I have been getting electrolysis treatments on my upper body for some time now. It seems that hairs begin growing back in spots within a few days exactly where hairs were just removed. I can tell because they grow right where red marks still exist. Why is this?
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not all hairs will be killed on the first zap. this is especially true if the hair is not in the right phase of growth when targeted. the hairs should come back thinner each time though, even if not killed.
if your hair is dense, the follicles can be really close together. for some people, it even looks like some hairs are coming out of the same follicle.
Are you sure your electrologist is sliding the hair out after it was treated properly? What’s the story on the magnification she uses and are you seeing this with every single hair that is treated?
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Dee
If you look closely at the hair on your arm or leg, you will probably notice that there are several hairs coming out of one spot. These “spots” are not one follicle with multiple hairs, but are where there is a small grouping of hairs.
If the hairs were not properly treated and are growing right back, then they usually appear stubbly or ingrown. Is that what you are seeing? Or, are the hairs coming out of the red spots coming in with a soft, tapered tip?
Thanks for the replies. Yes the hairs I am talking about are of the under-the-skin, ingrown, stubbly type. Not every hair that is treated comes back like this, but some definately do. Is it normal for some of the hairs to reappear in this fashion? The electrologist I use has about 28 years experience and has taught other electrologists (not that these things automatically make one good). I have confidence in her technique. She uses thermolysis with a Instantron machine. I rarely feel the hair being “plucked”.
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Are they definitely growing hairs, or do they come out fairly easily with tweezers?
No they are definately growing hairs. I just plucked a few and they were at normal depth.