I’ve had two appointments with my electrologist but I’m having second thoughts about using her now. Her office is very clean and she seems to have good sanitary habits. She is always booked, she has removed two beards and she has been in the practice for 13 years. But my first treatment left a little pink dot under my skin and the general area that was treated seems to be a bit pinker/redder in color then the rest of the skin. The color difference is really only noticable if I tell someone and have them look very closely. It’s been over two weeks now and I would expect my skin color should be back to normal. So I did more research and I just learned about the 3 main different electrolysis methods. She never explained the differences between these methods to me and she told me that one of the beards that was removed was using blend. She knows I’m in a hurry and don’t have a lot of patience so perhaps that is why she started me with thermolysis. She has been using a setting of .62 or .63 I think, but she has to double treat most of the folicals since they won’t come out with one zap. Since I don’t know anyone that has had this done I’m not sure about the treatment I’m getting.
I’m thinking of going with a lightshear laser treatment to get a clearing for now and years down the road after my 8 laser treatments I will follow up with electrolysis for any touch up work/regrowth. Can anyone shed some light on the treatments I’ve been getting and the laser option?
Oh, and one other important thing to note is that she is using insulated needles which in my understanding helps to avoid skin tissue damage. And each day the area does look a little better, so it is healing.
This doesn’t sound too serious, and I would do some major research on laser induced growth (especially on the face) before starting. What do others think, especially those who have had laser treatments on facial areas.
There have been numerous reports here on hairtell alone about induced hair growth on facial areas for women who have lased their faces. Doesn’t happen to everyone and I certainly do not have any percentages of incidences to spout. I’m just relying on what I have read here and what I have seen in my office. We refer to it as a risky gamble.
It has been 48 hours since my last treatment. I have used plenty of witch hazel and stayed out of the sun. Does this look ok? I’ve heard folks on this site mention that the area should be back to normal after a few days.
I think the pros will probably want to know what the make
and model of the machine your practitioner used,
type of magnification system, etc. in order to co-relate to
the setting you mentioned.
I have had lightsheer laser followed up by electrolysis
(mostly thermolysis) on my face and neck. I had 9
laser sessions followed by the electrolysis.
I wasn’t satisfied after the laser since it left way too
much regrowth for my needs. It did provide a good starting
point for the electrolysis though.
Good luck with your treatments.
I’m going to leave the judging on your results to the pros,
but it looks like you have a bit of scabbing going on there.
I used a cream with lavender, zinc-oxide, vitamins A& E
and tea tree oil on the skin for a few days(at night)
after my treatments. I would think that what you experienced
might take about a week to fully heal.
Nobody can treat these follicles are in the picture, without causing scabs. Indicates that hair follicle is deep, with a major diameter and almost everyone in the anagen phase. Which means they need a great deal of energy to be removed.
To carry out the processing of these hairs successfully, you must undergo a series of side effects, of course every time. You can not delete dint of kisses and caresses.
But one thing is certain, all the disadvantages always, always worthwhile.
These are not horrible and they will heal. Use the witch hazel, aloe and tea tree oil to speed things up.
It is hard to control the heat for these big hairs when using certain epilators. With the better epilators and the use of a proper sized probe ( like a # 6 )scabbing can be minimized or even abolished. Scabbing on the face does not have to inevitable, but it sometimes happens. Body scabbing is almost a given. I see nothing to worry about here. Do proper aftercare and give feedback to your electrologist. Maybe she can make some adjustments.
What is her set up like out of curiousity - epilator, probe size and type (insulated, gold or stainless steel) magnification and lighting? If you don’t want to answer this, it’s okay.
She was using an insulated #4 needle, with an Elite epilator and a foot control. I’m not sure what version the Elite epilator is. I checked pictures and it’s not the Spectrum. We are in her finished basement with loads of floresent lights. She has a large magnifine glass on a pivot swivle setup with a light attached to it. The spots in the picture ended up healing fairly well. But part of it is not looking good and it corresponds to the overlap of my previous treatment. I went fishing on a Sunny day on a boat 48 hours after treatment. I put a tiny amount of sun block on my face, but probably not enough. I think to some extent it is my fault that I still have some pink discoloration to the original treatment area. Thanks for all the replies!
If her machine has a digital display in the middle and has knobs for controls, it is probably the original Instantron Elite (I own one myself.) It also sounds like she is using a circle lamp. Her setup is certainly servicble, but if she upgraded her equipment she might be able to reduce the scabbing a bit. Either way, it is not something to worry about, just make sure you follow up with proper aftercare (this can’t be emphasized enough.)
I am in the same situation, having a beard removed, and I have had scabs like that on the face (and have had many like that on the body.) Like others have said, it is normal and will heal.
To start, I did 10 laser treatments figuring I would then clear what remained with electrolysis. (My laser operator was very upfront about needing followup electro and that electro was the gold standard of permanent hair removal.) I did get exactly what I was being sold, “permanent hair reduction”, it thinned the hair and made my very heavy beard softer and that in of itself was very helpful, but I still need extensive electrolysis to permanently remove it. If I had it to do over again, I am not sure if I would bother doing the laser and would go straight to electrolysis.
Vickie, that’s what I call a valuable and reliable testimony firsthand.
Kate Jocelyn, pink discoloration can be caused by transparency through the skin of the injuries that have affected some very deep follicles (3,5 or 4mm). And who have not yet had time to heal. Courage !!
