Hypopigmentation upper lip corner...

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hi all. I’m back. I moved a couple months ago to PA and had a hard time finding a good electrologist. I’ve been going to this particular one for a couple of months now. Last visit I came in with numbing cream on but didn’t put it on an hour in new advance so I was feeling more than usual. Not once did I ask her to change modality or settings. I always have her treat me with blend as I’ve been getting blend for years now and that’s the kind that is less likely to have me react.

Anyways for whatever reason she didn’t even tell me she switched to galvanic when she got to my upper lip, and started zapping a couple hairs there. I NEVER told her to do this and I only found out because I literally felt that something was wrong. It felt like a huge electricity zap was being sent straight into my skin. And this easy for several seconds maybe 5. I’ve had years of electrolysis and never had this sensation occur. Ever. Im positive she cranked up the intensity because it only took two of these zaps to release the hair (the hairs usually take her 6-7 zaps with blend) It was very alarming so I told her to stop. Well when I got up to look in the mirror I had this huge white welt on my face. The swelling went down but the whiteness is still here. I have a picture from 3 days after the electrolysis. See attached pictures.

The skin on the side of lip feels tight still. But the picture doesn’t give it justice because it’s lighter than what it looks like here.

My questions to you: does this look like hypopigmentation? It hasn’t improved in 4 days and the skin feels tight. I imagine once the scabs are gone it skin will look splotchier. I also attached a pic of what the other side of my upper lip looks like so you can compare. Is hypopigmentation permanent???

What are my options to help the color come back? I would only use it in those two spots…sigh.

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#2

I’m sorry, but I cannot see what you are talking about. A few days is not enough time to notice hypopigmentation. Are you SURE she "switched to galvanic"for your lip? Galvanic is very, very slow and almost never done with single needles; did you mean perhaps she switched to straight thermolysis?

I’m no pro but it seems very odd to me that it takes 6-7 zaps to each hair to remove it with blend. I’ve had it done and almost never needed more than one zap, two to three at most rarely on stubborn hairs. I don’t think your skin is damaged, but I do think you might want to explore why your electrolysis treatments sounds out of the ordinary.

#3

Avito, the description of your electrolysis treatment does not add up. Also, the images you provided are blurry, so it’s very difficult to determine if you have hypopigmentation from electrolysis. I am especially concerned with the “6-7 zaps” required to treat each hair follicle with the blend. This definitely sends up a red flag.

#4

Gosh Avito,

I cant discern any hyperpigmentation from that photo and I wouldnt expect any as it would not have had time to form yet. Aside from which, hyperpigmentation always fades, completely and forever leaving no trace. It is actually a symptom of skin healing. So dont sweat it.

When one is performing blend, one is using a combination of thermolysis and galvanic.Thermolysis energy very quickly disables the nerve endings thus reducing the nerves that can discern the discomfort associated with haing DC current pass through them. Thus you dont feel much of it. Doing strait galvanic would be a different sensation, but it is no more or less dc current passing that when dong blend, just , you feel it more.There’s no damage or scarring.

The skin will heal as it always does and it will leave no evidence. I happen to like blend for the upper lip I’ve no idea why she would have switched, but let her know you dont want to recieve any pure galvanic.

Seana

#5

I raise my hand, too, - the pictures show me nothing - too blurry. Hypopig doesn’t show up that fast, if it does at all? Maybe the insertion was too shallow, thus the whiteness.

Galvanic is slow - 1-4 minutes in the follicle. She probably did manual thermolysis if it was 5 seconds.

Blend does not need 6-7 taps ? One good insertion with the proper balance of currents, with nice frothy white foam coming out of the follicle sounds deliciously perfect . The hair would slide out with not one bit of traction.

#6

I’m thinking you are correct on the slow thermolysis Dee