Does anybody have experiences with Selectif Pro? Thank You
“Selectif™ Pro is the next generation of long term hair removal devices.”
“Specialty treatments that complement existing hair removal methods.”
Why bother with a device like this? It’s gimmicky.
If your hair is too light for laser, electrolysis will get it without using another device.
I asked for opinion of somebody who has experience with this device…
If it does not sound good to you than use electrolysis… But it definitelly sounds good to me!
Then use it yourself and share your observations. We don’t care if someone wants to try something - we all have the freedom to do what we damn well please. No one here is going to lose any sleep over your decision to try something that definitely sounds good to you! No one has answered your question with a thumbs up signal. I agree that it is gimmicky, but you can keep checking back here periodically to see if anyone will share information with you to convince you that it works.
This product was being studied in 2006 (Israel) and the release date was scheduled for 2009. We’re here and it’s new, so there is probably very little to report just now. So let’s see where it all goes? Maybe you will find it, use it and come back to report.
I am going to try that device tomorow, and after month or so I will inform you, how it is working…
Maybe it will be finally solution for all, but do not want to be too optimistic, let´s see… But is good to have a little hope, no? Hope dies last:))
My experience: it does not hurt, does not cause any side effect and it does remove the hair. The question is for how long? I think this technology is very promising, but of course,(the same like with laser)you do need multiple session and it is expensive! There is not just initial investment, but every 35 000 treated hair, you have to buy a new probe. Selectif can treat 15 - 20 hair per minute. Think it is a great device, for people who want to treat small areas, however for larger areas you would need a lot of money and patience. Anyway, they will very probably come with improvement and possibility of using impresa on large areas…
vell -
Did you have this done in North America? I didn’t know this was available yet.
According to the Applisonix website they are working on a version of Selectif Pro that treats larger areas of the body.
Hello S-Wave!
I am glad to finally meet somebody, who is also interested in this technology:) It seems to me a bit strange, that no one here is talking about, but it will be probably caused by the fact, that it is too new and everybody is tired by scams…
I do not know about any clinic or specialist who offers a treatment. I was in one European company, which sells medical devices. They gave me some prospectus and allowed me to try it myself for free. I was also told that they recently sold a few of them.
According to my information they are not working on a new version, but on additional device, which should be possible to use with selectif. Kind of new probe I guess.
I am wondering what would be better… buy it now or wait? What if they will not come with improvement? How long it can take? And what if they will make completely new device on larger areas and I will not have money on it, because I would have already spent them on selectif?
Vell,
Yeah they are working on an add-on to the existing selectif which will allow for treatment of larger areas:
http://www.applisonix.com/files/documents/sales-phase.pdf
4th paragraph down.
Sounds interesting. Hope it comes to North America soon.
If you don’t mind answering which part of the body did you have it tested on? Have you tried regular laser? If so, was there a difference? No pain is a pretty big deal though IMO.
I tried it on my shin. There was no pain, just slight warm feeling. I have never tried laser, as my hair is lighter than my skin, so I would burn the skin and hair would stay, and that´s not exactly what I wish:))
It is too early evaluate result. After week, my skin is smooth; there are no ingrowns, no papules, and no irritation. But when I read manual, I realized that I did not use selectif right way. Hairs did not have the right length and I think, I few times touched the skin. But I can come again and try it once more after few weeks, to be sure about results.
Anyway, even if the result is not permanent, I would still think it is a great device, as my skin reacts very sensitively on waxing, epilators and depilating creams, so this looks like solution. Just have to wait until they will make that additional device…
I sent an email thru their website to see if and when they would have SelectIF available in the US consumer market?
Why do you guys think this is gimmicky? Is the ultrasound technology not feasible to heat up the hair follicle enough to disable it?
Vell -
Do you know how much the device costs since they have already sold units? Even though it seems that it is not available in the consumer market, I’m curious to see roughly where it is at in terms of price.
You can purchase that on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180388076346
But I would not recommend you this. It is too expensive, so it is better to pay little more and buy it in company which will provide you with all customer service. Every 35 000 treated hairs you have to buy a new probe for approximately 300$ and pins for similar amount.
I think, that it will be soon everywhere…
It’s an electronic tweezer device, no matter what they try to call it now. It’s been done, over and over and over.
The manufacturer doesn’t even claim it to be permanent, rather “long term hair removal”…so is tweezing and waxing.
It’s supposed to be a professional device…on eBay $7800.00-8200.00 (USD) yet the “probe” has to be replaced after only 35,000 hairs. I don’t know if the $300 is USD or not, but that’s expensive. It comes with 2 replacement “tips.” So I’m guessing 3 tips used per probe? How much are the tips?
Perhaps it is only long-term. Long-term is relative though. If it lasts longer than waxing and is less painful people may use it. If it is less expensive and less painful than laser, which, from my understanding is “long-term” then people will use it.
It’s not a tweezer device, it uses ultrasound in the same way as laser, to knock out the folicle.
Once they can get versions out that can treat larger portions of the body (which they are working on), I think this will start to become more popular.
The demo video shows otherwise. Sound waves, microwaves, tidal waves…not traveling down a hair shaft, Hair Biology 101.
That’s not what their website says:
http://www.applisonix.com/overview.asp?id=-435802050
The IMPRESA™ technology utilizes the hair and the skin characteristics to make the hair serve as an accurate and efficient ultrasonic waveguide. An ultrasonic head is used to focus the acoustic energy directly into the hair shaft, channeling ultrasound energy precisely to the hair root, where the energy is converted into heat. As a result, the hair root`s temperature rapidly exceeds the level that is required to cause long-term damage to the hair’s re-growth mechanisms. Since the energy is accurately applied through the hair shaft, the surrounding skin is not affected. IMPRESA™ is applicable to all hair colors and skin tones, engaging negligible pain (if any), and it can be used safely for almost all body areas.
I think it would be better just to ask vell if there was any tweezing/plucking/waxing involved since he/she has actually used the device.
Please ask “veil” if you need to. I don’t need to. I majored in biology in college, then on to electrolysis school, then laser school. I hit every manufacturers’ event in my area that I’m invited to or that will allow me, laser and gadgets, in addition to getting my CEU’s. I think I understand hair and what is needed in order to disable a follicle permanently and/or temporarily. I also know tweezers when I see them, regardless of what the manufacturer names it…probe. Electrologists call theirs “forceps.” These same forceps are called “tweezers” by the general public. If I grasp a hair and remove it with my fingernails, that’s “tweezing” as well.
If you believe so strongly in what the MANUFACTURER’S web site is telling you, then buy it, sell it, whatever your true interest in this gadget is.
Those of us who are professionals in the permanent hair removal industry deal daily with clients who have had their hopes toyed with by lotions, potions, and gadgets. Because they have lost their hope and trust in the entire hair removal industry, we professionals are left with rebuilding the trust that the scam products destroyed. When we try to help strangers online avoid wasting their time and money, we are disrespected. This entire site, hairfacts and hairtell provides you with the tools you need to make an educated decision.
Here is the reply I got from Applisonix in terms of this unit being sold to consumers:
Selectif is a device for aesthetic professionals. It is currently available in many international markets, but not yet in the US. There are no current plans to market a consumer device in the US.Please let me know if I can help with any other inquiries.
Best Regards,
Yossi Aloni
Applisonix
I didnt ask them about the version that could treat a larger body area…but i got this response thru their website’s feedback form so you all can use that if you want the latest info from them.