I have posted on here several times now and I want to pick up electrolysis again. I have bounced back and forth with laser and and electrolyis, but I just feel like I have not gained any ground. Anyway, I think the electrolgist I was using provided the blend treatment, but I may be wrong. I need to know what is the most efficient and effective method of electrology and what are the normal prices for one hour. I was paying $93.00 and hour and it’s a lot of money. Can anyone recommend anyone cheaper in and around the Cherry Hill, NJ area. I will travel up to a half hour or so for treatment if the price is right.
have you checked out the sticky post “how to find an electrologist”. did any of those links turn anything up? it would be best to have consultations and compare skill and prices. i believe you’re treating a large area, so i would look for someone using a form of thermolysis (straight, flash, microflash etc). Prices around NYC are a bit higher. On average, they’re about $60 across the US, but NYC prices range $80-100 I believe per hour. Not sure what the average is in NJ.
The electrologist I was seeing was using the Blend (I think) and I felt like I was not getting anywhere. Is Thermolysis more effective than blend?
I did check your links and I really could not find anything. I Googled and found some names in the area. I still have to give them a call. I’ll be sure to ask for Thermolysis. Do electrologist normally do both is just one or the other?
No, they are BOTH efective. Not all electrologists do both. Some are experts with BLEND and some are experts with THERMOLYSIS, with all its variations of manual, flash, microflash. If you find someone that does both, all the better, but opt for thermolysis, initially. I do both methods, depending on the situation. It’s sort of like do I use a paring knife to cut this big, wide loaf of bread or do I use a long blade serrrated knife to cut this big, wide loaf of bread. The little knife will cut it, but the bigger knife will do th job faster and better.
My personal belief is this: get the hair off fast and keep the area cleared and maintained, until there is no hair left because electrolysis is permanent. This can happen when one uses microflash thermolysis, with the correct intensity and probe size and with the newer top of the line epilators. I didn’t learn this in school, sort of stumbled across this information from another electrologist.
You see, it is very common for clients to lose hope if they can’t see a decent amount of progress (less hair), and they feel “like they are getting nowhere”, like you are feeling now. You still need to be patient, but at least you are going at 60 miles an hour as oppossed to 20 miles an hour. For all my gasping, red-faced colleagues out there who do blend or galvanic only, yes, microflash works just as well and is just as deadly. It should be used, especially for large areas. It is permanent hair removal for any size hair if it is performed correctly and with accurate insertions. More comfortable for the client, too.
So, Mike, if you can narrow things down and find a proficient thermolysis practitioner that has decent speed, you’ll see a difference. You should not have any problems being that you are on the east coast of the USA.
like Dee said, concentrate on frequent treatments in the beginning to get to a full clearance, so that you’re only coming in to kill the weak new hairs after that. Make sure to shave 3-4 days before you come in too so that the electrologist is only treating hairs that are in the correct growth phase.
I was only able to find an electrologist that does the Galvanic method. I have no idea what is is, so am I wasting my time and money? She is charging $80.00 hour and she is an RN. Any advice?
this is an effective method in good hands and has a high killing rate, but it’s very slow. with this method, it will just take a lot longer. it would be best if you could find someone doing thermolysis just to speed things up.
If you felt like you were going no where with blend, then galvanic is not what you want either as it is much slower than the blend. I guess you can go in for the shortest appointment she offers and see for yourself to be fair. It is an excellent method that yields results, but very S-L-O-W for a large area.
I did multi-probe galvanic on a man’s chest back in 2003 who insisted that is what he wanted and after 4 treatments he gave up. Too slow and his chest was like the Amazon jungle.
Can anyone help me find an electrolgist that performs Thermolysis in South Jersey? My zip code is 08002 (Cherry Hill). I’m unable to locate anyone, so if anyone can help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.
Found one!! Whew, that was not easy. She is in Cinnaminson and she works with all types of methods: Thermolysis, Blend, and Galvanic. The only thing is the price is $96.00 an hour, but I’ll give it a shot. I can only afford to go every 3 weeks, should I not bother? Any ideas? Has anyone worked with her in the past? Her info is brlow and she is located in Cinnaminson, NJ.
I think that’s a pretty standard price for the NJ and NY areas. See if she sells packages. It would be most beneficial for you to save a bit and go in for long frequent treatments in the beginning to get to a clearance and then come in only when you have new hairs pop up after that.
I know the electrologists posting on this forum from this area are charging around that much, as well as judging from previous postings by customers in that area if you run a search. I have yet to see anyting under $80-90. I do hope you’re charging less. I’ve called and samples over 10 electrologists in LA, and everyone charges around $55-65 per hour.
Janetgirl, please refer to the “how to find an electrologist” sticky thread.