Hi.. My experience.. !

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#21

Well now, once again we bump into HairTell Pet Peeve Number 1, no location in profile.

Since you have not provided that info, I can’t give you the link to the direct section that you would post to.

I can only direct you to post a generic hard to find referral in this section:
non-location based referrals

And tell you to put your location in your profile and find your proper place in the location based referral section found on the main index:
Main Index, don’t forget to scroll down, it is kinda far down the page

You should also do some more consultations and sample treatments just to see what else is available in your area. I honestly tell people who see me the same thing. Of course, some of them get mad at me when they take that advise. (What did you tell me to do that for! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />)

#22

Hi James,

The 1st link gives me a ‘Page cannot be displayed’ error & for the 2nd one I dont have access as I am not a premium member…

I have updated the location, once I have the link to the referral section, I will find out the other electrolygists in my area… my electrolygist will be traveling for the next couple of weeks so this would be a good time to visit other professionals in my area…

Thanks!
June

#23

Joanie who posts here is from the Bay Area.

#24

Hi Lagirl,

I did notice that. Hayward will be a little far as I am near San Jose, thanks a lot for letting me know though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

#25

Considering the distance some people travel to see me, that is not all that far.

I fixed the link, so it works now.

Let me know if you can get to this page:
http://www.hairtell.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/UBB35

#26

Thanks James !

yes, Hayward is like 30 miles frm here (not far really) but I forgot to mention that I dont have a car… My current electrolygist is 8 miles frm where I live/work & it takes me 1 hr 15 mins (door-to-door) to get there as I have walk & then take the train & then the bus that goes around the whole town <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Since there are no direct buses or trains to hayward, it will take much longer…And even if I want to go to other places that are kinda far frm here, I wont get permission from home. I just had way too many fights to get permission for this…

Anyhow, enuf complaining! I read that you are not going to be available for a while… take care !

June

#27

Hi!

Its been a while since I last wrote here. I was caught with with work & other stuff. Here’s the update. I have been very regular with my electrolysis treatments. I’ve had around 13 hours of electrolysis done in the last 3 1/2 months (I am doing electrolysis on my chin, upperlip, neck & side burns)

I can see that the hair growth has reduced. Earlier I used to feel the need to go every once in 8-10 days, now I can wait for around 10-13 days. But then again I have a dusky skin

Everytime when the hair grows back I get dejected but then I keep reminding that its only been 3 1/2 months since I started. According to my electrolygist, I should see real progress only after 4 1/2 to 5 months so I am keeping my fingers crossed

Just thought I’d share this with you, it might help. I keep an excel spreadsheet with my progress, date of treatment, how long the treatment was, cost, main area worked on, secondary area worked on, how was the hair growth between treatments etc. It helps me in knowing what my progress has been. Without the spreadsheet I wld’ve thought that the hair keeps growing back but when I review notes that I had made 3 months back about the hair growth. I can see that it has either slowed or reduced.

I have another apt today, will keep you updated

Take Care!
June

#28

Hi Again,

Had 2 apt’s since the last time I wrote. For today’s apt, my electrolygist did blend on the chin & since it was taking time, we did thermolyis on the upper lip

Blend is great ! It did not pain as much as the thermolysis as I guess the current is lower but everyone’s body is diff & people react to it diffrently. Kill rate it higher too. But it also takes longer.

I hope the kill rate is higher & that the growth rate goes down. I have been put on a strict budget from home & its absolutely necessary for the growth to go down :frowning:

I completed by 4th month anniversary a couple of days back…

More later…
June

#29

Hi!

Had one more apt a week back. This time we did blend throughout i.e. on the chin, upper lip, neck & side burns. It seems that blend is working better but again its too soon to tell… I will let you know for a fact in a few weeks. However, Blend definitely hurts much less which I like :slight_smile:

For me, one disadvantage is that I still do have a lot of hair & we are not able to get to all the hairs in 1-1.15 min sessions. There are some thin hairs that my electrolygist would like to get to but we are not able to do that…

My startegy is that we will try to kill the dark & thick hair as much as possible ASAP & if I have time & money we can then kill the lighter hair at that stage

We will keep alternating between blend for the thick & darker hairs & tackle the lighter ones with thermolysis… Does anyone think this is not a good, if so why??

Thats it from me for now…hope everone have a good valentines day

Take Care,
June

#30

Using a combination of blend and thermolysis is a very good strategy. I personally do this all the time depending on the hair structure and client sensation factors. I like mixing it up, however, know that, if an electrologist does blend only or thermolysis only, you will still get permanent hair removal. There are so many workable roads and solutions to permanent hair removal with electrolysis.

The goal of any electrologist is to tackle the coarse hair first, followed by the medium hair, followed by the noticable blond hairs that are long or that are sticking out at 90 degree angles.

Stick to a schedule. No plucking, either from you are from your electrologist during treatment. All sounds well for you, June, and thanks for the follow-up.

