TEMPORARY SIDE EFFECTS WITH ELECTROLYSIS

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#101

Scabbing is the normal result of electrolysis performed on body areas.on facial areas (above the jawline) this is not the case but you can still get some limited scabbing.scabs if present should be small and insignificant about the size of a pinhead.while not desirable, it’s definitely not something to be concerned with.

And this zapmyface, is why present a non-alarmist point of view.in the vast majority of cases, minor scabbing resolves completely.
To OP, I recommend going on YouTube and searching for the channel “Electrology Now” . Have a look at 2 of the videos Mike bono presents here, first the healing skin video series and second chin dents and scars.

#102

zapmyface: The new electrologist had to avoid the area and work around, so the area was touched just once.

Iluv2zap: Minor scabs are normal and I can deal with them. The thing is, I was left with connected scabs that were like 5mm big in some places. The area after treatment also leeked plasma like hell. I experienced no such thing with the other electrologist. I might find the picture after the treatment to show the scabs.

Thanks for the tip I will try to look at some youtube videos.

#103

What you’re describing is exactly what happened to me. After 2 years I’ve still got scars. I’d be the first one to tell people who come here with their ridiculous skin reactions that it’s the normal process, but sadly what happened to some of us isn’t. I’m not saying you’ll get scared too, but if you’re at that stage I believe you’ve got a chance to be. Welcome to level 2? lol

I have a theory about skin healing though, for the rare people that will get permanently scarred, the ‘‘waiting strategy’’ doesn’t seem to do too much good in the cosmetic sense that we want, what if an aggressive repair treatment (controlled skin injury like laser/needling/etc) as soon as possible (but how soon though) yielded more effective results? I have no idea if it would help or aggravate the cosmetic aspect. (Key word of this paragraph is cosmetic!)

The caveat if this worked would be that everyone would start doing it because they’d all think their temporary skin reactions would form scars, and at that point I’m sure more people would scar themselves with the repair treatments themselves (just kidding… but maybe not)!

#104

I think that the best bet is to wait util the pigment fades and if there is any scaring left by then, it will have to be treated preferably with CO2 resurfacing laser. I will ofcourse consult specialist. I also use a Strataderm gel, that is proven to heal and prevent scars. I dont know what good it will do since the real problem is under the skin and it is hard to tell how far the gel penetrates. Better than nothing I guess.

#105

I’ve spoken at length with Dr. Chapple and he confirms what I’ve seen for years. Deep dermal contraction scars? Virtually nothing will eradicate them. Certain treatments will give you temporary results, but you cannot restore your skin to the original condition. (The scar tissue that forms from treating a large terminal hair is as deep as it gets!)

Leaking blood plasma and scabs that conjoin can result in deep contraction scars that line-up and give you a characteristic crease. When a client contacts me with these problems, I usually know right where these lesions are located: chin, sides of the upper lip and (less frequently) in the side-burn area. Why?

Part of the problem is the urgency that patients communicate … “get this off NOW!” I’m not blaming the patient, but the “NOW attitude” pressures the electrologist to hurry-up. Most electrologists accommodate. The chin, especially, is very easy to clear. The hairs are in perfect focus, usually nice and fat, and grow straight out of the follicle. As I said in my video, the chin lures the electrologist into over-treatment. This mistake is so common it makes me sick.

How would you feel if your electrologist skipped around and, say, removed only 25% of those big fat hairs on your chin and left the rest of them (let’s say, your beard)? What about leaving a bunch of hairs on your upper lip? You’d scream bloody-murder! However, if you want certainty in not getting permanent scars, that’s what I recommend you do. But you won’t! (If you were my patient, I would fight with you; and I’d win! All for YOUR sake in the end.)

There are other treatment options, and plenty of savvy electrologists will appease the patient’s demands yet still produce good results. Lower intensity with the probability of more regrowth … and, presumably, thinning without scars. But that’s another issue.

#106

Well technically all those popular repair treatments do the same thing in the sense that it injures the skin so it’ll then repair itself better, like a ‘‘remodelling’’ so to speak.

No clue what Strataderm is supposed to do, but it seems pretty useless for electrolysis damage (dermal contraction scars in the dermis, as Michael here explained to me) as it only seems to be ‘‘managing’’ the formation of scars on the surface, and not even prevent or remove them (words on their website).

