Electrolysis session on beard man ( PAINFUL )

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hi all, I am man, 23 year old and first I would say sorry for my bad english :slight_smile: Well, I become posting here my experience with my first electrolysis session on my beard.

I have to say that my hair type is thick, coarse, and very dry,
also the electrologyst who treated me said that my hairs was very deeper.

I wanted to reduce the density of my hair on the beard, the session was about 2 and a half hours with pauses.
The machine used was Apilus platinum.

I was lying on a stretcher, then the electrologyst turned on the machine, the first shot was like: -Oh, this makes me tickles haha, but the ineffectiveness makes the need to increase the power, so when the electrologyst turned the machine more powerful, it was the most painful experience I have feel, I have to rate it 9 over 10 of pain, i’m not exaggerating, that was really unbearable. The shots was like 3 beeps x 3 times , then electrologyst used the tweezers for extract the hair but it didn’t come out in the mostly attempts, then electrologyst needed a second shot (3 beeps x 3 times) on the same hair.

The area threated was very small (a small part of my chin) for 2/3 hours of session because of the pain and the difficult to extract the hairs, I would continue depilating my beard but I can’t with this type of issues.

The pain and the difficult to extract hairs were the main issues,
I want to discuss this with experienced electrologyst also if you want to ask me something, just do it :slight_smile:

#2

Was she using blend or thermolysis?

In case she is reading Hairtell, I can share with her that with my Apilus Platinum, I like to strive for one burst of energy with the largest probe possible, like Ballet gold 6 or a Laurier IBP size 6 or 7. For first time hairs, many hairs do need two bursts. Depending on the modality used, high intensity with lower timing is helpful for the first clearance and is more comfortable. Pulsing can be more painful in some cases, that’s why I like to try the one burst of energy strategy, allowing the energy to release when the probe is deep in the follicle. CAUTION: Do not tell your Electrologist what to do because you saw this on Hairtell. They hate that! Just let her know you were suffering and then she can try whatever works best for her because she knows you best.

Beard hair is tough and rugged. Give her a chance to figure out a good recipe for you and at the same time try to keep it all within the tolerable range.

#3

If it makes you feel better, I went through the exact same thing (and started when I was 23 as well): beard removal with coarse, thick, dense, deep hair and dry follicles. Does it hurt a lot? Hell yes, but I can promise you that the end result was worth it. Believe me, it’s going to feel like you’re going through hell on earth. I eventually got a doctor to write me a prescription for painkillers (i.e. Vicodin)… maybe you can get your doctor to write you one as well. It helps to dull the pain a bit, though it still hurts. Also, make sure you drink a ton of water for the couple days leading up to your appointment.

#4

From your description, it sounds as if your practitioner was using blend. I too have had beard removal, most of it, with blend.Does it hurt? Oh ya.It doesnt happen often but when my partner is working on my neck I get to a point where the slightest jump has me flinching.Then its time to stop for the day.
Having said this, I MUCH prefer thermolysis for pain management.The treatment energy is over so much more quickly.

For the longest time I thought I was making no progress despite removing a ton of hair by the next day almost it seemed tobe all back . Only in the last month or so have I noted the extreme decrease. My Ex saaw me yesterday and about gasped, and commented thatwhat is left, is pretty much blondish fuzz. It’s a good feeling to get to this point, and it does happen after a while.

Seana