Losing hope...

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1 
I am a 21 year old female and I've had a facial hair problem & an acne problem since I was 11. I tried laser treatments but it didn't work. I'm dark skinned so I think it adds to this whole mess.
I went to an electrologist for 2 hours today. She complained about my clogged pores and how I need to exfoliate. She also mentioned over and over how distorted my hair follicles are due to laser, wax, threading, whatever. I'd be surprised if she got 20 hairs out within those 2 hours. Some hairs she had to zap multiple times.
I saw that my electrologist had good reviews online so I really had hope. :[ I had to miss class today just so I could grow out the hair & not wear makeup for the treatment. I’m absolutely heartbroken. I spent countless hours researching on this forum the other weekend and I thought I knew what to expect. I guess I don’t.

Should I see another electrologist? Will I have the same problem? I know my skin might be tough but 15-20 hairs in 2 hours?!
Please give me your advice… I haven’t been able to stop crying since the treatment  I’m a college student and I feel like I just got robbed… She couldn’t estimate when I’d get my first clearance either…
Btw I’m from north & central nj area. Thank you.

#2

15-20 hairs in 2 hours? What was she doing to treat ONE hair in 8 minutes? I don’t understand.

#3

She uses blend… she insisted it was extremely difficult to get the hair out. She would have to zap one follicle multiple times. Also, she’d dip the needle in some water prior to zapping.

I have an appointment with her next week but I’m thinking of trying someone else first. :confused:

#4

“Zap multiple times?” That’s not the blend. Dipping the needle in water? I have no idea what that is. Baffling.

#5

Okay, maybe zap isn’t the right word but I don’t know what else to call it. lol She’d ‘zap’ it once & try to take the hair out but it wouldn’t budge. So she’d repeat the process multiple times. She was dipping the needle in water because I wasn’t hydrated enough so apparently that was slowing her down…

#6

Good God. Sorry. This is frustrating for you and it is embarrassing for the electrology profession. Can you submit a picture by chance?
I don’t know why you would even consider going back to her. It sounds like she doesn’t have experience treating hair structures like yours. This just isn’t right and borders on bizarre.

#7

I just have to find my camera… my webcam isn’t good quality.
I’m just really down. :frowning:

I felt like having her say over and over again how tough my hair follicles are justified her actions. I wish I could see James but he is 6.5 hours away from me. :frowning:

Thank you dfahey & Michael Bono for letting me know that something is wrong…

#8

Have you introduced yourself to ‘ihatebodyhair’? Maybe he has some pearls of advice for you.

Kathy Haas CPE is in Philedelphia and may be worth visiting if you can’t see James right now. Arlene Batz is in Queens. If you could just see what good electrolysis care feels like, then that would facilitate any future consults in your area. This really shouldn’t be so hard for consumers and I’m so sorry that you are feeling so down right now.

A smart phone would be good enough, like an i-phone, if the light is right. We like pictures here, so if you can manage that, that would be helpful.

#9

No, I haven’t but I will PM him…

Do any of them do marathon sessions? I’m afraid that’s the only way I will see any noticeable results. Years of waxing/threading in combination with my laser treatments has made my hair come back with a vengeance. :[

Thank you for all your help.

hey ihatemybodyhair! I sent you a PM.
Thank you for the link. My treatment did not go like that at all. I’m sorry you’ve had to waste so much money… now I’m thinking I should save my money for now and wait until I can see someone out of state. She did provide a free 15 min consultation and she went slow, but I thought it was just because I was dehydrated.

#10

Remember, we do get paid by the hour, and as a licensed state, NJ license holders hold a piece of a monopoly, that gives them the business, regardless of what a free market might otherwise produce. If more people were able to enter the field in NJ, someone would be doing faster work. Maybe a lot of someone’s would be.

As it is, those who might be interested in doing this are stymied by the bureaucracy, and either drop out, work in Pennsylvania or work underground in New Jersey.