I caved and bought a One Touch, I did a small portion of my forearm. I made sure not to pluck. Here is what it looks like immediately after. Does it look fine?
I’m glad this wasn’t your face, gorilla. The skin is over treated. Too much reaction and I see leakage. Can you progressively take pictures and show us how the healing goes in two or four days from now and then in two to four weeks from now?
Thank you for sharing!
Definitely, I will! I had the dial cranked all the way up to 10 (my mistake) and treated hairs a couple times for several seconds before they released. A white frothy material would appear, which obstructed the view of the follicle next to it, therefore poor insertion into it (plus poor insertion from not having training). I’m using a 5 diopter magnifying lamp.
I’m definitely going to see a professional for the face, chin and neck, and perhaps body if I can’t fix my technique.
One things for sure, that hair won’t be growing back! Not to worry though, I’ve overtreated myself with a onetouch and it did no harm, I’m interested in photos too.
It takes a while to heal, 1 - 3 months maybe? But it shouldn’t leave scars. If it does scar it’s usually just a lighter pigment where the follicle was and is barely noticeable. Take it as a lesson learned!
Thank you iLikeDIY, that was reassuring. I was going to do some modifications on this device and get serious about treating my body, but after much resistance, it dawned on me that I need to see a professional. After a lot of contemplation, I’m going to be taking out a loan. It’s kind of sad that it comes to this point, but life is about the hard decisions.
Consider lazer hair removal! It looks like you have ideal skin hair type. Ive had great results dor relatively little money and time.
I wouldn’t give up hope. You overtreated an area … So what? No one can do things right the first try, heck it took me a while to learn what acceptable machine settings were on my professional machines and those are far more sinister then a little one touch.
Anyway, don’t be discouraged. Keep us updated!
Just wanted to say that I’ve seen professionals who left my skin looking like that after 5 days! Some of the hyper-pig spots are still in the middle of fading, but they ARE fading.
And it’s a tiny spot on your wrist! Make sure to put SPF on it, but don’t worry about it.
Thanks for the responses guys - I wasn’t exactly clear about what I actually found disheartening from this experience.
The overtreatment wasn’t what dissuaded me from DIY (I couldn’t care less about the scabs, unless I scar horribly), but the fact that little patch took me over 2 hours.
My insertions probably sucked eggs, and therefore it took a lot of current, for 1+ minute, until the hair released without resistance.
With time and practice, I’d probably get the hang of it, and eventually need to buy a professional machine, and better magnification. Coupled with being a full-time student and job holder, this seems like the path of most resistance (pun unintended) and impractical.
On the plus side, I’ve lucked out with finding a great professional electrologist who is training her daughter, very close by the place I’m moving to (walking distance), and can offer me a discounted student rate. We have talked about body work, and marathon sessions are right up her alley. Look forward to a full-body electrolysis picture diary from me in a couple months! 