Any modality of electrolysis, when used by an incompetent, uncaring or clueless electrologist can cause scarring. Galvanic, Blend and Thermolysis (diathermy, shortwave, high frequncy) ALL CAN CAUSE SCARRING. It is not the method used, it is the human being who is directing the treatment that causes the outcome. It is not the pencil that misspelled a word, it is the human being writing with the pencil that caused the misspelled word. It is not the SUV that ran over the man on the sidewalk, it was the human being driving the SUV that caused that outcome.
JeanomeProject (interesting name??) What you experienced is PROBABLY normal for the your hair structure, with the epilator used. We call these temporary skin manifestations. These should disappear in a week or so. If more electrologists would use the powerful, fabulously designed and engineered types of professional epilators that are readily available today from Apilus, Silhouet-Tone, Fischer, etc…, with the correct probe size and type, a man’s beard, like you have, can be treated with the level of competence and satisfaction you would be thrilled over.
Now back to reality. This is not the norm worldwide- YET- and you happen to be planted in an area on this earth where you probably don’t have these choices. In lieu of the perfect setup with a well trained electrologist, the best thing you can do for yourself is observe your skin reaction and give your electrologist feedback OR check out every electrologist in your area and compare skin outcome and sensation. You should not expect your skin to look like it did before your treatment. Expect some pinkness / redness, swelling that can last anywhere from minutes to hours - even a few days. Use witch hazel, aloe vera gel and tea tree oil for the first three days after treatment.
Sorry for your IPL treatments outcome and the expense and time you invested in trying to solve your unwanted hair problem. You are young. You are still developing hair patterns, so be on top of this. Yes, electrolysis can can even things out, but can the person working the equipment do this well for you? Be alert if you have clear fluid leaking out of your skin and big scabs that last for weeks after a treatment. Not good. Be tolerant of temporary swelling and redness that subsides within a week or 10 days.
I don’t know what your goals are for hair removal/reduction on your face. Perhaps you can continue with a real laser like an alexandrite to remove the rest of the hair, but you will still need good electrolysis care in the end, but at least the hairs should be thinner and thus less intensity and timing will be needed to permanently affect those remaining hairs. Less intensity and timing equals less skin reaction.
Temporary skin reaction is not the same as permanent scarring.
Dee
