How to Avoid Scabbing, Itching and Tightness after Electrolysis Treatments:
My hospital gives me a small container of Betatone-N (betamethasone) cream, to apply morning and night for five days after electrolysis.
Wikipedia says “Betamethasone is a potent glucocorticoid steroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Unlike other drugs with these effects, betamethasone does not cause water retention. It is applied as a topical cream, ointment, foam, lotion or gel to treat itching. Betamethasone sodium phosphate is sometimes prescribed as an intramuscular injection (I.M) for itching from various ailments, including allergic reactions to poison ivy and similar plants. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.”
Is this a standard post-treatment recommendation?
If you look up Bepanthol in UK as on your video its a nappy rash cream in UK? is this what you use would you just dab it on for upper lip / chin rather than cling film.
We use several things depending on the area, aloe vera, Silvederma, Betadine, chlorhexidine, Bepanthol, etc
Yes, Bepanthol is indicated primarily for irritation and redness caused by the diaper.
Josefa,
In your experience, have you ever run into patients who get a lot of ingrowns following treatment? Is the best route to just keep zapping the hairs that seem to have become ingrown?
And does anyone know why some ingrowns require surgery?
Ingrowns …
I’m just finished (Friday ) on a client that both Dee and I worked on. The patient had been to Dee first so I got to scrutinize her post-treatment work (for ingrowns … since you are interested.)
On the areas Dee completed, the guy had ZERO ingrown hairs. Not even ONE! This is an expected outcome.
The patient (after my full back/shoulder clearance) returned to me after the 3-month waiting period. On the full back, he had one ingrown hair this time (from a hair I improperly treated). Again, as expected.
Dee uses thermolysis, and I use blend. Different modalities: same results!
Actual TTT on this kid (back and shoulders):
(My) first clearance: 27 hours
Second clearance: 17 hours
Third clearance: 8.5 hours (now completed)
Nicely, this is not just me “flapping my big mouth” but can be confirmed by our own Dee herself! “Opposing modalities?” No, I don’t think so folks!
Have a nice day and a Merry Christmas!
Why some ingrown hairs require surgery? because they are encapsulated, ie, they are trapped inside a bag with the material secreted by the sebaceous gland. As the contents of this sac increases, the follicle grows and grows until it forms a cyst. The cyst can be drained, but if you do not remove the capsule, the cyst will form again.
I do not understand your first question, can you reword it otherwise?
Dear Josefa
Why under coverage?
BTW: i am using Bepanthol in a moisturizing cream, even during treatments.
Why some ingrown hairs require surgery? because they are encapsulated, ie, they are trapped inside a bag with the material secreted by the sebaceous gland. As the contents of this sac increases, the follicle grows and grows until it forms a cyst. The cyst can be drained, but if you do not remove the capsule, the cyst will form again.
I do not understand your first question, can you reword it otherwise? [/quote]
Thank you for the explanation.
My first question reworded: is the best solution for treating ingrown hairs, is to zap the ingrown hair each time it emerges?
I have had ingrown hairs in an area after being treated with electrolysis. So it may be due to improper insertions or just my own biology or whatever.
For example, I had 5 or so hairs zapped. Before they were treated with electrolysis, you could barely notice them, but this was a test patch. The skin surrounding these hairs was in good condition. No blemishes or anything wrong.
After electrolysis, the regrowth became trapped under the skin and my electrolysis zapped them to fix the issue.
It’s now been around 5 months since that time. The area of skin is bumpy and contains ingrowns.
I can explain this better in-person to Dee and she can look at my elbows and forearms.
But I’m just wondering why I seem to react this way and others aren’t.
My guess is that I have a fast turnover of hair and the new hair is growing into the skin and getting trapped. So my conclusion is that I’d have to get these hairs zapped each time until no hair exists there and then the bumps would resolve?
What I’m worried about though, is whether continued treatments are going to set in motion an ingrown hair that will be so bad it requires surgery.
Kool! I’m looking forward to being treated by Dee.
although I must say
to this day im perplexed as to why i had no ingrowns or especially adverse PIH on my upper arms, whereas I did so on my forearms and right-side bicep (and that area between your arm and forearm)
my old electrologist was also therm (I think)
I would say, don’t “over-think” these issues. As they say, “shit happens!” Sometimes there is no reason for “nothing!”
Remember, all this “stuff” is temporary and will go away.
And, be nice to Dee Dee … or, I’m going to have to “get you!” ha ha ha
I think the PIH is likely temporary, although I’ll have to wait another year at least to tell for sure.
The ingrown hairs are really the scary part.
Why under coverage?
BTW: i am using Bepanthol in a moisturizing cream, even during treatments. [/quote]
Hi dear Beate, sorry, I missed your question.
The cover serves to keep moisture on the skin, in order to prevent crusting. The individual must apply the cream and keep the occluded area as long as possible during the first ten days or so. Especially at night because that’s when the itch appears harder, and the risk of scratching involuntarily during sleep is higher too.