Electrolysis reaction

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hi,

Yesterday I went for my first electrolysis session to give it a try. I did a patch on the back shoulder using galvanic. The picture below shows the reaction a few hours afterward. I was prescribed only Aloe Vera gel.

Is this reaction a normal one?

During the session I definitely felt what I can only describe as a painless “pop” when the needle was inserted, but couldn’t judge whether that was puncturing the skin or not. Also, some of the hairs showed only a slight resistance when being pulled out (she was pulling out with her fingers, and not pulling strongly or anything). Is the hair supposed to come out literally effortlessly?

#2

I see some over treatment, but it will heal . Not to worry.

It is nice to have the hair slide, but with galvanic, if there is slight resistance, you have the lye in the follicle for a couple hours still affecting any hair germ cells that may be left behind. It is a very thorough method, but the amount of hair removed per hour is less than what can be accomplished with blend and blend takes longer per hair follicle than what can be accomplished with thermolysis.

Aloe vera gel is very soothing and you can use it as liberally as you want.

How long is the probe in each follicle?

#3

Many hairs required two “hits” of current. So maybe roughly somehing of the order of 9-10 seconds for the tough ones. Less for others.

#4

At that rate, for a large area like the back, I predict you will become frustrated with the progress and you may run out of money. Does she also do thermolysis or blend?

#5

I say the entire back but really the actual amount of hair is at most 15x the patch you see treated in the picture and that took 35 minutes. This is effectively the area with the highest hair density. At any rate, i tried thermo at another place today. They had the apilus machine which is good as i understand. They also seemed much more professional, cheaper, and the reaction was definitely mild in comparison with the above. The only problem is that they said they had a 45 minute rule for each session. So if i book 1.5 hours it has to be with two different technicians, each as a seperate session.

Actually since the thermo reaction was mild, should i be worried they were using “weak” settings, kind of like laser. The hair came out with ease, no pulling at all.

#6

The machine/epilator is only as good as the monkey working it.

A forty-five minute rule. How depressing for those with large areas. There must be a good reason for this, right?

If the skin reaction was good, it doesn’t mean the settings were not effective. I will post some pictures to illustrate this.

Edit:

All hair removal done with Thermolysis. I think you will see the skin reaction is good and the treatments from July 31, 2012 to January 2013 were effective.

July 31, 2012 Skin condition right after first thermolysis treatment (Synchro thermolysis)

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Skin condition about two months later:

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December 2012 - skin condition and new growth appearing after first clearance in the right upper quadrant

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January 2013 - Skin condition right after treatment

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#7

over treatment have cleared that area myself and have never had such a reaction if ! if you are hearing a pop when the needle is inserted then the current must be on when the needle is inserted Ouch !.

My skin after treatment looks more like the pictures above posted by dfahey

#8

ouch! I see large joining crusts I agree with Dee looks like overtreatment.

#9

Just to give you an idea of the difference between the two reactions (electro vs. thermo). The electrolysis area looks much worse a few days in. I’m guessing it’s a no brainer that I should continue with the place responsible for the second pic, rather than the first. It’s an area with much lesser density, but still…

I hope it heals well!

Anything could be done to improve the reaction?

#10

Yikes! As I consistently say, I always create scabs with (male back) bodywork. But nothing like this!

What worries me is the question of why the therapist didn’t see this happening at the time of the treatment? An “overtreatment” takes place immediately, and you see it happening.

In practice, if you do accidentally overtreat a follicle, you should segregate that spot by not treating adjacent hairs … allow a full inch or so of untreated skin; so you have an uncompromised blood supply.

This “streak” of scabs is what happens when you don’t see the overtreatment happening and continue to treat contiguous hairs. This marking is going to take some time to resolve. I expect full resolution and no lasting mark.

#11

Thanks, that’s good to hear. For normal marks (not overtreated), how long does it usually take for the spots to clear?

#12

About 7 days

#13

Jad,

Scabbing is a given for body work, so don’t worry. Like Michael said, it takes about 7 days for the smaller scabs to slough off. We like to see first degree scabbing as opposed to scabs that are too large and may actually connect with each other, which we call third degree scabbing. Those larger scabs will take a little longer to heal from the bottom up, like all wounds do.

You can show your electrologist the picture and ask her if she could try to minimize the scabbing, but either way, your skin will be flawless again, with time.
Don’t loose any sleep.

#14

So as asserted by Dee and Michael, the scars have completely healed :slight_smile:

Though hair regrowth in the area obstructs a good shot at the moment