Sista no offence but I thought I was manic but my goodness you are making me feel quite rational and level headed about it all. Listen to Stopit and all the others here and give Parkside/electrolysis a go. You don’t have to sign up to a package try a few sessions and see how you feel. Then when you realise that the process didn’t kill you. You can sign up for a set of treatments and save some money. Or if you decide Sharon’s not for & you’d prefer to try place else or somewhere else then do that. I was very late for my last appointment so was treated by one of the others she was great but can’t remember her name.
Yes you probably will get some redness and most likely some scabbing but don’t panic! My skin tends to scab quite a bit (but I have done with others as well) So Sharon kept experimenting with different settings and needles till she came to a combination suitable for my skin. So long as you follow the simple instructions and don’t pick at them your skin will be fine. And no my scabs weren’t really noticeable and were covered easily with light makeup (I have a fulltime job and deal with lots of people). In addition now that (alas) the summer has come to end you won’t have to worry about standing in the sun.
When it comes to pain I found that if remembered to take a some Ibuprofen it certainly lessened it. On days the I forgot to do so it was still bearable but just a lot more uncomfortable. But pain and comfort will depend on the area being treated.
Plus compared to some beauty places that I’ve been to (some
very high end) my visits have convinced me that at Parkside they are on the whole good and decent people.
So girl all journeys on to progress begin with the first step.
I hadn’t heard of them when I joined hairtell looking for advice and recommendations. I went through the BIAE directory and saw that 3 registered electrologists worked there. It gave me confidence they are were a salon that took electrolysis seriously and I went for a consult.
I’ve been very happy so far. Yes, the fact that it’s less than 30mins from work is a big factor in me choosing to go there. I’ve also had some milia treated as they do remedial electrolysis. Another internet acquaintance goes there for red vein removal after my rec and my cousin has started hair removal on her upper lip - both satisfied so far!
Which method is best for larger areas/coarse hair and which is best for shorter hairs/smaller areas? I’d rather pick a faster one for full clearance, but if the slower method is more effective I’d like to move on to that thereafter.
Thermolysis is the fastest method. If done well, there is no difference in effectiveness. It just happens that it is easier to get good at galvanic, than it is to get to be good at blend, and still easier to get good at blend than getting good at thermolysis.
If you can find someone good who does thermolysis/diathermy well, you will get more hairs done well, than you would with either blend or galvanic, even if one assumed a high rate of error, because a good thermo/diatherm operator would typically be working at twice the speed of someone doing blend, and would run circles around someone doing straight galvanic.
If you go to Sharon, you are in good hands. Just spend a bit of time explaining your fears (about people noticing etc) and how you want to be treated and away you go!
Listen to Dee about the pits too… you really have nothing to worry about. If she uses blend, apart from some temporary redness, you shouldn’t have any other side effects (even temporary ones) as long as you keep everything clean and use your tea tree/witch hazel. [/quote]
: ) Yea I’ll do that. I’m more calm about it now. Here we go…
lol I’m really scared that my scars from acne will worsen by the scabbing of electrolysis but I guess it won’t do anything. Hence I’ll be going. Will need to call first though.
Okay so I don’t have PCOS (A) and it’s probably because of my ethnicity, but my doc said I don’t even have much hair on my face (it’s hardly noticebale) although I’d say otherwise, so… here I go.
Tell your electrologist that you are nervous. She may alter her approach a bit to help you relax. All newbies need reassurance and have to be talked through the beginning happenings with kindness. Once you settle in and understand what is expected of you and how it feels, you will relax and wonder why you didn’t start this a long time ago - that is, if you have found someone who is a real professional with great tools of the trade.
I was really nervous. Waiting in that seat. I was thinking… aah!
First off, I did feel uncomfortable there at first because it says BEAUTY CENTRE right at the front and the window is huge although you’re back’s to it. But once I got called in, I was fine.
She was really nice. She told me they do diathermy and blend, showed me a chart thing of how the hair is taken out etc. and explained things well, then she asked me whether there was a particular place I wanted the hair out for the free test patch. I told her and on one side she tried diathermy (coz I have braces she wanted to make sure I didn’t feel uncomfortable) and blend on the other, and kept a note of it for when I go in next.
Diathermy hurt, like I could feel something sharp going in and I was like ‘ow’ in my head. Then blend hurt too but it was worse than diathermy because it felt sharper although thinner.
Still, the pain wasn’t that bad in the long-term in that I could bare it then, by the time I was going home it went away, it just hurt when it’s inserted.
She was really kind, smiling, help eased the nerves and she is very welcoming. I’m going to book more appointments but I’m not sure whivh package I should go for. There are packages of 45 minutes, 90 minutes etc. but there’s also an option of a 10% student discount. I’m going to have to get work done on my face and may go for other areas like arms, although I can handle them myself but electrolysis seems better, so if anyone can advise, I’d be happy, and I can also write the prices here if you want.
If anyone has any questions, just ask away as I’m not sure what to write and what not since I’ve learnt quite alot from this forum and so I was equipped with previous knowledge already.
Oh yea she also said that my hair should be easy to treat. First she asked me if I had waxed or plucked any hairs on my face before to which I answered no. She said that was good as the hair usually gets thicker if that is done. Then she told me at the end that diathermy might be good for me as the hairs are straight.
It didn’t actuallay affect my braces, my mouth felt normal, so that was a positive. But yea, if my hair is straight, what does that to to consider whether to use diathermy or blend?
I’m not sure which epilator she uses, I’ll ask her next time if you think it’s a good idea to.
We’ll see how it goes, can’t tell much from a consultation but my skin seems fine (A).
The epilator is very old and treatment will be slow.
However, I spoke to Sharon on Tuesday whilst having my treatment and she is up for us writing to the owner to suggest them buying an Apilus (she said we can sign it from her too!). Apparently she has petitioned herself already but the owner is stuck in her ways. Considering they have 4 new clients just from my recommendations (you and thereish on here, 2 from offline), I’m hoping if we all get together and write something persuading her of the advantages, she can be convinced. Sharon said she would absolutely love to use such a machine.
I will draft something on the weekend and pm you guys
Yea she is She is also pro keeping down the temporary effects. So if it happens that you get a little bit of scabbing or something, she will keep adjusting the settings etc until any effects are minimised. I know that’s what any good electrologist should do but many say it’s just part of the treatment.
I think you will get used to the pain and it will become more of discomfort that an ‘owie’. It’s like waxing, once you get used to the sensation you don’t feel it as much. It doesn’t actually hurt during the insertion (well it shouldn’t), that’s actually the current but it does feel like something going ‘in’. I find the boney areas hurt the most - along the jawline for example.
yea it must be that then, I got it done where a bone is, out of the way so if there was some sort of wierd reaction it would be hidden. as soon as I walked in and she came out to get something for another patient she smiled and welcomed me to the place. lol. I wish there was a inner seating room though. the place isn’t too far, I was talking to a friend and she was like, are we there yet? I was thinking, no there’s still a long walk but then my mouth spoke ‘it’s here’.
do you think I should go for a 45 minutes or 90 minute package 9what i can afford right now) or go for the 10% discount? Because I do want to go ahead with it but not sure which one to go for and what is better.
