When she first saw my case, she suggested I try laser because of my hair and skin type. I told her that laser actually made my situation much worse, which is why I sought out electrolysis. Then she suggested that if I were to find a place that uses a different laser, maybe it would be more effective. Then during two other appointments she mentioned laser hair removal again. It is a bit discouraging. Has anyone else come across this issue? Why would an electrologist try to steer a client away from their services?
Is difficult to answer without meeting this person. Maybe she believes the work is tedious and disappointing for you? and she thinks she is giving you the right suggestion …
I refuse to think it’s because she does not want to work for hours on a single person. Yesterday I completed the first clearance of the buttocks of a young woman, over 20 hours divided in 3 days. Both, client and electrologist, just exhausted tired, but immensely happy to have met the goals she had set. 
Good question.
It is my experience that many in this profession don’t have the experience of working large volume cases, or problem cases.
While I have conquered beards that had more than 100,000 hairs in them, many have never done more than clear ladies cat’s hairs in 15 minute appointments spread out over infinity.
I am still thinking you need to make a visit to Ohio.
Technically speaking, laser is much easier to do and more money is collected for less time on the table. If the electrologist has a LASER setup, then they need to keep consumers coming in to make the payments, whether it be a leased laser or a laser they are paying for to own. Maybe the electrologist is not confident or patient enough with her/ his skills or setup. A set up with modern tools, make removing hair from the face or anywhere, hum along with great efficiency and efficacy.
I am not a pusher of LASER for a woman’s face or neck. I find it mostly easy to clear a face and neck if the client will do more than a fifteen minute appointment per session.
So, maybe your electrologists think LASER would be better for you. Do they own laser’s? Do they find it hard to sit for an hour or more to clear an area? Do they have good vision aids? Did you remind them about your laser experience and ask them why they are steering you towards laser?
Thanks chewy.
Have you checked out other electrologists in your area? Has your current practitioner cleared similar problems to yours? She may not have sufficient confidence in her skill and prior experience.
Depilacionelectr – I’m not sure how long of sessions she does, but the person that recommended her would go for two hour sessions weekly and that is much more in comparison to my 40-45 minute sessions. She didn’t appear very confident about my situation when I told her that I have undiagnosed, but suspected PCOS. She said that she hopes that she can help me, but often in these cases people will continue to generate more hairs and the goal would be to get me down to coming once a month, which I’m doing now, but only because that is all my skin can handle.
James – The person who recommended me to her had a full male beard cleared within a two year period, so I find it odd that that would be the reason she is trying to steer me away from electrolysis. I’ve honestly been considering making the venture. I’m curious as to how my skin would react from a treatment from someone such as you or Dee. I’m pretty convinced that I’m stuck with the scabs no matter what, because of the poor condition of my skin. I could deal with that for longer if I was actually getting results. I’ve had electrologists clear the areas more times than I can count on my fingers and toes over the past year and I’ve noticed small, if minimal results.
Dee – There are a few places around here that do both laser and electrolysis. I’ve actually considered checking them out, but always steered away because I don’t want someone to steer me towards laser again. I mean, ultimately as a last choice, I may consider it again, but I’m not ready to give up on electrolysis yet. I just haven’t been having good luck in that area, but I do see some promising stories, but I can definitely see that finding the right person to do the job is definitely like searching for a needle in the haystack. My current electrologist doesn’t own a laser and honestly, doesn’t have the greatest vision aids. I believe that is one of my problems, as I have a lot of fine but darker hairs that need to be treated. Anyone I’ve went to for electrolysis around here or any dermatologist I’ve seen never believe that laser was the cause of my hair growth. It has always been chalked up to, “maybe they were using the wrong type of machine or settings” or “your hormones are probably the cause for more hair.” I think that many people are still blind to the fact that laser can actually stimulate hair growth.
C O’Connell – Yes, she is the fourth one I’ve been too. There are a lot of choices in Michigan, but I’m not sure where to even try next. I wish there were more reviews from people out there, but it is hard to find many. I think a lot of the reason she is steering me away is a lack of confidence. I’m not completely sure, though.
Youve been having a difficult time with all of this. One tip I can give you with regard to healing, well two actually. Laurier insulated probes and take zinc. After a few weeks of regularly taking zinc, you may find that your skin heals much faster. It is natural for any electrologist to have concerns for their clients with PCOS, but the majority get 99% relief, we just cannot prevent new growths occuring. I beleive that it is your neck area you are having treated? Am I correct?
Chewbacca, i think the best thing is to go back and ask her why and what she was thinking when she suggested laser for you. Than come back and let us know the reason she was saying that you should do laser and we can give advise you towards that reason.
Are you happy with her treatments?
Yes, you can bet here is a large component of lack of security in herself, or else she would never have advised you return to the laser. This does not mean that your electrologist is doing the wrong thing, no, this is a question of determining the effectiveness of your own work. It is difficult to establish the degree of kill if the majority of the hairs are not present in a given area and this area has been completely swept any hair. Only then you can check the ability of your electrologist objectively, and what benefits you are receiving for your money.
I agree with the suggestion that you take Zinc to enhance your skin healing, and add additional vitamin C as well. With all the pasteurization and other processing the modern foodstuffs go though, many people are just this side of scurvy in this country. Since the body flushes vitamin C not used in 4 hours, you should take time released C, so that you are getting some all day.
If your time release pill is a 6 hour pill, and has 2,000 mg per pill, it would actually dose you 333.33 mg per hour over 6 hours. One would take at least 3 of these every 6 hours. During the short time one is wanting a therapeutic dose of zinc, one could take 50 mg with each Vitamin C dose, as well. Later, the maintenance dose would be 50mg a day.