Kinda raised bumps after electrolysis (not ingrown hairs)?

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#1

Hey guys,

I had electrolysis for the first time with the epic (redacted…please do not use names here, thanks, Moderator) on my thigh. It hurt bad but was tolerable (I have high tolerance tho). I got red crusts after and the whole area was sore but a few days later it calmed down, crusts fell off and I was left with just hyperpigmentation/postinflammatory erythema (I’m not sure which one it is since I got white skin but in any case it’s red/purplish dots). Well, it was bumpy then too and honestly looked pretty scary/ugly (like tons of red/purple raised bumps close together). I even got some painful acne cysts in the area from the irritation. Basically my skin had been properly assaulted.

That would all be well. It’s been a month now and I know the PIH is going to go away eventually. But I’m kinda worried about the somewhat bumpy texture… The whole reason I did electrolysis was to get smooth skin and now I’m worried I maybe got like the pebbles Bono spoke of?

TLDR: Basically is it normal to have bumps (NOT from ingrowns or kp) 1 month after my first electrolysis (which felt pretty hardcore) and will they go away? Could they be evil pebbles? Thank youuuuuuu

#2

Oh congrats on your first electrolysis session :3!
I just had my first consultation 13 days ago, so I’m absolutely no expert! but from what I remember in Bono’s video series, he said pebbling was from repeated zaps over many treatments that used too low of a frequency. Were there other sources mentioned on the forum that pebbling could come from?
I recall reading from some topics that the thigh can take longer to heal than some other areas, so maybe that’s related to the longer-lasting bumpy skin look?
Ofc I defer to the resident experts, I’ve just been learning a lot recently and noticed your new post ^^ I hope everything goes well!

#3

It’s definitely not pebbling.

It would help to see pictures, because your description makes me believe that the treatment was too aggressive, even for body work which can handle harsher treatments. I would say that typical inflammation from electrolysis should not be extremely obvious a month after treatment (with some exceptions), but your skin is still healing. It sounds more like inflammation from the infections you mentioned.

Either way, it doesn’t sound like a permanent concern, but it’s still worth raising this with your electrologist.

#4

Pictures please.

#5

hi SexyPhurry , sorry could you please not identify practitioners on this site? Unfortunately it’s a rule of hairtell, as we’ve seen issues with such before. It’s fine to say you saw a great electrologist, just keep the names out. Thanks.

#6

It’s been nearly 2 months now and things are a lot better! Bumps have calmed down a LOT. I really don’t think it will leave any lasting damage anymore :slight_smile: I was a first timer freaking out for nothing. Thanks to everybody who replied and sorry I didn’t update for so long. Was busy as hell.
No pics coming probably. Sorryyyyy
And btw some of those bumps did actually turn out to be ingrown hairs! Maybe that’s specific to me because basically ALL my hair ALWAYS gets ingrown. They eventually broke free.