OK I got some pictures up… http://home.rr.com/danielandvioleta
Please click on PHOTOS at the top and then see the first three pics from yesterday, and the four bottom ones from today. My first treatment was last Saturday and then the second was yesterday. Click on “enlarge image” to see larger version.
She is using the Thermolysis method but from the looks of the place and my reaction I’m starting to wonder if the equipment is antiquated or if she is using it wrong, but honestly I don’t know whether or not my reaction is normal. I’m even wondering if it’s getting infected. I’ve never had something like this done and I have not seen anyone else who has. This is why I’m asking you all for your help in determining whether I should stay with this one (next appointment is for Saturday) or whether I should look for another electrologist with another method? Thank you!!
Your photos are very good, unfortunately, I see overtreatment. I know it looks scary, but you will heal in all liklihood. NO MORE TREATMENTS UNTIL YOUR SKIN IS HEALED! Slather cold aloe vera gel on the treated area liberally. Use tea tree oil, but use it sparenly or your skin will end up redder and dryer. Only use the tea tree oil at bedtime, but use as much of the aloe as you desire all through the day and night.
You can cancel your Saturday morning appointment or you can go in with these pictures and show her your outcome. See what she tells you. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOu HAVE TO EXPECT FROM ELECTROLYSIS. With better equipment and skill, your skin should have looked pinkest to reddish, a little swollen, no clear fluid should have been leaking out, no scabbing or just a few pinpoint scabs are acceptable. There are many elctrologists that can do this well and some keep to their old ways and old equipment because perhaps, clients don’t hold them to a higher standard and call them on it when their skin looks like yours.
I am 99% sure than this will not cause scarring. It will take several weeks to heal, maybe less?, just use the aloe and tea tree oil correctly and NO MORE TREATMENTS until you skin is lovely again.
Get those consults and tell them about or show them what happened to you. You don’t have to mention her business, but do stress that if this is what they think is normal skin outcome, then you will move on, glad to know ya!!
I completely agree with dfahey, I also see overtreatment. It may be due to the strong adhesion of those thick hairs.Your skin will be restored in a satisfactory way, just follow the good advice of dfahey. C´mon!
She did say that the fact that the hairs are pretty short when I come in makes it harder on her to grab them and sometimes she pulls a few times on one before it comes out. I can’t let it grow longer before treatment because I’m in a doctorate program with a very busy schedule and I’m always around people, either clients or classmates. There is no way I can go to class/work with it showing so I end up shaving about twice a day. When I come in to see her I try to let it grow some but can only do so for about a day and a half at most. I even have classes and clients in the evenings. She did say, however, that they were not very “resistant” which makes me wonder. Thanks!
Maybe you can make futrue appointments (with someone else) on Saturday mornings so the hair is long enough for the practitioner to grasp. If someone has good magnification, you only need 1/16 of inch. That’s not a lot and most people won’t notice that length at conversation distance.
She’s got some 'splainin to do. I would give her feedback so she can do some self correcting to review her skills checklist and think about re-training on the better computerized epilators available today. Another investment she should consider is surgical magnification so she can see with ease the hair and the skin reaction as she works away. These are the kinds of pictures that wrongly puts a bad light on electrolysis, when in fact it is the sub-par care offered by the human being in charge of the electrolysis environment. Some people need to seriously continue their education or retire. Consumers can help weed out the “bad” ones if they would only offer some helpful feedback.
I understand your situation but there are people that being wrost have fixed there hair problems for example the case from this young women of 19 years old. Time of treatment:1 year long EXAMPLE OF YOUNG WOMEN
This is NOT a challenging case to me. It looks over the top, but a great electrologist (like James) could get control of these particular sideburns with a couple or so long sessions to give her visual satisfaction and relief. My nose is starting to itch. These are the type of cases I get so excited about to start at full force.
A medical evaluation would be in order here, but the woman could still get started with permanent hair removal.
Your main problem is overtreatment. You shouldn’t have the same exact area treated until it has a chance to heal completely from the previous treatment. So you can go in often, but make sure only healed skin is being treated each time. And if hairs are too close together, then it may be a good idea to just do some thinning on one area, move on to another area, and then come back to the first area etc to give skin a chance to rest.