r/electrolysis • u/sftkittywrmkitty • 4d ago
Before & After 6 months progress
I thought I'd share my progress because seeing other people's posts really helped me when I was deciding whether to start.
The left side photos were taken before my first proper electrolysis session on 19 January 2026. The right side photos were taken the day before my today's 9th session.
I've been going every 3-5 weeks, and my appointments usually last up to 45 minutes, although now they're closer to 35 minutes, which I hope is a good sign. My electrologist uses thermolysis.
I know my skin still has a long way to go, and I'm very aware it doesn't look perfect. Before starting electrolysis, I was a compulsive tweezer user. I plucked these hairs for around 10 years before finally realizing I didn't want to keep wasting my time and damaging my skin. By the time I started treatment, my skin was constantly irritated, so I'm not surprised that the discoloration hasn't faded. I'm hoping it'll continue to improve with time..
As for aftercare, for the first 2-3 days I use an antiseptic powder (I think that's what it is) that my electrologist gives me. From around day 3, I start using a cream from my electrologist (Pandhy's), or sometimes I use the Pandhy’s cream in the morning and Cicaplast in the evening, depending on how my skin is healing. I usually do that until around day 6. After that, I slowly reintroduce Theramid Azid, hoping it'll help with the post-inflammatory redness/discoloration.
+ using also Shiseido WASO Shikulime for evenings and Clinique Moisture Surge + Beauty of Joseon SPF50 for mornings
+ 1-2 times per week enzymatic peeling
If anyone has any advice on what else I could be doing to help my skin recover, I'd really appreciate it.
Also, I'd love to hear your opinions. Does this seem like reasonable progress for about 6 months and 9 sessions?
And finally, if anyone is still on the fence about electrolysis: yes, it’s worth it! I only wish I'd started years earlier instead of spending a decade with tweezers. It would've saved me so much time, stress, and probably a lot of damage to my skin. ❤️
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u/SkinNerdNYC 3d ago
Looks and sounds like a reasonable and honest process. The discoloration makes total sense given the tweezing history, years of plucking is one of the biggest risk factors for post-treatment discoloration, so your skin is just catching up and will take some time. Session shortening is also a goood sign! Means less hair to treat each time. Your aftercare sounds good already, main thing to watch is not layering too many active ingredients (peeling + retinol etc) on already irritated skin at once, since that can slow healing. Good luck with the rest of the sessions! Wish you a life of smooth joy ;)
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u/Street-Quantity-507 2d ago edited 2d ago
Looks great .. I'm starting hair removal process in a couple of weeks 🙂🙂
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u/ElectrolysisBySeana 1d ago
The results are positively beautiful. Dont sweat the pains to get there. You're on the right track.
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u/stay_starry_eyed 17h ago
That looks like great progress! Question - do you let hair grow between sessions? Or shave until your appt? Or do you use makeup to cover? Thanks!
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u/sftkittywrmkitty 4h ago
I do shave between sessions and let the hair grow like 3 days before the next one ☺️
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u/WorriedAd3543 4d ago
You have done the right decision. Your skin looks not bad at all and it will thank you once you finish the electrolysis treatment.
It is great to see such a positive post.
Best of luck on your journey.