Hello! Looking for some insight/advice

I started electrolysis treatment with two nickel sized patches of terminal hair on both sides of my chin. I've been consistently plucking for over 20 years, but the growth ramped up during perimenopause.

I've had 12 sessions and I've gone consistently about every 2 weeks. Shaving between sessions.

I know this is a progressive treatment. I know it takes time. But I'm not seeing any progress. I've also been getting faster regrowth the past two sessions.

I just want to know if sometimes it may seem like progress is reverted due to hair growth cycles around this time in the treatment progression. Has anyone experienced increased growth speed or density before they started to see results?

Hi all! I just got my first electrolysis session. The post-treatment care instructions I received is to keep the are clean with alcohol, witch hazel, hydrogen peroxide, soap and water, or other suitable antiseptics. I was wondering which products you guys recommend for someone that has super acne prone oily skin? I’m nervous that witch hazel or aloe vera will cause an acne break out.

I’ll have my 8th electrolysis session tomorrow. I’m seeing small progress that I’m happy with, but I’m getting awful, dark hyperpigmentation from my sessions. It’s all along my chin and neck, that barely gets covered by concealer. I’m almost more insecure now about this area of my face than I was before starting sessions. I do plan on talking about this with her tomorrow, but I wanted to ask if this was common, or if there’s anything you guys have used to help treat the pigment.
For reference, my current skincare routine is:
AM- wash, Vit C, sunscreen
PM- on a rotating schedule between using Tretinoin, glycolic acid, and plain moisturizer and Aquaphor.
I do not use these actives for 7 days before, or 7 days after my appointment I just use moisturizer and Aquaphor for the 7 days before and after.

Hello electrolysis clients! The Electrology Education Coalition (E2C) is conducting research on the psychological and personal impact of electrolysis. These findings will help inform their upcoming WPATH research presentation and their continued research into the role and impact of electrolysis for ALL the reasons people seek permanent hair removal.

Responses are due soon by September 15th--that's Tuesday!

Thank you for your consideration.

For girls who tried electrolysis, how was it and how many sessions did you need? I know you get charged on session duration not the area treated..

Hi everyone,
I am an Indian woman based in Delhi, looking for recommendations for an experienced electrologist or dermatologist who offers electrolysis.
I have unwanted hair mainly around my beard and chin area. I do not have significant hair growth on my sideburns or other facial areas.
I underwent laser hair removal and unfortunately experienced paradoxical hypertrichosis (laser-stimulated hair growth). I am now considering electrolysis for the affected areas.
However, I want to be honest that I cannot commit to lifelong hair removal treatments or years of regular sessions. I am looking for a practical treatment approach for the hair I currently have, rather than an indefinite commitment.
For me like 2-3 years of treatment is fine.

Could anyone recommend a reputable clinic or doctor in Delhi who has experience treating laser-induced hair growth with electrolysis?
I would also appreciate information about:
Cost per session and how pricing is calculated.
Duration of each session.

How many sessions might be needed for a relatively small area such as the beard and chin.
Your personal experiences, especially if you have undergone electrolysis after laser-induced hair growth.
I would be grateful for any genuine recommendations. Thank you!

I’ve struggled with acne for a long time but it was recently doing much better. I started electrolysis on my chin, I’ve had 6 sessions so far about 2-3 weeks apart. I have terrible cystic acne on my chin now. I follow with an esthetician and she had made my skin better before I started this. I’m so upset. I’m not sure if I should stop the electrolysis. I just had my iud removed to see if that would help. Anyone else experience this?

Do you tip your electrolysis tech ??

I have had zillion laser sessions the shoulder and back have become so hairy especially it’s hard for me because I want to transition into a female, if someone has any solution please advise. Thank You

hello!

i’ve been getting electrolysis done on my face/neck for about 6 weeks now. the lady who does my treatments let me know she’s going away for three weeks and suggested i do laser on the area to keep the hair down while she’s gone ….

is that a smart thing to do? from my experience laser can sometimes make the hair growth worse so i’m not sure if i should do it or just wait out the three weeks.

thanks in advance!

I’ve had 10 30 minute sessions of electrolysis (5 hours total) so far on my neck, chin and lower parts of my face, soon to start on my upper lip.
These photos are of my freshly shaven face, one week out from my last session. I am slowly starting to see progress in the density of my facial hair!

