First appointment tomorrow!!

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Hello!! I am a 25-year-old female and I can honestly say that I am the hairiest woman I have ever seen in real life :frowning: I shave pretty much everything on my body, and then wax from the neck up… Well I have decided to make some permanent changes for the better and I am starting with my upper lip. I have been doing a lot of reading on electrolysis these past few days and I am so glad that I am finally starting this journey, and I am in it for as long as it takes!! Tomorrow is my first appointment with an electrologist. I am soo excited!! According to her workplace’s website she has over 20 years of experience–I find that very reassuring. My appointment tomorrow is a consultation, but I am hoping that she can get rid of some of the thicker hairs on my upper lip at that time, it has taken every ounce of willpower I have to NOT wax or pluck that area since I made my appointment!! Here are the following questions I have about my consultation tomorrow…

  1. I believe it’s safe to assume that I shouldn’t wear make up to the appointment, but can I put my Olay daily moisturizer on my face that morning?
  2. What kind of questions should I ask the electrologist?
  3. Is it normal to start some electrolysis the same day as a consultation??

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this… I am so glad to have found this site!! :slight_smile:

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Hi IndianEyes,

Congratulations on starting electrolysis!

I have been having electrolysis since Fall 2012 and based on my experience so far, the following are my responses to your questions:

  1. can I put my Olay daily moisturizer on my face that morning? -I have received different responses regarding moisturizing prior to treatment. Some have said that it helps with insertion if the skin is not dry and others claim that it causes the skin to crackle(it feels like an electrostatic discharge) during insertion.

  2. What kind of questions should I ask the electrologist? - There is a detailed post on this site about the type of questions to ask. But basically, ask about machine used, probe types available, lighting and magnification used, modalities used, how much experience treating folks of your skin colour/type, total treatment time for area (I have never received to this, though some have given a ballpark at times), post-treatment requirements and follow-up, pain management etc.

  3. Is it normal to start some electrolysis the same day as a consultation?? - Yes, ask the person to do some treatment to see how it goes. Some electrologists provide a free treatment of a few mins, others do not. But, you would need to try it to see how their treatment is (are they epilating well i.e. does the hair slide out after treatment, or does it feel like tweezing/plucking), can they see all your hairs well, what your skin looks like post-treatment (day 0, day 1, day 2 etc.), do they answer the phone or spend too much time stopping to talk while the machine clock is running (i.e. you are paying for no treatment also), how tolerable the pain level was, does your skin react better to certain modalities versus others etc.

I hope this helps some what and good luck!