Hi Seana
I’ve booked an appt with my GP for next week, and several years ago when I was checked for PCOS my hormone levels were apparently within the normal range for a female, however, my hairiness clearly isn’t. Would a female within a normal hormonal range still need some kind of medication to help the electrology take better effect? Or would no meds be better? I dont really want to be taking meds at my age for the rest of my life, for this reason, if I can avoid it.
I have my first consultation with an electrologist tomorrow afternoon! Excited and nervous! Despite whats been said about laser, because of my negative first experience, I’m not as confident with the procedure. I certainly dont want to be trying any more laser on my face/neck. Though, I may try it in combination with electrology on my legs, arms and back in the future.
Hi guys, so I had my first appt last week and the electrologist gave me a taster for 15 mins.
I had a 40 minute session 2 days ago, and here are some pics I took in the evening, my electrologist is starting with zapping hairs on the chin and gradually working downwards towards the neck:
And these are some pics I took today:
My electrologist uses a sterex machine with an insulated probe and the heat used is about 30.
It’s really hard to tell as the lighting is funny, and I’m still learning what to look for. Those red dots though have me concerned though the intensity might be a bit high. I’m hoping one of the pro’s will weigh in with an opinion. You should take these pictures ( and ones with better lighting) to your electrolysist on your next visit as feedback. Sometimes I understand different skin and different body parts react differently so I could be wrong and want to leave room in what I say for that.
And no if your levels are normal, and you have been cleared of PCOS, medications probably shouldnt be prescribed, as all they do is drop your levels down to the normal range to begin with.
Seana
Looks good to me, you have to remember anytime you stick something under your skin and apply any form of electrolysis you’re going to have adverse reactions. Everything will heal fine
Looks all normal and good to me. Swelling and redness following by some scabbing and the odd whitehead. The scabs will fall off after a week or so. Let them fall off in their own time. Don’t use facial scrubs.
After your next appointment and for the first two days after, keep your skin clean with simple soap and water and then dry. Don’t rub the skin, be as gentle as possible. I would avoid using any creams or makeup.
Having had extensive facial work done in a short period of time, I can agree with those who say the best thing is to keep the area clean and dry and to avoid touching it for any purpose.
Hi guys, so I had my last 2 hour session with this particular electrologist on Tuesday (bringing me up to a total of 280 mins with this electrologist) on the chin and neck area. However, I’m a bit concerned with the amount of scabbing and discoloration on my neck.
Is this normal? She’s assuring me that this is normal, but I went to another electrologist on Thursday for 5 hours of treatment on my upper lip, cheeks and goatee area, and I have no scabbing, and swelling from that session has reduced dramatically in a matter of three days. She was also very concerned about the work of the other electrologist.
I took these pics earlier today, what do you think? I haven’t embedded the pics as they appear much larger and clearer when u click on the links.
As you can see from pics in previous posts, my neck did not have that kind of discoloration before, and the scabs have obv appeared post-treatment.
Personally, I don’t see anything in the photos that worries me. It will all heal.
I find the neck area is far more prone to scabbing than the cheeks and upper lip. That isn’t to say it that it’s unavoidable.
It’s difficult to say why there is a difference. It could be the skin in that area. Or it could be that the other electrologist is holding back a bit in her treatment. Or it could be that her equipment and technique mean she is able to perform effective work whilst minimising scabbing.
I would give your neck area a rest for a few weeks to allow the scabs to fall off and the skin to start healing. Then, to really compare, have the other electrologist work on the same area (neck and chin). Pay particular attention to how the treatment feels as well.
Thanks, that’s what I’m thinking too.
I’ve cancelled my next appt with electrologist 1, not going to have the same area treated for a month, and then have it done by electrologist 2 or another electrologist, and compare results.
Or have electrologist 1 work on another area of my body to sef if it’s my neck and chin that’s particularly sensitive?. The second electrologist was using an apilus platinum pure machine with the laurier probes, I’m not sure if it’s that that made the difference to my upperlip and cheeks or her technique?
I just feel that between appts it looks very unsightly and so I feel quite self-conscious, if I can find an electrologist that gives me minimal scabbing then I’d prefer it. Another issue of concern is I don’t want to end up with any permanent marks or discolouration! That would be just as depressing as the hair.
I just wanted to join in with everyone who says that this is doable. This is more than doable. I see cases much worse than this every day. This is not a big deal to clear. On a scale of 1 - 10, 1 being on the less hairy and 10 being on the hairier side of all the women’s faces I regularly see, your face (including the side of the neck) and your arms are about a 4.
The challenge with the face is finding an electrologist who can treat the fine vellus hairs on the sides of your face and neck well. Your arms are not a challenge at all, even for an average-skilled electrologist.
It will require some commitment on your part, but with proper treatment you will be just fine rather quickly.
Sorry, I haven’t read the entire thread, just responding to random posts.
I don’t like the scabbing, either. The concern is not whether it will heal, as it will heal just fine, but whether your electrologist is killing the hairs. Improper insertions can cause such scabbing.
I see you mention a 5-hour appointment?! IMHO, judging by your first set of photos pre-treatment, it should have been 120-150 minutes to clear everything, including the vellus hair on the sides of your neck.
The 5 hr session covered most of my upper lip, aside from the bit above the cupids bow as it was getting too painful, and also most of my cheeks moving away from nose towards side burns, goatee area, and some new hairs that were sprouting on my chin and neck.
It took about 2-3 hours for electrologist 1 to finish all the thick hairs and many of the smaller ones on my chin and neck, over 2 appts, plus, some new growth.
I’m not really sure what to make of the amount of scabbing, Ive not had any elec appts since, but I have spoken to electrologist 1 and she affirms that the scabbing is normal because the skin in this area is thinner and so it is more prone to scabbing?
Its looking a lot better this week, but it still needs some time to heal.
Thanks for the reassurance.
What kind of timescale would you say I’d be looking at to clear my chin and neck? How many hours of work?
Probably, a couple of hours to clear the whole face and neck. Maybe, even up to 3 hours.
Some are faster, some are slower. The most important factor is if they are doing it properly. Do you feel the insertions? Do you feel the hair being tweezed?
Very new to this myself but I have found the denser or coarser the hair the more scabbing I have now - not saying with any authority that this is normal or OK but that is what I am experiencing. I had one super fat hair on the right side of my chin and he put up a good fight while being zapped, it is obvious which scab is from that hair. The more scattered whiskery hairs and the fine hairs, I had no scabs whatsover - which lead me to speculate that for me at least, it was density + coarseness that leads to more scabbing rather than poor tecnique? I never felt the insertions and I could tell when hairs resisted being pulled and she would zap again and then the removal was smooth so I know she was getting them released.
It is rapidly diminishing in my case. I have read some things here that say thinnning vs. clearing can lead to less irritation but I can’t say the irritation bothers me enough to want to try just thinning next time. It looks ugly but it feels wonderful and it’s not as if it looked amazing to begin with, previously I had i had irritation from shaving + stubble, I much prefer the irritation without the stubble.
I am new to this but fwiw that is my experience at the moment.
Here’s hoping this works out wonderfully in the end for both of us! It will be more than worth this brief irritation for me if it does.
