Exactly one month ago I had electrolysis done on my neck, chin, and jawline area. The treatment I had was very harsh on my skin. I left with parts of my skin bleeding, weeping, and I had raised bumps for about a week.
I am still seeing reddish colored hyper-pigmentation dots, but they are smaller and flat. They have faded quite a bit over the course of a month, but are still very noticeable and I’ve become a master makeup artist in order to best hide my freakish looking face.
Currently, I’ve been using facial masks and scrubs every other day to try to break away the dead skin. I take a multivitamin daily, drink lots of water, and I’ve been applying this product called “Bio-Oil” nightly, which seems to work great.
If there are any other recommendations, they would be greatly appreciated. Also, I’m curious to hear of anyone’s experience with the same issue and how long it took their skin to go back to normal.
I wish I could have shown you personally how this result is not necessary for permanent hair removal.
Vitamin Shop has an in house brand vitamin C tablet that has 2000 mg in a 6 hour time release which allows one to take 3 every 6 hours, and in addition to taking 150 mg of zinc in the morning and again at night, would help your skin rebuild.
Hopefully, chewy, the hair was permanently eliminated for all your trouble. This healing outcome is not what the consumer has to endure. A skilled electrologist with a good set up can “kill the hair” and leave the skin with minimal reaction that heals in less than a week. Sorry it happened to you.
Thank you guys! I know people say this can take up to a year to resolve, but what are the chances I would have to wait that long? Has there been any permanent effects from poor electrolysis? It is all very frustrating and I didn’t even achieve the desired results.
I would relax with the scrubs and masks and let your skin heal…I asked my electrologist about bumps and exfoliation and she said DON’T…I use witch hazel and bacetracin on the spots she treated and regular moisturizer on the rest of my face…I am going once a week, and quite frankly, my skin looks the worst it has ever looked, but I figured once I am permanently hair free, I will worry about the skin tone again (I used to exfoliate a couple of times a week)…in the meantime, I am focusing on eating a healthy diet, drinking water and getting exercise…I have never heard of someone getting electrolysis once and being done, so be prepared for this to be somewhat of a cycle for a while…good luck!!
I never disparage another electrologist’s work without actually seeing what happened. I’ve seen patients, for example, with horrible problems that thought all was well. And then other patients with a tiny bit of erythema who become distraught. I am not, however, demeaning your concern — but many post-treatment manifestations are normal and just part of the healing process. (I really need to tell you about my only “almost” lawsuit!)
I seriously believe that if an electrologist truly wants NO post-treatment reaction whatsoever, the results will be too much regrowth. Again, this is all about degree. There are several books out there that explain the “Wound Module.” You might go on line and read about this miraculous process. The interaction of chemicals and cells, that we so take for granted, is nearly beyond comprehension. Whether you believe in God or are an athiest — it’s still a miracle! I believe electrology schools should teach “skin healing” in extreme depth, and that will probably allay fears of both the therapist and patient. From my point of view, we are not there at all — yet!
I hope another consumer replies to you because I know you are worried. If it will help, it may take several months for those spots to fade, so be patient. You already said that it is much better.
When an electrolysis consumer leaves the office with bleeding and weeping of fluid and spots that they have to cover with makeup one month later, that feeds the blurbers in Oprah Magazine about electrolysis scarring people. Scarring is not an accurate word, but it is used erroneously all the time. We don’t need this kind of negative publicity, so it is best, for the electrologist to self-analyze if a client complains to work harder so as not upset people with bleeding, weeping and persistent red spots.
I personally would not like this kind of reaction for my clients and would like to know about this. I ask all my new clients to e-mail or call me in 5-7 days and let me know about their healing. I want to hear that all is was well within 5-7 days for facial electrolysis. Mostly, I hear that all looked great within three days, especially when they follow the aftercare regime I have written out for them.
I don’t like bleeding and weeping. It scares people and the trust level plumments. Hair can still be affected permanently if the skin reaction is minimal. You must expect some skin reaction because we are disturbing the peaceful environment below the skin. The inflammation process clicks in, as it should, after an electrolysis treatment, but it should be very temporary (a week). We, electrologists, are all different in our approach, our skills and our equipment, but we all can get results if we strike a good balance so we don’t under treat or over treat. Many years ago, my legs were treated and the healing was awful. It took many months to heal. When I do womens legs today, the skin heals within two weeks and the regrowth rate is very minimal. The clients are finished within 18-24 months if they follow the schedule I advise.
Have you expressed your concerns to YOUR electrologist. We like pictures here, too, because it is hard to answer questions about the invisible neck, chin and jawline.
Michael is right. Hyperpigmentation dots post-treatment is very common in nearby areas to mucous, as underarms, bikini line, genitalia, belly and bosoms.
I have seen this thousands of times. It happens in some persons and in others not. It is difficult to predict if it will appear or not. I could not have established a common pattern. I have seen skins very, very white with hyperpigmentation of color honey. This led me to believing that in dark skins they would be much more evident, but it was not the case. So the only indication that leads us to obtaining a previous conclusion of if this will appear, is the meticulous observation of the skin of our client in search of a recent wound. If we discover some track of hyperpigmentation, we can notice of this possible side effect (passenger) and allow that he should be the client who decides if it wants to begin. This is what I do. The client will be informed that in less than 12 weeks, the hyperpigmentation will eliminate with complete certainty.
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Do not worry Chewbacca, after the darkness, always the light comes. Even if this light comes across the electricity.
It must be noted that BODY work healing is different than Facial work healing. The above pictures tell a true story for underarms, but the client doesn’t get all that upset about a prolonged healing reaction because nobody sees their underarms. When it comes to the face and neck, it is best to do all that is possible to “kill” hair without the client leaving the office complaining of bleeding and leaking of fluid, followed by weeks of dots that need to covered with makeup. This is possible to attain without the skin looking too angry, thus making the client worry.
Sorry, I’ve been working and I haven’t had the chance to reply until now. The dots are still fading, but I’m still very frustrated. The hardest part is trying to keep my hands off my face. I’m constantly trying to find new ways to cover the area so I look “normal.” I’m wondering how long this hell will last. It is just such an embarrassing thing.
