I have come across an electrologist in my area offering flash electrolysis alongside blend/traditional thermolysis. Could someone please advise what the difference is and which treatment would be best in your opinion for treatment of stomach and chest (fairly fine but lots of it) hair?
Flash is faster. It’s available on the newer machines. Efficacy is same in good hands.
Hey cheshire, you need to find out the machine etc?
I have found that the definition of flash used in the UK is outdated, so you will hear a lot of electrologists saying “oh no, flash is dangerous, I’d never do it”.
Pros of the method Flash compared with Blend.
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It reaches an incredible speed in all kinds of hair and in all the zones of the body. Consequently the economic cost of the treatment is very much minor.
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Very little pain in very sensitive zones as the average zone of the upper lip, where the hair is very thin.
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In telogen follicles (with few water) the Flash works better than Blend.
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The immediate inflammation produces an interruption in the neural circuit, therefore, the analgesic effect takes place before than Blend.
Cons of the method Flash, with regard to the Blend.
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High risk of producing the cutting effect and overtreatment on the surface of the skin.
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It reduces the possibilities of killing the follicle for the “non-experts”.
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It is required a very precise insertion and to place the top of the needle in the exact place of the target area.
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Major inflammatory reaction immediately later. But it disappears before also.
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The nervous clients adapt worse, because the shot is unexpected for them, whereas the Blend has a progressive effect in the sensibility of the client.
It is important to outline, that all the machines that include the method Flash, do not work equally.
Not even all the machines that Blend includes, work equally.
Apparently major all that is the frequency, more deficient is the Blend and better it is the Flash. According to my own experience, I agree with this affirmation.
I suppose I’m turning into the resident historian. Not particularly unexpected since before I started doing electrolysis I was a high school history teacher. And so, the seemingly endless controversy about “which method is best.” It never stops — and never will! I’ve heard it all: flash or manual, manual or automatic blend, multiple needle vs. everything, etc. And then, the various types of needles and HF frequencies! Mamma Mia!
It’s like the tale of several blind men touching an elephant. One man is holding the tail and says an elephant is like a rope. Another man is touching the side of the animal and says an elephant is like a wall. That’s how it is with electrologists: whatever machine or method they happen to be using is, obviously, the best method! Like blind men, we do not see the whole picture — how could we?
In our entire history there has never been a legitimate study of methodology. Dr. Peereboom (NL) did a study at Rotterdam University, but the study was terribly flawed. Furthermore, we have no “Standards of Practice.” The AEA attempted to script such standards, but arguments erupted over all kinds of issues.
Consider this: you want your car fixed. You go to the shop and they give you an estimate. They arrive at this estimate by looking in their “Standards of Repair” book — it tells them how long your particular job will take. And, they give you an exact estimate. We never do that! We never give the patient a straight answer, because we don’t know the answer. And yet, there is an answer!
Most folks know I use straight manual Blend. My colleague, Fino Gior, uses automatic flash. A few years ago, we compared our personal “standards of practice” and they were nearly identical. I mean, we discovered that, say; an underarm case was finished in 5 - 7 hours! The point being: we used totally different methods and different machines and our results were identical! ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL!
My point: Electrologists remove hair permanently — machines don’t do anything by themselves! (And our industry tragically lacks “Standards of Practice.”)
My preference for treatment that is provided to my body is manual blend where the operator uses separate pedals; one for galvanic and the other for thermolysis thereby providing each follicle a different timing as needed. This is the only way to prevent traumatizing my tissue that is prone to psoriasis.
I can not find a single electrologist in my area who can do this for me anymore. Those who did are long retired. This is a shame as I am approaching menopause.
And why not to take a few weeks of well-deserved vacations?. A coastal zone, for example, where you could bath in the water of the sea, already you know, it is very good for the skin that is prone to psoriasis.
I am sorry for your clients but they must understand better than anybody.
Yes, I stayed in Costa RIca for a couple of weeks and relaxed in the mineral rich water that carried volcanic ash and my psoriasis disappeared. Then, I came back to NYC and it slowly came back.
I am going to look for an alkaline water machine as this is supposed to end a host of problems. xo