I want to have electrolysis done to get rid of my uni-brow. I have several questions about all the different types of electrolysis treatments out there.
I did some research and the 3 big ones I found were, Thermolysis, Galvanic and Blend.
Having read some posts on this site I see a lot of people talking about Micro Thermolysis or Flash, etc.
I was wondering if you guys/gals could explain to me the difference in each of the treatments?
Also which treatment would you recommend in such a small area?
I am sure some one will give you the long version, but the short of it is, what ever the person you are seeing does best, is what you get in this area. It is so small that there is no benefit to doing anything other than what the person you are seeing does best, and most often.
I had a consultation with a lady and she said that she does thermolysis and has two different intensities (even though her website says she practices the latest multi-probe galvani…weird). The other lady I visited says that she does Blend.
Which would you recommend?
Also since it is such a small area, how long would you think it would take until final results (meaning permanently no more uni-brow)?
About the same amount of time with either treatment?
Are you even sure it is worth it? I had work done on this area just 3 times and was left with a few little scars. There’s no way to know whether your electrologist will scar you or not. Plucking is not that bad.
It kind of depends on how coarse the hair is, and what machine the electrologist has. Honestly, any of them will be effective as long as they’re done correctly, and the electrologist you choose should have enough experience to know which to use, so just ask.
The types you are asking about are newer modalities and very fast. I get picoflash and am very impressed with the speed and comfort of the treatment. Galvanic hurts a bit more, and takes longer, but I think it’s better for very thick hairs. Probably overkill for the eyebrows.
The modalities have different rates of clearance, but the speed of the practitioner will have lots to do with it as well. Once a week for 15 minutes or every two weeks for 30 minutes both sound fine, but you will not need 30 minutes of treatment for very long. In a short while, you’ll prolly take 5-10 minutes per treatment, and then your electrologist would adjust the schedule accordingly. You’ll know if your appointments need to be shortened, because you’ll start running out of hair during the session.
Whatever modality is chosen, the overall months it takes will be the same (due to hair growth cycles). I was told to not expect to be done sooner than 9 months (if I was lucky and stuck to a rigorous schedule).
The hair that was killed will NOT grow back. But only some of your hair is in the active (anagen) phase at any given moment. The other resting hair (telogen or catagen hairs) will start to grow in, and they need to be killed right away before they return to being dormant. If you let a hair grow in and it dies before it is treated, then you’ve lost your chance to kill it, and it may be another year before it goes back into the anagen phase and is eligible to be killed.
Does that make sense? Every time a new hair shows up, the goal is to kill it ASAP before the cells in the follicle retract. By the time it’s long enough to be REALLY noticeable, it’s probably already out of the anagen phase, so get the hairs while they are babies (within a week or two is ideal)
Another note, for the first few treatments, you will see lots of hair growing in after each session, as if nothing had been done at all. This is normal (a good thing, actually since it gives you opportunities to kill more). The hair that was treated is NOT growing back, it’s just that the neighboring follicles are producing fresh, untreated hair (which would have happened anyway). Don’t be discouraged!
I would add one other thing, since you are looking to get work on the eyebrows, and this can be a tricky area to treat. While you are doing your sample treatments and consultations, you should get hairs removed from someplace like the cheek or the upper sideburn in order to gauge their skill on such skillful hairs as eyebrows.
If one overtreats the eyebrow, or does too much work too quickly, the healing can be a problem.
Can you elaborate on this? Both electrologist’ I have visited with so far said that I should visit about once a week to start out with. Is that too much?
After the consultations I had some readness and even like pimples in the uni-brow area. What should I do after treatments to reduce/eliminate this? It has been two weeks and it is just clearing up.
Generally speaking, one should expect some redness/pinkness and swelling that lasts for several minutes to several hours. The skin is being disturbed, so why should you not expect this reaction? Use witch hazel and small dabs of tea tree oil on the gabella (middle part above your nose). That should help with the small, white pustules. A clean, warm wash cloth placed over the white pustules may help, as will a warm shower. They easily disappear, so don’t pick and don’t worry. Now, since this has lasted two weeks for you, it would be important for you to report this reaction to your electrologist so she can adjust the intensity and timing or correct her insertions. Hopefully, full bulbs are lifted out each time.
Time spent on the table depends on how much hair you have and if your are cleared every time you go in.
Any modality would work with eyebrows. What ever the person treating you does best is the thing to go with. You don’t want anyone guessing on this area. The frequency you state is not a problem. What can become a problem is longer appointments in the early going, as it is easier to bruse and bleed when the skin has time to start swelling during the treatment.
Oops, I was slow to find that link. OP, where do you live if I may ask?