I might have heard of a method to remove those types of scars… scar subcision. A big con with this is it might create a scar to repair another scar (the irony) but maybe worth it for much bigger scars and not our comparably small electro damage.

https://www.lasersandlifts.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/microneedling-acne-scar-brisbane.jpg (needling vs subcision)

#107

Caroline …

I used Photoshop to clean-up your photo and, in your specific case, I think your skin will heal just fine.

I’m not saying this to just make you feel better … it’s what I see. You can fiddle with creams and lotions, but in the long run they will have no effect.

Except for one tiny area, I think your skin will return to normal (also your problem is, thankfully, not in the most critical chin area).

#108

One part of this scenario (maybe a tactic I’m exposing?), is that eventually the client stops noticing the damage.

I mean, if you really wait a year or more for it to look better, it will look better … because your get used to it.

This is a common tactic that I have seen cosmetic surgeons, and others in the beauty trade, use. Time may not heal the wound, but it will heal your perception of it.

#109

Excuse me, I’ve said the exact same thing here yesterday, I’ll sue you for copyright infringement! I SHALL REPLACE YOU AS THE NEW BONO 2.0!

Just kidding, as I’m sure you’ve already said it many times here already lol… All kidding aside, what did you mean by ‘‘issue’’?

#110

Hi Michael, thanks for the reply and going the extra length with Photoshop. Thanks for the comfort. It eased my worries and let me relax a bit. I am still prepared for the worst, but just knowing that the pigment will go away is relieve. I have a new picture and it is in full sunlight, so it should be better. I am also using the Strataderm gel and I don’t know if it is just me or the cream works, but it seems to be fading slowly after I started using it. It might just be the natural healing process who knows.

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#111

Doesn’t look so bad, I thought the ‘‘caved in’’ parts would be more prominent. Luckily your hair density doesn’t seem very high so it could’ve been much worse. That reaction isn’t normal after 2 months so your electrologist must’ve done something wrong, I hope she learns from your case…

#112

Yeah, well it improved a bit after the last picture was taken. All thanks to the gel I use it seems. I can still see it thru the thick makeup, but it looks better.

I doubt, that she learns. She treats all of her other patients the same way and it seems to me, that she doesn’t know her stuff. It is quite of a norm around here in Czech that the electrologists are sparse and finding a good one is like a needle in a haystack.

#113

Hi everyone! I had elevtrolysis on my breasts 4 days ago and I have scabs from the places my electrolygist did, now the colour is darker and i was wondering if anyone knows when they would go away? I was a bit worried since it was my first time

#114

Hello Yareno113, i think 5 days post treatment is to early to be worried about the color of your skin as you are in the early stage of your skin recovery.
If your skin is prone to hyperpigmentation when injured you have to know that this phenomenon will disappear. It can take a long time but (I speak under the co from of the electrologist , correct me if I’m wrong.) hyperpigmentation always disappear.

#115

Well said, Roselake. Yareno, your skin reaction is normal and there is nothing to worry about. The skin takes time to heal, some people heal quickly and some heal slowly. There are also electrolysis variables that need to be considered. We electrologists approach an area full of hair structures using different tools of the trade, which can mean more or less skin reaction. Whatever the chosen path is to disable the hair follicles, the skin will heal just fine, very close to 100% of the time.

#118

Hi all! I am new to this blog because I am PANICKING. I had electrolysis done on my toes about a month ago. No sun exposure AT ALL. And this is what my toes currently look like… is this going to scar??? Is this normal? PLEASE HELP :frowning:

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#119

Toes and fingers can take and INCREDIBLY long time to heal. My own toes take several months to fade hyperpigmentation. I usually tell clients to start moisturizing and exfoliating the toes/fingers approx 1 week after treatment or whenever the initial crusts fall off. This can sometimes help the pigmentation to fade faster.

#120

It has been roughly one month. In your experience, how long do you think it’ll take to fade? I have been moisturizing with triple antibiotic cream everyday. Do you recommend anything else?

My left foot has healed much faster than my right. I’m not sure why that happened or how that’s possible.

Thanks :slight_smile:

#121

it could take several months. my best advice is to not worry too much and just let your skin heal naturally. antibiotics are not necessary.

#122

normal Angiogenesis. It will heal completely , but you need to give it time.

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