White upper lip after treatment

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hello all,

I have started electrolysis for upper lip back in 2008. I had very coarse and black thick hair at that time. I am done now. NO MORE HAIR growing back except for one or two growing now and then. My electroligist used galvanic for a long time due to the thick hair growing back. Now I am left with hair free upper lip but paler or much whiter than my color face. The color started after around 3 years of treatment then I got pregnant, I delivered my baby 9 months ago and still the upper lip is white. I am not sure if this has something to do with hormonal changes but i had this color before I got pregnant. What can I do? Will its color will come back eventually ?

Thanks,

#2

Can you submit a quality picture?

#3

How can I attach a picture here? I am using my phone. Sorry for the question!!! I can not see an attach icon.

Thanks,

#4

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#5

I mentioned in my first post that galvanic was used. I was mistaken, what I meant is blend and also thermolysis.

#6

I wonder if sun exposure can cause this during treatment? I was going to go with hormones during pregnancy, but you said you had it before that. Hmmm…:frowning:

#7

I doubt that the pregnancy had any effect on that outcome.

I have had electrolysis on my upper lip with a similar outcome. In my case this seems to be scar tissue in the deeper parts of the skin. A dermatologist suggested a fractional laser.

#8

Before you go ahead with the fractional laser, you might want to read this: http://www.realself.com/review/westborough-ma-fraxel-repair-fraxel-destroyed-my-face

#9

I’ve seen a lot of women with lighter upper lip skin in comparison to the rest of their face. I don’t think it looks bad and it would be a lot better to have lighter skin in that area opposed to a dark shadow or something.

#10

Would be interesting to see this under black light.

#11

Thanks everyone for your response. I know it does not look that bad with some darker foundation, it looks ok.

What is black light?

#12

Thanks for the warning. Looks as it might be better to treat the area in a better controlled way.

#13

Thanks for the warning. Looks as it might be better to treat the area in a better controlled way. [/quote]

I would recommend looking into “skin needling,” which accomplishes the same thing as Fraxel but without the risk of thermal damage. Be sure to seek out a doctor to perform the procedure, however; those “mini needle” rollers you can get for home use do not go deep enough to result in any real skin remodeling.

#14

Can you submit a better picture? Maybe I have been staring at this too long, but I see shadows or something?

There is a good article about needling here on HairTell. I will do a search and get back t you.

Found two threads, still looking for the article: