I can tell you that I am SICK AND FREAKING TIRED of the pain I get while wading through electrolysis. I have a DIY machine that I use to do parts of my arms and that area really isn’t painful.
Well tonight I tried to do some of the heavy hairs on my chest and I literally fell out of my chair it hurt so bad. I really couldn’t even hold the probe still when it was in the follicle. I could only do 7 hairs before I had to throw in the towel. It’s even harder when you do it yourself to inflict pain knowingly. I’m rather lucky I have hair on the upper arms and shoulders because this is one of the least painful areas. I’d love to get my neck beard done to just lessen it but I can’t really afford to blow plane ticket and $105 an hour to the only place in the USA that actually does electrolysis and lidocaine injections.
I don’t care what anybody says, Microflash still freaking hurts. Sure I can take a couple zaps, but not when I’m sitting there for hours on end.
Why on Earth are there not more ways to get Lidocaine Injections? I don’t even think it’s that expensive. Can’t I just pay a doctor privately to do it and then go to electrolysis for two-three hours. If I could get someone to give me lidocaine injections I could work on myself fast and in peace. The only thing I liked about E3000 is it DID NOT HURT. It was amazing. It was actually a joy to sit there and watch and not grimace in pain, grind my teeth, and roll my eyes into the back of my head.
That topical crap does not really work. It maybe cuts the pain 15% at most. Big deal.
Ok I am done ranting but damn this hurts. Electrolysis takes laser and waxing behind the woodshed and leaves them to dry. Waxing is a walk in the park
I’ve been geting my chest done for a while now, and I agree that the pain can be very hard to take at times.
I bought and tried a topical that is supposedly stronger than
emla, but it was next to useless. I have found that emla helps a lot in making the treatments bearable , if I put enough of it on and saran wrap it long enough. The only problem is that it is expensive and tends to wear off. Lidocaine injections are a luxury which although nice in theory are hard to come by at the electrolysis level.
I have to say though that electrolysis really worked on my face and neck and is working well on my chest.
I will keep working on my electrologist to update to the more modern equipment James recommends on here rather than her Silhouet-Tone Sequentium 328.
She can, at this point in time, certainly find electrologists that are willing to sell their Silhouet-Tone VMC’s, which is a better product for the sensation side of electrolysis. An upgrade would be worth the cost of doing business. Anything that satisfies the consumer is a good business decision, in my way of thinking.
My experience with lidocaine injections and areas other than the upper lip are that the after treatment swelling is horrible! I would not recommend it.
Chuck - you might call SS again - she has the Platinum now.
Thanks, I think I’ll try it. I think she had the Apilus Senior last time? What is the Platinum and what is the difference?
When I did get lidocaine injections I did notice some bubbling and swelling but it goes down alot faster than the irritation from the actually electrolysis so I absolutely loved it.
You think if I called a dentist I could come in there and pay them to inject me and then rush home to zap the crap out of my self for a couple hours? Or would they frown on such measures.
I think most dentists would say no, but some might laugh too.
You might find someone who would do it, if you tried really hard, and got lucky.
I managed to get my doctor to write me a prescription for Emla yesterday which saves me about $10/30gm tube. It’s not as good as the lidocaine injections but I do find that it helps a bit. Saving the 10 dollars a tube means I don’t suffer as much of a pain in the wallet too.
Thanks, I think I’ll try it. I think she had the Apilus Senior last time? What is the Platinum and what is the difference?
You think if I called a dentist I could come in there and pay them to inject me and then rush home to zap the crap out of my self for a couple hours? Or would they frown on such measures. [/quote]
They would do more than frown if you asked for lidocaine injections, and for good reasons. Heck, my clients can’t even get their family practitioners to write a prescription for EMLA around here. My clients don’t need topicals as a rule, but when they do need something for their middle upper lip area, they are rejected when asked for EMLA. One lady was told to only let an MD do electrolysis. MD’S DON’T PERFORM ELECTROLYSIS. She specifically handed him my business card denoting it was electrolysis she wanted and I was licensed by The State Medical Board of Ohio, the same board that licensed him as an Medical Doctor!! I sent him a letter. This is one of the reasons I purchased the Apilus Platinum. If clients can have a wonderfully tolerable treatment,even on their upper lip, then they don’t have be rejected by their doctor’s when requesting EMLA and they don’t need to go through the expense of purchasing online topicals like EMLA or L.M.X.
Take Barbara’s advice, Chuck, and call SS who has an Apilus Platinum. I am officialy working on my “test rats” with an Apilus Platinum until I learn all the parameters, bells and whistles of this high tech epilator. So far, I have received positve feedback that it is a very comfortable unit and I am impressed with the skin’s raction after treatment. It’s a little early for me to rave, so I’ll give more information later, after I get into this a little further, but so far, I’m impressed.
Do not miss an opportunity to get a treatment with the Platinum. If you have someone in your community that owns one, consider yourself lucky. Keep in mind there are other electrologists that do not have this newer technology, but can still deliver comfortable treatments.
If you pay SS a visit, this community would appreciate your feedback about the Platinum.
My clients report that it is anywhere from 30% to 70% more comfortable than the SX-500 or the Silhouet-Tone VMC and those two were previously described as being 50% to 75% more comfortable than any previous work they had experienced with other machines & practitioners. I think the net result is a very tolerable treatment. Of course, the guy who just got his back done from 10am till 6pm with no pain meds would say that he is pleased that I use the Apilus Platinum.
My electrologist uses the Apilus Senior and while I can certainly take the pain of getting my upper lip and eyebrows done, the lower back (where hairs are dark but fine - too fine for laser) was unbearable to the point where I was ready to give up. So I tried using EMLA and I could barely feel the electrolysis and it certainly didn’t hurt. In Canada, EMLA is $50 for a 30 g (1 oz) tube and non-prescription, so I can’t claim it under my drug plan. I just went online to see if I could get it for cheaper and I found it for as little as $25 a tube for generic or brand if the brand is bought in large quantities. Of course, these Canadian drug stores only deliver to the US! Anyway, just thought I’d let you Americans know in case that’s a good deal for you, which I assume it is.