering a sub-par treatment and continuing to do so will do one thing…errode your clients trust and make them think you are not capable of doing a good job.

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#3

I would just like to point out that what is described in "I’mTryingHere"s post is NOT what I am talking about when I describe “popping” in electrolysis. Acceptable popping is when the treatment energy is limited to the base of the hair follicle to the anchor system. The acceptable popping occurs because the route structure is often thicker than the shaft leading to the skin’s surface. When this happens, pulling the hair out will be something like popping a pimple, as the skin stretches to accommodate the hair root on the way out, and snaps back into place as it exits.
Even then, one should NOT feel what one feels when plucking their own hair, because if the treatment was successful, there is no connection to the blood supply, or the side walls of the interior of the follicular structures…

#4

As a professional electrologist for 35 years, there’s no reason why every hair in a treatment area can’t be treated. Period!