I hope that it’s okay to post multiple topics to get several questions answered.
I am currently looking for an electrolygist and would like to know what questions I should ask in my consultation. Any help is appreciated.
you should first read through the posts and educate yourself. from that, you will get questions you should ask. some would be:
-what machine do u use?
-what types of electrolysis do you offer?
-what is your availability?
-what is your experience and training?
The most important questions are:
Do you use sterile disposable probes (needles)?
How do you sterilize your forceps (tweezers)?
Do you wear gloves while you work and are they nonlatex?
Is the consultation free and if not, why not?
How does hair growth patterns affect treatment?
How long will it take before I see results?
What method (thermolysis, blend, galvanic) will you use on me and why?
Good Luck.
Let’s reverse this for a minute for the fun of it.
What main question should the electrologist ask the prospective electrolysis client? My first question would be:
If you can’t make it to your appointment, can you please give me a courtesy call and let me know?
This is my pet peeve and it makes me unwilling and unmotivated to schedule people for any future work. “No shows” are the reason that doctors overbook, by the way.
Dee
+1
I hate it when I go in for an appointment (I am chronically early) and they tell me their current client did not show up so I can come in early but we just have to wait a few more minutes. Then 5 minutes later the person shows up and now I can’t start until late because they could not have the decency to show up on time. I see this constantly, but I am never late. Typical excuses involve the late person blaming traffic or whatever yet after their appointment you see them whip out the cell phone and call someone. You would think they could have called to say they would be late then I could have just filled their spot and they could have waited and been on time for mine.
Sorry to rant, I hate tardiness. I would rather be an hour early than 5 minutes late.
lagirl, I am curious why your first recommendation (after research) is to ask about which epilator the electrologist uses? While I certainly believe that electrologists should use modern equipment, I don’t think that the consumer can make their choice based on which epilator is used, since epilators are not well-known by consumers, like cars.
For Joe3, I will support Arlene’s recommendations on questions to ask during the consultation. You might also receive a short treatment of 10 or 15 minutes and evaluate your skin reaction. If you are interviewing several electrologists, then you can compare all this information.
I just think as much information as one can get is always best. when they come back here later with questions, it would help all of us to know what machine they’re using and method etc.
If there are any electrologists still using some of the older epilators that were sitting on the shelf at the school I attended, I would run like a roadrunner, only faster. I think it is a good question if one still keeps in mind that the skill factor overrides the equipment factor in many situations. Even with the best of skill, some of these older epilators offer harsh results. In my mind though, having up-to-date equipment almost sits shoulder to shoulder with the skill issue.
Dee
I am Evil James on this one. Any person who is more than 15 minutes late, and there is someone scheduled after them just loses out on time. I plan a buffer between clients, and if their tardiness goes over that buffer, I am not penalizing the punctual for the tardy.
Many electrologists (and I am one of them) would make them pay for the appointment as if it started on time as well. The obvious exceptions to this rule are lond distance clients, and those crossing the US/Canadian boarder.