I added the nape of the neck, and im still going in weekly, however I do my face one week and the next week we work the back of the neck, i just wanted to know if this is a good plan or not? will i be hurting my progress if i do this?or should i stick to the face and finish it completely before moving on to another area?
sak’s photo looking great…i don’t know anaything about electrolysis:(…what is it about the time for galvanic and thermolysis?how can i know for how long mine should be?
You are doing fine as long as you are getting full clearances at least once every 6 weeks.
Today I visited my dermatologist for a scar on my body, but since I was already there I brought up the excessive hair growth issue as well. He immediately prescribed Spironolactone( 25 mg daily)… now that I got the prescription I’m not sure I want to take it since it slows down the hair growth. That may sound like a good thing for some of you , but I’ve been very consistent with electrolysis ( face) for the past 8 months, and I see electrolysis as a more permanent solution than the this prescription. I mean once I start taking it, it will slow down the growth and help with the eliminating the new hairs from growing, but I’m not sure if that’s a good idea for someone that’s trying to permanently remove facial hair with electrolysis. What do you guys think??? What should I do? Will this pill help my electrolysis progress so far or will it only temporary slow down the hair growth which will only make my journey even a longer in terms of finishing with electrolysis?
Rome18, I request him apologize since I started by taking part in Hairtell with the nick (ded10) and due to a virus in my computer I had to return to register like (depilacionelectr).
As you well suspect, the capture of substances that could stop this hair development would not do any more that to delay unnecessarily the end of her treatment of electrolysis. Therefore I DO NOT approve by no means the ingestion of these medicines. Especially if what you suffer, has a genetic origin.
Beside not providing any benefit to her, her good health might suffer.
If we add to all that that any prescription to diminish the thickness of the hair has an effect only temporary. When you were stopping taking the medicine, you would suffer without any doubt, a significant worsening in the thickness of her hairs, derivative of the time passed during the ingestion of the medicine (that is in the habit of being of some months).
Dump the spiro idea and keep moving forward with electrolysis. Your instincts are right. Electrolysis is PERMANENT and it is working for you. If the dear doctor pushed electrolysis over pills, he would be serving his patients much better.
Most doctors just don’t get it.
This reminds me of the doctor who tried to convince me that the solution for my all over facial ingrown hair problem was to pay him $300 a year for office visits to get refills on a tetracycline Rx and take it daily for the rest of my life. :mad:
I would like to update on my facial hair situation. I’m still visting my electrologist weekly, 45 minutes a week. I added upper lip area as well, so as of right now I’m doing sideburns( almost finished) , neck ( huge reduction), chin ( I only see one tick hair ) and upper lip ( improved but stil needs alot more treatment to achieve first clearance). I’m very happy with my electrologist I have to say she is one of the best ones in my area.I will post pictures soon .
Just FYI, spironolactone is cheap cheap cheap. The doctor isn’t making anything from it. But women of reproductive age do have to be very cautious as it can cause severe birth defects. Spiro is often prescribed to PCOS patients, not only because of the hair reduction, but therapeutic effects on cardiovascular health.
The stuff I read strongly suggested that one increase water intake, reduce or eliminate soda, and artificial sweetener use before trying Spiro, if one is a genetic female.
I just want to update on my progress so far,
Side burns ( 90% hair free).
cheeks ( huge improvement).
chin ( only three really thick hair grown this week).
neck ( no noticeable hair at all , only very thin sporadic hair).
upper lip ( no clearance yet , my electrologist likes to take her time on this area no over treatment).
I did bring up my concern about skin damage which worried me after I read some posts on here,( my concern was that even though I have no visible damage right now, damage will show up later). She assured me that the treatment alone won’t cause damage, but sun exposure, and unhealthy habits might contribute to bad skin. and she also said that I shouldn’t compare my experience to TG clients because their hair and skin is completely different than mine. So my conclusion was that I am safe for now, but I’m monitoring my skin very closely.
