I’m curious about your screen name, candela. Have you tried laser for your chin with Candela’s GentleLASE? I’m not recommending laser for your chin, but wondered about your chosen screen name.
Electrolysis is a good choice for your facial hair no matter where it may be, lip, chin, sides, neck area. A medical check would be helpful to see what is causing this hair. If you have other symptoms that may relate to PCOS, then that will have to be dealt with. All this hair may be natural genetic happening. You just don’t know until you get evaluated.
Get consults from several electrologists. Ask them about the Retin-A. I work on clients who use Retin-A, but I am very careful with the intensity and always use insulated probes and observe the skin closely. I have never had any problems, but other electrologists may feel uncomfortable working on you. Respect them for that.
Cost depends on too many variables and it helps if one can see you close up to even make a very general guess. In my own practice for what I can do and for what I charge, I’m guessing that you might plan on going into this thinking in the $2,000 range, give or take, paying as you go for about a year to 18 months?? I only say this in very general terms based on my own experience and just to give you the idea that we are not talking $10,000 or $20,000 here. So, don’t hold me to this because I’m relating this to what I can do with the modality and tools I work with, only imagining what your facial hair looks like.
It is best to commence exercising about 24 hours after a treatment. Forty-eight hours would be even better. If you do it sooner, then see how you heal. Maybe this won’t bother you, so just experiment a little. Do keep the area clean and use that witch hazel, aloe vera right after (and tea tree oil at bedtime).
Have your electrologist do short appointments until you can see what kind of work she does, then you will have the confidence to start your lip. Most importantly, temporary skin manifestations do NOT EQUAL SCARRING!!! Expect your skin to react in some form as we are destroying tissue that helps hair to grow. You don’t want scabbing on your face that is noticable to everyone, but if you get a few pin size scabs, you will still be fine. Scarring is very rare when you go to a professional electrologist who is highly skilled. You discover that by getting short treatments to see how it feels and heals and above all else by reading the electrolysis section at www.hairfacts.com . Do read as much as you can on this electrolysis forum. You will then know if you have a found the best. Ask your friends, relatives, co-workers if they have ever had electrolysis. See if you get some recommendations. Use your gut instincts. You do need to have a little faith and trust in the person you choose, but above all you need to go into this informed. It will all come together if you study and take notes and use your critical thinking talents.
Good luck, but work hard to make an informed decision. Not all electrologists are the same. There are many that know exactly what to do and then there are some that should retire.
Dee