Typical case: body hair
(Times for belly only) Before and After photos
(We also did chest and other areas … not in this data)
First clearance 12.5 hours (April 2104)
Second clearance: 6 hours (August 2014)
Third Clearance: 3.5 hours (Novemeber 2015)
Patient is here now (Februray 2015), and we are doing the “pick-up” of random hairs.
… and here’s what a “clearance” looks like:
Answering several emails here …
The above “clearance” was the first clearance, and yes the hairs were trimmed down so that I could go faster.
For those using manual blend:
Epilation time per hair was ± 1-second. That is: < 0.5 second for tiny hairs and > 1.0 second for very large hairs (no change in machine settings). HF time depends on what I’m seeing/watching on the skin’s surface itself and ease of epilation … regulated manually by the HF footswitch. (I usually keep the DC on all the time … usually set at 1.0 - 1.3 mA … yes, even during the insertion: AKA “live probing.”)
Great work Michael ! This guy is stoked to show off his hair-free rock hard abs!
I don’t think those are “rock hard abs” … probably from the swelling!
haha ok but the smoother skin does make the skin look smooth and muscles more chiseled
Good work !
Yes, SFelectrolysis/person/zapper!
My clients always appreciate “all I have done for them.” And, this is exactly how they feel after having met me and getting … ELECTROLYSIS!
Awesome work. I recently had many hours on my front torso done as well and when I saw the pictures here for a second I thought I was looking at my own body lol.
This guy didn’t have much hair in the beginning, so even one full clearance by a technician like you is gonna make the most dramatic difference. Very impressive.
Someplace lost in the “threads of Hairtell” somebody was talking about two different approaches to doing bodywork.
Technique one is the “3-clearances” completed every three months (with a final follow-up). I usually follow this path.
The other technique is the “every 6-week” or so clearance… until you reach the final goal.
The writer, not an electrologist, thought that the 6-week technique indicated that the electrologist was not killing off all the hairs being treated and therefore needed more sessions. This is not the case!
Both techniques are equally effective and I support both approaches. A lot depends on where the client lives and the available support mechanisms. If my client is coming in from, say, England … well, I cannot do this “every 6-weeks.”
Furthermore, with the “3-month” program, the person has to grow out all the hair for the subsequent treatments … and that’s not appropriate for many clients that want to have the appearance of “no hair” until the project is finished.
I only wanted to point this out, because folks often make assumptions that aren’t always accurate.
Point is, both techniques work equally well, and I support and like both approaches.
Nice post, Mike. Very true.
Where have I seen this picture before?
To put a “point” on the modality wars … here’s a real “clincher.”
Both Dee Dee and I share a really great client. Dee does her wonderful Apilus treatments (that mystify me), and I do my old trusted manual blend.
The client loves both of us and has told me he can’t see any difference in our techniques or in the results!
I see Dee’s work and it’s is perfect and there are no client complaints “about NOTHING!”
(If I remember correctly, this same client had “bad” treatments from a blender and from an Apilus operator! So … there it is!)
Overall, clients are not interested in our silly “modality wars” … and I’m not either. It’s often stated that “in electrolysis, it’s all about the operator’s SKILL” … and really that is a 100% truthful statement.
So (add in New York-Italian accent here): "Forget about it … "
Mike, likewise. Your work was superb! You got a ton of hair off this client and the client was full of joy after seeing you. I will be seeing this client in March and will send you some pictures, with permission, of course! This clients skin condition looked great!
Thank you again for helping me out of a tight spot this past summer when I had my shoulder injury. Thankfully, all is well now with my shoulder, but I’m hesitant to do any more upper body weights and will stick to leg presses for now.