Dee

#31

Thanks Dee for your reply!

Time for another update. I guess I’ve had around 2 sessions since I last updated. I am doing blend now & I think the hair growth has definitely slowed down. Now I am not sure if thats due to blend or due to the fact that its been 5 months since I’ve been doing electolysis

Anyhow, I am going to continue with blend… Though we get fewer hairs, it hurts less & hopefully I get get rid of the thicker hairs quicker!

Thats it from my end… I do have pictures but have to figure out how to post them…more later, take care everyone

June

#32

You are very welcome, June and we’ll anxiously wait for your pictures.

You won’t be disappointed with the blend method and glad the sensation is less for you. Drink your water! Be sure you start hydrating 3 days before your treatment.

Thanks for the update.

Dee

#33

Here are the pictures.

These were taken before I started doing electrolysis in Sept 2006. The hair then were really dark & thick on chin & dark & long on the neck

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/electrolysis_2006/album/576460762393057407

These were taken 2 months after I started Elecrolysis. I have been pretty much getting full clearance on my chin & neck area

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/electrolysis_2006/album/576460762393085484

Thanks!
June

#34

Very, very, very nice! I see the proverbial scar on the under chin that most human beings tag themselves with as children. Hair around scar tissue can be tough to treat because the the scar tissue can distort the hair follicle. I like doing blend especially for those buggers.

It looks like you got a great electrologist working for you. Keep getting it totally cleared each time you go in and you will progress nicely over the next several months.

Thank you June.

Dee

#35

Thanks Dee for you kind words & the encoragement!

My electrolygist also says that she finds it difficult to treat hairs around the scar & apparently there were a lot of ingrowns there. When we used to do thermolysis it used to hurt like hell around that area

I plan to continue doing blend around my chin & neck. However, I have a question about the Upper lips & Side burns…

In Rachelle’s post you stressed on the importance of getting full clerance. Now ever since I started doing blend, I am not getting full clerance for my Upper lips & Side burns. Here is the break up of where we spend the 1 hour

Chin & Neck: 35-40 mins
Upper Lips: 10-15 mins
Side burns (both Left & Rt): 15 mins

Here are some more pictures of my side burns. In the 1st one, when I was doing thermolysis I was getting full clerance & in the 2nd one using blend, we are not getting full clerance

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/electrolysis_2006/album/576460762393167613

Now, for my upper lips & Side burns, I only want to REDUCE the hair, not completely get rid of it as I know I dont have that kind of money :frowning:

Give this, in your opinion, do I still continue blend or switch to thermolysis?

#36

if you’re not getting full clearance on all areas you’re treating each time (or as frequently as possible), this will basically just extend the completion time as by the time you go in next, some of the hairs will go into telogen growth phase and hard to kill permanently. looking at your sideburns, I would still do thermolysis as you have quite a bit of hair there right now unless you can have longer treatments. once it gets manageable, you can switch to blend. what was your original reason for switching to blend?
15 mins is the most you can do on upper lip without causing too much irritation, so you’re fine there.

#37

Thanks Lagirl,

The reason I started to do blend on my upperlip & side burns is that I had read on this forum that the hair will get killed sooner as in blend the needle stays in the hair follicle longer.

I understand what you are saying & makes sense. I will switch to thermolysis for my side burns & upperlip. However, will continue with blend on the chin & neck as I am getting full clearance

Btw, I had a 1 hr 15 mins apt today & I did thermolysis on my Upper lips & Side burns

How long does it take for the hair to reach the telogen phase. I go for electrolysis once in 2 weeks, is that good enuf or the hair already reached the telogen phase by then??

Take Care,
June

#38

blend is not necessarily better. it is definitely somewhat better for more coarse and curled hair, but it all depends on the skill of the electrologist. if she can do thermolysis well, you should get very similar results faster. hair cycles depend on area of the body. faces have shorter cycles. you should be shaving several days before each treatment, so that the electrologist can tell which hairs are actively growing and only treat those. and schedule your appts as long and close together as possible to get to your full clearance each time (without retreating a still irritated area) and you’ll be fine.

#39

Hi All,

Its been a long time since I last wrote. Sorry for not being regular… Its been around 8 1/2 months since I started & I definitely see a lot of improvement

I have been getting my chin, upper lip, side burns & neck area

The hair is not that coarse anymore & the growth has definitely reduced

We use a combination of blend & thermolysis & its worked wonderfully…

I have an upcoming trip & will not be able to go for around 3 weeks. Hope that doesnt hinder the progress in any way. I am hoping to get done in 12-15 mts!!

Will keep you updated

Thanks,
June

#40

You will be fine if you have a three week interuption,especially since you are at the 8-9 month mark. Just clip or shave if you need to. Thanks for the update and please share the name and location of your practitioner. Sounds like you are pleased with her/him. Are you still keeping an excell spreadsheet? If you are, would you be ammenable to sharing your stats?

Dee