I just bought Telangiectasia second addiction by Michael Bono. Are there any opinions on this book?
Are there suggestions for other books on Telangiectasia?
Strangely enough, I am unaware of any other books on the subject.
Like the rest of the books by Michael Bono, this is written in simple language and easily understandable. Each explanation is supported by illustrations that help in your practice. If you still want to learn more, you can always buy the DVD on the same subject. I did this and I think it was money well spent.
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[color:#3333FF]I’m actually aiming to get this book too. I have some areas I want to treat. I want to read the book to see if its something I am capable. I’m wary of infection though. It might be something I pass on if I can’t assure myself of the required area sterility. It may wait until I get a tabletop autoclave.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the risk of infection is much lower in the treatment of telangiectasia than in the treatment of hair follicles. Telan treatments, ruby points, achrocordons, seborrheic keratoses, etc are certainly easier, safer and effective than one might think a priori.
Before a only session of 30 minutes:
A year later:
Jossie is righ … virtually no chance of infection. Well, much less than electrolysis.
Interesting. I’ve actually been getting Candella V-Beam sessions for the infamous nose veins, without delving into this subject at all, can it be performed with a standard F3 probe?
Ah well, to late. I tried to nuke a skin cherry at therm setting 6 with a F3 probe, unless i’m going to die immediately please reserve all your ‘I’m stupid’ comments for some other time. 
T-tron
The “telangiectasia” story is sort of interesting in that it went through an odd evolutionary process. Originally, I wrote my book for fellow electrologists, but this was immediately (and officially) rejected. So, I “spun” the thing to medical doctors with a re-labeled unit called “Telangitron.” We sold 200 units in 18 months but then got “noticed” (well, copied). Success never goes unnoticed.
To date there are no less than a dozen “T-tron-type” devices and one of these made it on the TV show “The Doctors” and sells for $28,000 … seriously, and this is simply an electrolysis unit with “bells and whistles!” (If you are an electrologist, you already have a unit that works as well as this insanely-priced unit!)
Electrologists are still fearful of doing the process (most do it in secret) and have no inclination to challenge any of their State boards … yet, that IS how procedures get accepted.
Remember, NO State board ever created ANY profession or procedure. Instead a procedure gets started and then, after political pressure, gets added to the list of approved practices. Take a look at “permanent make-up, to see how this works. Originally, permanent make-up was forbidden.
Still, this simple electrolysis-tele procedure beats laser for facial telangiectasia. In fact, the literature (and in my own observation), the laser often makes facial teles “treatment resistant.” It’s in the literature: check it out. (Several good articles in “Cosmetic Surgery Times.”)
I will probably be dead and buried for 30 years before electrologists finally get on board … however; the estheticians already are on board!
Electrologists, if they do this, also don’t charge enough for the procedure. I could quote the “going rates” but it would make you sick and RUIN your whole day! (Another “side story”: I originally went to Laurier, Mike Roy’s Dad, to have them make a needle for me. Ended up designing a needle with Ballet and they sell “billions” of them to all the manufacturers. BRAVO!)
Mhmm, i do not believe You’ll be dead. As we saw earlier, Jossie is already on board, and a few others seem to be as well. In germany even some cosmeticians offer treatmens with the teleangitron (which is good news for me). There is even a german distributor of that device.
Currently i am working on models in order to get the necessary experience and to check out the possibilities to transfer the method from blend to the various modes platinum.
Electrologists, if they do this, also don’t charge enough for the procedure. I could quote the “going rates” but it would make you sick and RUIN your whole day!
I did a quick and preliminary research on the local prices / treatment times and had the impression that we are probably more or less competitive with our current rates. At least in the beginning.
here is the “mystical” procedure for spider vein thread vein removal explained and shown in a video from the UK where the procedure seems commonplace
performed by a Doctor too
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I wanna get on board that’s why I bought the book. I am finding that I might not be able to use my Apilus SX500 for the procedure, but I am not convinced as of yet.
You can use Your SX500. It tried the procedure with my Platinum in Picoflash mode, i.e., more similar to the variation of the technique shown in the video linked above. Successfully and with side effects comparatively or slightly less. Alternatively and strictly following Michael’s protocol in Omniblend mode with galvanic onset before HF onset.
BTW: i could imagine that Multiplex might be an interesting alternative: use a weak current during intrusion an then a short and (not too!) sharp pulse for final destruction.
I think that the point of using galvanic current on insertion is to smoothly penetrate the skin to the capillary. Using AC will make the needle stick to the skin.
So far I am finding Michael’s book to be a fun and educational read.
I have two tiny red spots on my face that look exactly like ones i have seen here. They werent raised and have ony been there for about 6 months . A profession electrolysist (E) I had a consult with called it a cherry spot or some such word and said it was very easy to treat with E and would disappear instantly.
So at my last E appoint I asked my E practitioner if he knew how to treat these two tiny red cherry spots . He said he could do it, told me i might really feel this zap and did some deep insertions that were more painful than others ive ever had. Well, Absolutely nothing has happened with those marks , in fact they may be slightly more irritated.
I did call the woman , to ask her about her treatment and she warned that once treated she would NOT retreat as it could create scar tissue.
I sent my electrolysist the video posted here and two weeks later have seen him again . He was confident that we could safely retreated the two spots only this time he used the technique that was similar as the video and totally painless.
At least one of the spots looked a little better immediately after he treated it but as soon as i got home it looks worse than ever. Is this normal? In fact now i see a bloodshot looking little vein near it.Does it seem lighter after treatment and then get worse before it gets better ?
Danika, Cherry angioma are very different from telangiectasia. The former are most commonly found on the trunk and abdomen whilst the latter can appear anywhere but are very common on the face, neck, décolletage and legs.
Cherry angioma shouldn’t be ‘punctured’ at all - they don’t need to be and it would, probably, make them worse.
They only require a very gentle ‘nudge’ with the electrolysis needle - no piercing - and they are gone. An Advanced Electrolysist will know exactly what to do.
As to the spots looking worse when you got home, assuming they have been treated correctly and that they are telangiectasias, after the initial blanching the area will become inflamed and that is normal but this should settle after about 24-48 hrs (approx) and then improve.Little amber crusts may appear and they should be left untouched to fall away themselves.
If they were treated as cherry angioma (as described above) then, very, very mild inflammation would be expected as the treatment is non-invasive.
Retreating is fine in principle as long as 6 weeks are left between treatments.
I use my Apilus for all my advanced work but never on the normal thermo/flash circuit, only the Thermocoagulation mode.
I’m doing a small comparison study presently using Blend v. Thermocoag. for telangiectasias and the outcome so far (early days) is: Blend better on legs/Thermocoag better on face.
I’ve read that telangiectasia on legs should not be removed with electrolysis because of higher blood pressure, but should be removed by Sclerotherapy.
Absolutely right ekade; Leg vessels of above 1mm diameter should not be treated by electrolysis. They are likely to be caused by raised venous pressure and may well be accompanied by larger varicose veins. In this case sclerotherapy or other forms of treatment may be recommended.
Additionally, telangiectasia below the knee are in a higher risk category due to the greater risk of compromised venous return.
Junex
A person with lots of varicose veins would do well to increase their intake of Vitamin E to at least 2,000 mg’s a day. This can be done via pills, or food (food is best, but hard to get if one’s eating at McDonalds). The circulatory system will begin to heal, and the walls of the circulatory system will regain its elasticity and strength.
I won’t go on a tirade, but one should avoid Monosodium Glutamate, and one could get a lot out of watching “Forks Over Knives”, “Fat Sick & Nearly Dead” and “SuperSize Me”