electroysis bumps

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

hi
I have electrolysis to my upper cheeks, above the beard line.
all went well, did sting a bit and was a little uncomfortable. it was all done by a very skilled person who is registered in the uk and I found her from electrolysis.co.uk

anyways 2 days later the redness has gone down, but I have these bumps in the skin which don’t look good. looks like ive been bitten by mosquitos lol.
anything I can do to calm the bumps down??? I been using aloe vera gel and nothing else. the bumps are not to red but very visible, and everyone is asking me whats happned to my face…

thanks

#2

Electrolysis is a “controlled burn” that affects the full-depth skin. You have bumps? Yes, you do! That’s what happens.

Hummm … “What to say?”

If I work on a neck, I tell the client to say, “My wetsuit gave me a rash.” (Only good if you surf or dive.) Yeah, I have a whole “list of excuses.”

“Bumps on the face?” Maybe say you were petting a cat and got allergic? Or maybe a new shaving cream did it? What about, “I had electrolysis?”

Then again, the good old “none of your damned business” works too!

#3

I got my excuses ready, that’s not a issue :slight_smile:

just wanted to know anything I can use besides aloe vera for the bumps, how long will they normally go by?

I take it I’m getting bumps because the face is more sensitive, than other areas of the body like the back for eg.

if I had the back done also, are the bumps less likely to occur?

#4

“Electrolysis is a “controlled burn” that affects the full-depth skin.”

With a bare needle or a cheap insulated needle that is quite true.

But not with a Laurier IBP.

#5

Damn!

#6

I’m sure the lady was using a Laurier probe.
anyways quick update 3 days later the bumps have calmed down, they still there, but not as visible as they was.

#7

Magic needles and wonder machines aside, any and all electrolysis injuries are burns that "go down and burn’ the skin/follicle at its full depth. If they didn’t it wouldn’t work … and THAT’S the point. If a few folks can’t stand the term "burn,’ they say "denature’ or some other PC term. (I like "burn.’ It makes the point!)

Following such injuries the skin swells (normal), and you see more swelling on thin skin because the swelling has nowhere to go except outward. And, YES, you are correct that less "bumping’ is noticed on the back because there is more flesh to "take up’ the appearance of bumps. Good call, Vik!

Our instinct is "to put something on it to make it ‘heal faster’ and go away.’ Immediately after treatment there are lovely products that soothe, feel better, and protect against infection. After a few days or so, the products are little more than "fluff’ … in that they are not going to stop the healing process, which includes "bumps.’

Bumps good, Kemosabe!

Maybe this will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFKcx7XQDTc

#8

Bumps that don’t show up until the next day could be a slight overtreatment. The IBP can produce this aftereffect when too much power is used. If your electrologist has any questions please have her contact me. The IBP is much more focused with it’s energy release down at the bottom of the follicle and does not produce the noticeable effects at the surface she may be used to. We offer results, not excuses. I’d like to get this corrected for you.