By the way I don’t smoke tobacco,no sun tanning, and haven’t drank soda in two years, so I’m doing everything I possibly can to live healthy and have nice skin.
update! I’m not done yet but huge improvements, I’m still going in 45 minutes a week, but now I’m doing my whole face. sideburns, cheeks, chin, neck, and upper lip.
before
right after treatment
after
wow, looks great!
As you can see there is a bit of redness and the skin is not looking great after treatment and even days after it is still red , but I think it will fade once I’m completely done. My skin is less oily and less acne prone since starting electrolysis. I’m so happy and my life is more productive. I’m not constantly worrying about hiding my facial hair or being embarrassed about it. Yes It’s expensive and takes a commitment but the end results are soo worth it!!! 
i was advised against taking spironolactone by my dermatologist as quote “it’s just not effective enough, go for electrolysis”. if you have pcos and have high testosterone levels it can help bring them down, thus slowing the hair growth and sorting the other problems like acne. but as soon as you stop taking it, the hair will come back, so i wouldn’t waste your time unless you can’t afford electrolysis/laser. for me spiro would have little effect as i have low testosterone.
additionally, i blindly went for ipl a few years back. she refused to treat me if i was on diane35 contraceptive pill- which contains cypretone acetate, intended to clear up acne and (temporarily) reduce hair growth in hirsute women. i think it’s called yaz in the states, or dianette.
anyway it was useless; i do not recommend diane35 at all. so i would also stay away from cypretone acetate, if you are having electrolysis/laser, it will hinder the process.
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The first part is a somewhat incorrect. Electrolysis can only kill the hair that’s there now. If you don’t take any medication to level out your hormone levels, you would need touchups later after you’re done with electrolysis on NEW hair your body will develop because of the underlying issue originally causing the hair to grow.
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I am not aware of any birth control pills being photosensitive, which is what matters for laser or IPL. Of course, IPL is not very effective and I would question the knowledge of hair removal from anyone who uses it instead of true lasers. Plus, on your skin type, you’d need a Yag laser.
Just got to congratulate you, Roma. The third picture says it all! You are looking so, so good. The second picture looks normal pinky-reddish right after a session. This is what a good electrologist can do for you. This is all so dramatically positive. There is NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, for any of you in hairtell land and beyond that can permanently remove hair like Roma had, except properly performed electrolysis with a compliant, goal-oriented client like Roma.
Dee
Dfahey thank you but I honestly have to say that without you guys and the information provided for us on this forum , I would have not continued or seek out the right form of treatment. I’m still not finish so I will be posting more pics of my progress down the line.
A question about touch ups later on, let’s say that I get treatments
weekly for two straight years, ( I’m guessing all the hair from each follicle will at least show up once in those two years.)lets say I disable 99.9% of the follicles .what are the chances of developing new hair down the line?? The reason why I’m asking this is because after I’m done with my face I would like to start many other areas as well. I just want to make sure I’m not treating my face forever…
First, congratulations Roma. This work is impeccable. I also congratulate your electrologist for me.
Secondly, you hair type peaches that are in the profile of the photo indicates that many follicles have not needed to be treated. Therefore they can potentially be stimulated in the coming years.
The good news is that the neck and the area infraorbicular are the last areas in which hair develops. Therefore, you are in the last stage. I think that in future only be necessary to treat individual hairs that will develop very slowly. Maybe 30 or 50 hairs per year.
Except in the area of the areola and chest, the rest of the body does not develop new hairs (in female). So you can rest easy. Any body part is much faster because the density of hair is much lower than in the face. Save pubis and armpits, areas that usually are not very large for Electrolysis.
depilacionelectr, can you please explain how you can tell that many follicles have not needed to be treated, and can be potentially stimulated?
And where is the infraorbicular area? Your post is interesting as I’ve been thinking that I didn’t have this much hair on my neck a few years ago.
And by what age do women usually stop developing hair on the areolas and chest?
I had thought that pubic hair also expands in area over time?