Hiya,
OK so i just thought i would update my situation and ask you for some help!! As ive described already i have laser stimulated hair growth on my chin, extending to my cheeks and down my neck. I tried a few electrolysists out and thought i had found the perfect lady but now I am not so sure. Ive been travelling 3 hours every 2 weeks to see her, spending a fortune and ruining my weekends! Ive had 4 total clearences with her now, every time i go we totally clear all the hair. She is optimistic it will be gone for good soon. I used to think i was the hairiest woman alive but after doing some reading on here i am realising there are people worse off than me. To give you an idea of the amount of hair, it takes 45 minutes to totally remove all of it.
The problem i am having is my skin. At first i accepted there would be disturbance and i would have to cope with it whilst i sort this problem out. However after reading on this site i dont think my skin reaction is right and am considering changing electrolysists. My lady uses the apilus x500, i think thats what it said on it anyway! She uses insulated probes and has been an electro for 20 yrs. She specialises in hirsutism and seems very knowledgable and i belived her to be one of the best in the UK.
However after each treatment my skin is very red, by the time i have returned home i have the white crusts developing, pretty much everywhere. After a day or two these turns into scabs that look like pin prick marks. These take ages to go, in fact some of them have developed into tiny holes, little pits.
When i brought this up with my electrolysist she said due to the amount of work we are doing i have to expect skin reaction like this. She said it will all go eventurlly when we are done. However i know my own skin and feel this is not right. 45 minutes of treatment is not that long really, we only remove about 8 hairs from my cheeks and i have like 8 scabs there. It definatly does not go in a week.
What should i do? I thought she was the best i could find!
Leo mentioned a clinic in rotherham which has apilus so i may try there.
Do you think the skin damage will clear up?? do these marks and tiny holes tend to fill themselves in in a few months like she says? I have had so much bad lick with hair removal to last a lifetime, i dont want pitted skin and i am worried this is where i will end up. She seems so knowledgable though and actually thinks my skin healing is on track. Do you think i should change practitioners??
I am sorry for the long post but i need help and advice. I wish i lived near any of the professionals on here! Dee and James do you fancy a holiday in england? haha Newcastles nice!
Also to just add in terms of aftercare, i dont apply make up for at least 24 hrs, i use witch hazel and tee tree and i aviod touching the area.
I really am at my wits end with all of this, to have stimulated hair growth was bad enough but now my skin looks awful aswell and im still hairy… my mum reckons its time i got some couselling, i think she may be right. I struggling to mangage at work and my job is stressful enough as it is!!
any advice would be great
bec xxxxxxx