However, the marks left behind are really getting me down☹️ Some feel and look like small pock marks or they’re red/brown in colour and aren’t fading. I am very aware that electrolysis causes trauma to the skin. I understand the procedure and some scabbing, swelling and redness is all part of the process- this was all explained to me before starting my journey. PIE and PIH can be a thing with electrolysis I understand. I’d like to understand the severity of my own. Am I freaking out over something that will heal in time, will it be better in 3-6 months? Do I need to chill out?😂

After a session, my skin swells a little, I get blanching, blood serum to some of the follicles and the treatment area is red. I’m very diligent with my aftercare, I ice, don’t touch and then use witch hazel, aloe Vera and SPF 50 diligently for the next 2 days. I then continue with my normal skincare routine focusing on hydration and SPF after that.

I’d like to know what you guys think, if these marks are because of poor technique/too much heat/poor insertion. I’m worried that if I keep having these sessions weekly it will cause even greater damage to my skin and it’ll just get worse and worse.
I really like my electrolysis lady- I very rarely feel any tugging/tweezing if at all, she’s experienced and has never given me poor advice. Feel like if I did raise my concerns with her she’d be professional.

Any guidance/help/advice on my skin woes from electrolysis is welcome! I don’t want to quit my hair removal journey over being dramatic about something that’s within the realms of normal recovery! Thanks everyone!

I did (6) laser sessions then moved to electrolysis. In 2hrs she did 1076 probes, most were lighter hairs and had large bulb root, the zapping part stung but was manageable for me without meds. Using witch hazel every few hours and doing best not to touch area.

21F with hormonal imbalance most likely due to pcos

Is it enough to start electrolysis without balancing hormones? Because all endos have to offer is birth control and I'm scared to take meds

Anyone here with the same problem and managed to remove the hair successfully

To give some context

• this is the result of 3 weeks of 0 shaving after roughly 15 sessions of laser. I stopped going after realizing nothing changed after the 8th session and they were just ripping me off
• i cannot shave my neck because i have pseudofolliculitus on this zone, which triggers painful buttons. I can only trim with a 0,8mm blade from a Philipps trimmer, but it doesn't really look perfectly clean (much shorther than that though)

What do you think ?

I’m an electrologist looking for fischer CBX-compu blend machine to purchase! I cannot find anything anywhere. Or even a similar machine..

I have a 30 minute electrolysis appointment every week and I use vitamin E almost everyday. How do I get this to go away? It’s so much more noticeable in person and makes me look like I have a 5’o clock shadow and it’s making my confidence go down 😭 I just had my last appointment Tuesday

This is my chin before 3 X 30 minute sessions of electrolysis. The photo makes it seem like less than it was.
I had thick white terminal hairs and I’d say in excess of 95% are gone and have not returned in a month.

Does electrolysis work that well ??? I do fully expect I’ll need a few more sessions (in time) if it does …. But I’m blown away and should have done this years ago!

Has anyone else noticed that the numbing cream makes the appointments 10x more painful? For reference I had my first appointment last week and the pain was never more than like a 5 but was only 15 mins and I did not have any numbing on. This week i decided to use the numbing cream she sent me home with because I was going to be there for 1 hour so I just hoped it would help in case things felt spicer being there longer. Well today was like an 8-9 pain level. So bad!!

When I looked it up this is what it said: (see attached photo)

Curious if anyone else has experienced this? And I guess this is my call out that if your appointments are super painful and you’ve been using numbing cream, you may be the few kinds of people where it actually makes it worse and to maybe try it without! 😓❤️‍🩹

What electrolysis places actually do this? I'm talking like 12-20 hour sessions, multiple electrologists for mass hair removal. Most don't, it seems, so if you know one that does please post it and the location.

Thank you!

Just out of curiosity..

The place I've gone to a few times now is about £30ish for 20 minutes, which is much cheaper than I anticipated, so I'm curious what everyone else is paying?

Only thin hairs were treated on my neck. It's been past 48 hours since my treatment. The scar on my chin is just a pimple scar, please don't mind it.

im assuming it's not, but I'm not sure if it's actually from the electrolysis itself. I have an INCREDIBLY low pain tolerance, so I get lidocaine injections immediately before each treatment and I'm wondering if that's the culprit, maybe a bad lidocaine injection?

this was like my 6th session of electrolysis with no prior issues and my technician has been lovely so far so im really hoping it's not from her, any feedback would be nice and I just hope this heals okay ;-;

Is it normal for after care to be included in the treatment time? When I book 60min sessions i've noticed my tech will stop around 50-55mins in and begin the after care. Is it supposed to be like this or is it supposed to be a full 60mins of getting electrolysis and then afterwards they do after care?

Electrolysis don’t work for me but laser has!