The role of clinical photographs.

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Good clinical photographs are essential for both, client and professional.

For the customer, these photos allow you to check which reduction occurred after each clearance, and also serve as a stimulus to continue to the end.
For the professional, the photos are a confirmation of your predictions, and also serve as a reminder of skin conditions before and after your intervention.

Here, the results of the first clearance in chest, stomach and belly of a young man.

Before (October 2014)

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After (March 2015)
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#2

If I had not taken this “immediately after photo” during the first clearance, I would have thought that those little white spots were my fault because in the “before” picture the length and density of the hairs were hiding them.

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#3

During his first visit this guy was informed about the high probability of new development on the perimeter of the treated areas. So in this second visit we have opted for a preventive strategy. This prevention strategy is to advance and remove all fine hairs (candidates become terminal hairs).

In this way, we will be avoiding undesirable hairs frames.

#4

With this quality of photography, we can appreciate the impressive results after only one clearance.

#5

Indeed, Maia, even though most of these hairs were in telogen phase and a minority of them in late anagen. :wink:

I hate working in early anagen, treatments are more aggressive, and % of (true or false) regrowth is also much higher.

#6

It is a joy to see a true master use the Probe.

#7

The joy and pleasure was mine and the true master is you.

I still do not quite understand how someone who does not practice with real follicles, can manage to make something as extraordinary as is the IBP.

#8

A whole generation of training :blush:

#9

I wish my current practitioner would use Laurier. But she said her practice used to order the most in Brooklyn but she now prefers her Protec. She is killing hair but my skin takes months to recover.

#10

Ya gets what ya pays for :wink:

#11

It all comes down to price fenix. Funny thing is the price of the Probe hasn’t increased a penny since it was introduced in 1970.

#12

Great photos and beautiful work Josefa.
What model of camera do you use? Do you use any particular app or computer programme to store and file the photos?

#13

Price, but also reputation of the company/owner. I can only speak for myself, but I made the decision to never use a laurier probe ever, and never will. It wouldnt matter if they were free.

#14

Price, but also reputation of the company/owner. I can only speak for myself, but I made the decision to never use a laurier probe ever, and never will. It wouldnt matter if they were free. [/quote]

And I take great comfort in that. :slight_smile:

#15

Mike,

I love your probes and will be a faithful fan forever. Those new .007’s are my go to probes for my dear transwomen and for my PCOS’ers. I will be ordering a new supply in the near future. You don’t know how much the electrologist community appreciates your care and commitment to providing us with one of the best probes on the market.

#16

AND … Mike’s an overall “certified good guy!” He actually listens to us! Who else does THAT?

#17

Hi Mairi, normally I use a Samsung WB250F camera. Although if I want a better definition to capture details of the conditions of the skin, I use my Iphone 6 plus.

No, I do not use a special program for archiving photos. I keep them in folders classified by customer name. As this is a protected and confidential material, files are stored on an external hard drive that I keep locked in my home address.

When a client comes to a new clearance or to start a new area, the new set of pictures is filed in the appropriate folder.

#18

Does anyone ever complain about you taking pictures?

#19

Client pictures are NEVER taken without permission beforehand.

#20

Indeed, Mike!

This is a new client and what is seen here is her before picture. SHE NEVER HAD ELECTROLYSIS BEFORE. She does tweeze. She has two very coarse hairs, one white and one black at the corner of her lip. We are waiting for some tweezed hairs to grow out.

The importance of taking a quality before picture is to establish what was there before electrolysis (or laser reduction) is started. This client has scars on her cheek, perhaps from acne. The enlarged pores on her upper lip are just that - large pores. This is not pitting from electrolysis because she never had electrolysis!

I’m afraid electrolysis gets the blame for every skin imperfection so, AGAIN, take those before pictures (electrologist and client) so you don’t have to live through hell and sleepless nights being accused of creating skin damage or on the client side, thinking that the electrologist damaged your skin. Many imperfections are there but not noticed until the hair goes away. Also, too many women are studying their skin with 20X mirrors. Not advisable!