Hello forum. Im a new electrologist to the business. I have had yrs of electrology done and I have been an apprentice for half a year. I have worked on myself for a while (upperlip) with the blend method. I did my first patient last week. A female that has been plucking for years and her hairs are like a male. Deep and distorted. She had been getting thermolysis for a few mths a few yrs back but had to stop due to finances. I asked her to be my model and she complied and it went smoothly. I have a Fischer Compublend CBX and I used the blend method on her. She said that it was 75% less pain than the thermolysis and she said I was a godsend to her because she actually cant afford it now. Well since shes extremely hairy, I get to work on different parts of her face.
I started on the cheeks because my instructor said that was the less painful area for the client and then move to a bone. She said its a psychological move that she has done for years with new patients. I did but my patient has had flash done and she said she didnt feel the blend at all. It took me about 20 mins to stop shaking but after that, I was rolling like a bowling ball. I never once missed the follicle and the hairs came out easily.
The question I have for any of you is what type of magnification is affordable and best? I was using the lamp and I could see hers easily because they were coarse but I already know that extremely fine hairs will be difficult to see. She uses loupes but I tried using my instructors and I couldnt really see well through them. I also purchased the clip on lenses and I didnt see as well as the magnification lamp.
I have read this forum from page 1 to 300 and it has helped me even more. I will be using the blend method more than the flash. I have had both modalities done to me over the years and I found the blend more comofortable and a little more effective on more coarse hair. Now, I have done the flash on myself also and will probably use that on clients with finer more vellus hairs that are more superficial but in certain areas I plan on using blend.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated on my new journey. I have had 3 apprentices over the course of my training and they all have given me excellent advice ahd teachings in their methods of modality. The place im doing my apprenticeship from uses strictly flash and they use older machines and they we asking ME about the blend method. I feel very excited and im an extremely fast learner and my insertions are almost perfect so far.
Thank you for allowing me to join such an informative site.
Ms Olivia