Ive been reading about thermolysis a lot lately, and i noticed that it has mych more to do with a skill than, lets say, galvanic or blend method.
Since i recently switched from galvanic to thermolysis, i was wondering how can one tell if electrologist is skilled enough to perform succesful permanent hair removal using thermo method? What should i look for?
So when we said repeatedly here that “It is easiest to become competent at galvanic, and that blend was next in line, and that thermolysis was the most difficult to become skilled at, and therefore it is easier to find a good practitioner in galvanic and blend than finding a good practitioner in thermolysis, even though the fastest way to clearance is to find that good Thermologist”, you weren’t listening? :crazy:
The only way one could tell is to have a sample treatment, and note the quality of the work. Of course, if one doesn’t know what quality work looks like, one can’t judge the skill of the practitioner all that well.
The minimum to look for is no hair growing out of scabs, no missed follicles where the skin was broken and no over treatment leading to excessive tissue injury. On the back end, one also looks for an actual reduction in hairs in the treatment area
yes , James i was listening. I got all of that. Only, its very hard to know the difference between skilled or bad electrologist when you can only sample two of them, without having to travel for miles and miles at the time. It seems that no one in Phoenix is using new equipment, all i see are older mashines. I had one doing galvanic, and one doing thermolysis. Thats why i asked about what to look for. Also, the fact that i now scab after the treatment (which i havent with galvanic), made me ask. Actually, i am not sure if these are scabs at all what i am seeing on my face. They are red bumps, looking like pimples (no hairs inside), and they look like when you fall and scracth your knee. When i roll my finger over mu upper lip, it feels like the crumble and peeling off. It goes for about a week after the treatment. I have no one close to me to sample, hence my question. Other two electrologists close to me dont change needles which is disgusting to me and id never even do that. Its 2008, for goodness sake. One is supposed to have disposable needles.
No those are not scabs. I had the same thing. Mine were also red bumps that looked the same way that urs did. I think it is a result of having to turn the power up too high to get the papilla to loosen. It is 6 in one had half a dozen in the other. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Give thermolysis a chance and in a couple of mths if u dont see any progress and her reducing the current, then nothing is being done. My face has been reduced from 10 to 5 but when she gets near my neck she has cranked it up to 8 1/2 which tells me that the hairs down there are still hard.
Sanny, tell your electrologist that you want to buy your own probes. Ask her what you need that will work with her epilator. Ask her to reduce her price, since you, the consumer has to take this drastic action. This disgusts me as well.
Oh Dee, that is not my electrologist who doesnt use disposable needles. Its the few i called to get info on pricing and methods available. When i heard about the needle issue, i didn`t even want to go any further. My electrologist puts needle in front of me, brand new from package.
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. I should have known better! Nobody who reads hairtell allows any electrologist to use such poor standards of care because we educate you to expect better for yourself and be powerful consumers. Hip! Hip!Onward!