Electrolysis works by disrupting the hair follicles that produce unwanted hair, leading to its cessation and eventual fall-off.
Your desired results may take multiple sessions lasting 15-60 minutes to achieve them.
Your electrologist will assess your individual treatment plan based on various factors and the phase of hair growth.
Check the Color of Your Hair
Electrolysis permanently eliminates unwanted hair without shaving, tweezing, or waxing; however, its process isn’t painless depending on your pain tolerance and body part being treated. With the appropriate electrologist and schedule in place you should experience minimal discomfort as quickly as weeks to months (depending on location and extent).
Electrolysis can treat facial hair (eyebrows, upper and lower lips, cheeks, chin, neck hairline and sideburns) as well as body hair on arms, legs, stomach, breasts and back. Because electrolysis results are so permanent, finding an experienced electrologist who can deliver optimal results requires extensive research and asking plenty of questions when selecting an electrologist – such as numbing availability, training methods used, how long their business has been operating, charges assessed by clients with skin of color etc.
At first, electrolysis may feel like a mildly painful experience as your electrologist inserts the fine filament into your hair follicles. But when done properly, you shouldn’t feel any sensation whatsoever during or after electrolysis sessions – neither filament insertion nor current running through them should be felt; or that an electrologist is plucking your hair – which would indicate either poorly calibrated equipment or they are working incorrectly.
After your session, your skin may become red or irritated; these symptoms should clear within hours after applying a soothing product like Dana Elise Solutions’ Moringa All-Beauty Creme with botanical oils from Dana Elise Solutions. Karan Lal, MD of Schweiger Dermatology in Hackensack NJ recommends that activities that might aggravate sensitive hair follicles (like sweating, tanning or prolonged sun exposure) such as sweating or tanning – these should also be avoided as these activities could worsen them
Hydrate well to help alleviate any pain experienced during electrolysis treatments and if you notice that folliculitis (small clustered pimples that form when bacteria infiltrate follicles) occurs between treatments, speak to your electrologist about it immediately and make sure you follow all their advice.
Check the Size of Your Hair
Electrolysis treatments should leave behind hairs that are much finer and lighter in color than your natural ones, providing evidence that they’re working effectively. You should begin noticing an impactful difference in hair growth after just a few sessions; however, multiple may be required in order to reach desired results.
Electrolysis is one of the only permanent methods of hair removal suitable for all skin and hair types, working by inserting a small probe into each hair follicle to treat and destroy its papilla, which supplies nutrients necessary for hair growth. Once this papilla has been destroyed, no further hair growth occurs within its confines.
Most people experience minimal discomfort during electrolysis treatment; however, the exact degree can depend on your tolerance level and area being treated. Electrolysis tends to hurt less than waxing or tweezing and considerably less than laser treatment.
Electrolysis treatment often causes some reddening of the skin, with darker-skinned individuals more prone to experiencing it than others. While this side effect is temporary and will fade over time, we advise using thick, gentle cream after each session as an extra safeguard to protect the area being treated.
When selecting an electrologist, make sure they specialize in electrolysis and possess a license issued by your state government. In general, an electrologist with this distinction will have RE or LE following their name to indicate they have been granted such status by that jurisdiction.
Electrolysis is an affordable, quick and painless solution for unwanted hair removal. In comparison to waxing or tweezing, electrolysis requires multiple sessions but yields permanent results – it’s therefore best for those committed to the process.
Check the Shape of Your Hair
Electrolysis works best when both client and electrologist work closely together. If you want fast results from electrolysis, attend regular appointments and follow all instructions of your electrologist – this will allow for early detection of new hair growth that could become problematic later.
Electrolysis treatments work when hair begins to thin out and become finer in texture and lighter in hue, often within just a few treatments. Your body responds positively to electrolysis’s hair-removal process; in order to see lasting results it’s essential that you commit fully to all treatments in order to experience permanent effects.
As well as attending regular electrolysis treatments, it is also essential that you are vigilant with regards to the type of hair-removal methods you employ at home. Avoid tweezing and waxing as these may cause your hair to regrow thicker and darker; also do not bleach your hair between treatments as this makes it harder for an electrologist to locate and kill hair roots.
Another way to assess whether electrolysis is working is to examine the shape of your hair. When growing out, hair tends to form curvier appearances which make killing them harder due to being restricted by their curves; straighter locks make killing easier since needle can easily enter follicle without getting caught by curves or spirals.
Straight hair may have been killed by electrolysis; whereas, curvier locks could still be living and need to be treated again.
If you are uncertain if your hair is going through electrolysis, consulting with an experienced electrologist or dermatologist could prove invaluable. They can explain the process and give an estimate as to when you might achieve desired results.
Check the Growth Rate of Your Hair
Electrolysis has long been considered safe, effective and permanent hair removal method. Although any hair removal process involves some discomfort, electrolysis has proven itself safe, effective and permanent for over 130 years. While electrolysis requires patience as multiple sessions must take place to achieve lasting results on any one area – often up to 20-30 sessions may be required before one can achieve satisfaction with the outcome.
However, you shouldn’t become disheartened or stop taking electrolysis treatments altogether. To achieve the best outcomes from electrolysis treatments, it is crucial that you follow your electrologist’s instructions and remain committed to this process – this means adhering to an electrolysis treatment schedule, forgoing temporary hair removal methods such as shaving, waxing or threading without consulting your electrologist first, as well as not bleaching or tanning your skin before attending appointments.
Adherence to your treatment plan will expedite reaching your desired goals faster. If your desired results have yet to materialize, it’s essential that you discuss this matter with your electrologist; she can provide all the relevant information and make any adjustments that might be needed in order to achieve them.
Maintain a keen awareness of any changes to your hair growth to evaluate how effective electrolysis treatment may be. This is particularly important if you suffer from hirsutism, an affliction in which excessive hair grows out in certain individuals as a result of genetics, hormones or medication and causes hair follicles to expand over time.
Your electrologist will also help to identify what’s causing any rapid hair growth, whether that’s hormonal fluctuations, stress levels or medications affecting hair growth. When this is observed it’s essential that they speak with you about what could be contributing to it so they can address it effectively.
Additionally, it’s essential that you check that you’re receiving true electrolysis with needles only and no electronic tweezers or photoepilators being used. To do this, inquire with the electrologist regarding his training and credentials before scheduling an appointment at their salon; doing this allows you to meet those who will perform your treatment and observe whether it is clean and professional.
