Hello. I am looking for professional opinion in my case. I had good experience with my axiles 3 years ago, no signs, no pigmentation. A month ago i did the legs, and i am desperated. The scabs were very big, lasted 3 weeks, and there were some blisters. The scabes fell, but the signs remained.
! What bothers me the most! It passes more than a month, but there is not only pigmentation, the skin isn’t smooth, some are like pimples, some like atrophic signs, i am scared these will remain scars.
Please look at the pictures, may be tomorrow i will make some in the daylight.
Is it any chance that time will heal the pimples or signs, or should i consider laser or some interventional methods? I feel like i destroyed my legs…
I hope that pigmentation will be less obeserved as time goes, but the pimples? If the skin didn’t heal normally in the beggining, will it ever be smooth again?
All is going to heal just fine. The hyperpigmentation may last a while but always resolves completely. You can try some tea tree oil over the “pimples” but they too should heal completely with time. Nothing to panic about here really.
Yes I had similar type of scabs and hyper pigmentation on feet. This all fades away but slowly. Once all treatments are finished, it will fade with time. These are not scar formations.
Thank you, but i cann’t to no panic… how long does this heal? Should i stay away from the sun for a year or 2? I will survive a summer in pants, but more?
I believe that it will fade away, but i am afraid some signs are going to remain… i am so scared to continue electrolysis, may be i should go back to the razor
These “scabs” remained after the first scabs had fallen, i don’t know if this is normal the second scab or pimple, i don’t know how to name it. It passed more than a month.
I read more topics, so…i guess my “scabs” are that what Michael Bono calls “pebbling” - not killed follicle, and i see new hair growing in some. Are the “pebbles” permanent? Do they heal?
I blame myself that i didn’t do a little probe before, but… too late.
Well, she used twezers, and she mentioned about anagen phase. In the attached photos you can see little black hair, it is hair coming from the pigmented area, worked folicles. I am pretty sure that at the begining the power was too high, i can see difference between 2 areas done in 2 different days.
May be it is her work, may be the shoes were too tight… What i really want to know, if i should continue electrolisis on my legs, the next session, or stop here. If it is temporary side effects, and the pebbles and pigmentation will go away in some months, it’s ok, but if these will remain signs for life, i would prefer have hair than signs. I don’t know what to do.
Thank you for your attention.
Also, what do you think about coconut, olive, castor oils? Is tea tree oil the best to use for me now? Is it to early for hidroquinone?
Angiogenesis and some post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation: normal and will go away. Take some real time on this and look over my videos on healing skin post electrolysis. Just click on the link below. Knowledge will end your stress. You do not need to put anything on … nothing at all (unless it makes you feel better). Just leave it alone.
Go to “answering patient’s concerns” …
Why didn’t your electrologist explain all this nominal stuff to you?
Thank you for your response. I watched the videos and i believe PIH will fade away with time, but it bothers me that the skin isn’t smooth, there are some evelvations, like pimples or pebbles, remained after the scabs had fallen, and i see new hair growing through them. I didn’t find if this is normal, and that’a why i am stressed, because didn’expected that, i thought the skin will be smooth after the scabs fall, not pimples. As time passes i hope to see some improvement.
Thank you
You need to give it time to resolve. The skin has very good healing qualities. “pebbling” only happens after repeated low power treatments. I dont see anything in your pictures to say that is the case. The raised areas will also resolve themselves. If you come back in 18 months and tell me “Seana those marks and raised areas are still there” then and only then will there be cause for concern. We know this because in almost every single case of skin reaction the issue does resolve completely. Please have faith, and as I’m often heard to say “Dont sweat the skin reactions” . It’s all going to be fine.
Agree. I had my legs “electrolo-sized” ( new word) in 1975 and they looked far worse than your situation. FAR WORSE! Today, my skin looks and feels like porcelain.
I don’t remember how long it took to resolve, but I don’t remember it taking years, so maybe it was a couple of months?? Please don’t worry. Just keep pushing forward through the hair growth cycles and be patient!
Thank you for all your advices. I was a litle desperate, now i hope that all will heal, even the pebble-pimple-like raised areas. May be in summer 2018 i will finally wear a skirt, now i feel like it will be a long, long year. Thank you again for encouragement!
I am coming with a 4 month update. There are still depressed ones, acne-like marks closer they look like circles,fade in center with darker boards. The hiperpigmentation marks are 1,5-2mm.
I live in eastern europe, we have hot summers here, it is very difficult for a 20 years old woman to wear only pants and closed shoes at 35 celsius degrees, hiding from sun. If it were only this summer, but may be more? I did the electolysis beacause i was tired of shaving every 2 days and now i have to hide everything and i feel stupid.
What can i do to improve the situatuion? How to exfoliate the legs and how often? The laser can help for hiperpigmentation?
I understand that i may be annoying, but i really hope to find some answers here, there are nore profesionals than in my country. Thank you.
Actually I am annoyed … but not at YOU! I’m annoyed at your electrologist for not explaining exactly what happens when you get these normal post-treatment marks. Why would any electrologist just treat you and not explain everything? Annoying! “Bloody hell” annoying!
These areas are specifically going to get the exact marks you are showing. Nothing is wrong. You are simply going to have to “put up with it.” No treatment is going to speed the healing process … don’t do laser!
In my own practice, I explain all the “down-side” effects and if the client can’t accept these temporary marks, I won’t work on them. Watch the following and “chill out”:
In my personal experience, post inflammatory pigmentation marks that look like flat scabs faded away 1.5 years after last treatment. Electrolysis scarring is real and does happen more than people tend to admit, but your photos show normal manifestations. If you continue regular scheduled treatments, do not expect this to go away quickly, as every treatment triggers new reaction.
I’ll let experienced practitioners comment on the photos in the link, but other complaints the Russian lady was making is that hair continues to grow but she admits that she only did 2 treatments and stopped. 2 treatments even with a master electrologist is not enough to treat all hair. She also complains that one time they injected so much pain meds that she forgot her birthday. Pain management injections is a whole different subject and is not related to standard electrolysis that most people will receive.
Let me tell you that what you have is going to go away … 100% guaranteed.
The sources you have mentioned have sketchy credibility. Often times, stuff you read on the internet is false or designed to promote something (usually themselves). Don’t believe everything you read; especially on the internet.
Stop “sourcing around” and getting yourself confused. I have nothing to gain by giving you suggestions … nothing to promote. What you have is going to go away! Your electrologist did NOT make any mistakes!
As far as your electrologist’s explanation? I probably would NOT have expected hyperpigmentation in your case, so her recommendations were okay … (except on the feet where hyperpigmentation is a virtual certainty, but usually not visible in skin types like yours.)
So, if you want to remain stressful about this … well, that’s your choice. However, this is GOING TO GO AWAY! In the end you will have zero marks and then wonder why your “beat yourself up.”
I will interject that most of the time, continuing with electrolysis will lessen the hyperpigmentation. I suppose I can go into detail on this, but a video would be better. I’m still waiting for GOOGLE to figure out their new “system” that is crashing everybody on Youtube. Right now, it’s a waste of time to post new videos.
