Is this person doing a good job?

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

So I was testing my chest with electrolysis, and found someone that can treat it with the aid of lidocaine injections (which are a godsend). I decided to test out treatment on my chest:

http://tinypic.com/r/j9tttc/8
http://tinypic.com/r/9fzalx/8

This was about 2.5-3 weeks ago. We cleared out most of one side of the chest. Does that regrowth suggest that most of the hair was killed, or that a bunch of hair wasn’t killed? I’m usually good at telling, but with lidocaine, it makes it hard to feel whether or not things are sliding out with ease (I watched her remove some hair and it looks like it came out without resistance). Just thought I’d ask before investing a bunch of money.

#2

I can appreciate a certain amount of “false regrowth”, and others that are “instant regrowth”. I can also see some sebaceous papules (very common in this area and an obvious sign that the follicles were successfully treated).

Personally I think it is not bad, but given that the pain was eliminated from the equation, the kill rate % should have been higher.

#3

Super-happy you (finally) found someone in S.D., Brenton … HURRAY & BRAVO! The second photo shows too much regrowth; but this should be addressed in subsequent treatments.

If you are amenable, I’ll send you a PM because (to ascertain name of your person), I now have several clients in your area that are looking for “the God-send.” And, yes it is. (Important since this is probably my “last year.”)

#4

Oh, one important question Brenton:

Had you shaved the area before the electrolysis treatment?

Maybe I’m looking at the grown-in “pre-shaven” hairs and not all the hair shafts I’m seeing, in photo #2, are “true regrowth?” (These look all about the same length, so yes they are probably hairs you had shaved?)

#5

I still think that this is “true regrowth”, but of course, these hairs can be treated in the next treatments (if money is not a big deal for you). And again, I could be wrong, even though those red little marks indicate some sort of irritation.

A small correction on my part, the % kill rate should be the same whether the area was anesthetized or not. Some time ago someone suggested that local anesthesia is what determines that you can achieve 100% removal with 3 clearances. This is not true. Without perfect inserts on each hair, and enough energy, local anesthesia is just a supplement to the ordinary rate… if, as I imagine, this privilege is being charged separately.

#6

So a couple notes:

  1. There was no shaving beforehand of the area (the woman who worked on this side said I should a bit before my appointment for next time). I hadn’t touched the area in maybe 6 months

  2. It’s a place not in SD but in LA where I can have 2 people work on me, which is fine since I go in maybe once every 6-8 weeks. The other side where another woman worked looks much clearer (though I’ve now had 2 clearances in that area – there was an issue the first time where one of the electrologists couldn’t come in so only one side got done the first time).

  3. Unfortunately, there is a charge for the lidocaine injection, but wow does it make treatment SO much more bearable. The treatment is pretty expensive

This is the other side after 2 clearances now (3 weeks later):

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2u8aqdw&s=8#.VD3aXPnF_9s

I might have a before photo from somewhere, but I can’t find it right now

#7

I totally agree. Local anesthesia is a GREAT invention, and should be an option for everyone who want it.

Michael Bono is one of those who have fought very hard (maybe the only one?) for all electrologists in the world can apply it to their customers, provided of course, having received appropriate training.

#8

Why do you need to shave the area?It seems counter intuitive.

#9

Might seem like a silly question, I had thermolysis my stomach trail and felt little to no pain? Is it meant to hurt quite a bit or does the pain increase with duration or hair density?

I think I remember one of my electrologists saying I tolerated quite a high setting.

#10

If you felt no pulling or tweezing, it may be that your electrologist found a good recipe for removing the hair. This area can be ouchy, but I have had several clients that yak away and behave as if they have had lidocaine injections when they have not.

One of my favorite strategies is to crank up the intensity to 100% and reduce the timing (on my APILUS XCell Pro), using picoflash thermolysis. The hairs fly out and most clients are pretty darn comfortable. It’s called my “quick like a bunny” strategy. Quite powerful, quite speedy and gentle to the skin.

Maybe that’s one explanation as to why it didn’t hurt very much.

#11

It’s been a while since I last had a session. I know the area closer to my belly button hurt less and lower hurt more. I found the area between my chest didn’t hurt much but underarms hurt a lot.

Also different times of the month I have different pain tolerance :slight_smile: I also find that longer sessions are good - pain tolerance seems to increase over time (or it hurts enough that you just stop registering new pain hah!)

#12

I recently had a first clearance of the same area, after not shaving for more than 6 months.

Lidocaine was used luckily and here are my results so you can compare to your own.

I have attached two shots of my right nipple - before and then 2 weeks after first clearance.

I have to say, I am very happy with the results so far! :cool:

qwerty Attachments

Before
before.jpg
2 Weeks After
2weeks-after.jpg

#13

Lovely work. I would think another clearance can be done in about 3 months. When did your Electrologist tell you to come back?

#14

She told me I can go back when I want to but not before 3 or 4 months, I’m hoping to go back in March.

The hair that was present has been killed and I was told it represented around 80% of the total hair in that area, so we just need to wait for what wasn’t present at the time of the first clearance to reveal itself to kill those hairs too.

#15

Englishpessimist …

A most encouraging post for me to read, on many levels. In some very tiny way I start to see my years of advocacy (and a few others too), starting to take hold. (Also a perfect area to have cleared too.)

The only constant in human history is change. The next 20 years in electrology will be very dramatic and, in my opinion, a virtual renaissance. Oh, how I wish I could be there to see this.