Due to hormone fluctuations during gestation, pregnant women can often experience excessive hair growth. While temporary methods exist for eliminating this hair growth, electrolysis remains one of the safest solutions for permanent removal of unwanted body hair.
Both Blend and Galvanic methods of electrolysis should be avoided during gestation, since they use direct electrical current. Thankfully, thermolysis (also known as shortwave diathermy or high-radio frequency) uses an alternating current that’s safe for expectant mothers.
Galvanic
There has been very limited research conducted on the effects of electrolysis during pregnancy; however, the process has been in use for over 100 years without any negative consequences to a woman’s gestation. There are however some considerations to take into account before undertaking electrolysis treatment during gestation.
Galvanic electrolysis should be safe for pregnant women as long as it is performed by an electrologist who is certified and experienced treating pregnant women. Before beginning any treatments, pregnant women must receive prior approval from their obstetrician or doctor to do so.
Galvanic electrolysis employs direct electric current, delivered through needle insertion into hair follicles, to induce chemical reactions that destroy them and permanently remove hair. Although Galvanic electrolysis is effective at permanently eliminating hair on any part of the body, it may not be recommended during late trimester pregnancies due to sensitive breasts and abdomen skin becoming more vulnerable; galvanic electrolysis could become particularly uncomfortable during these stages of gestation and so is best avoided in such instances.
Short Wave Thermolysis offers an safer alternative to Galvanic Electrolysis. This method utilizes radio frequencies which do not travel throughout the entire body but only focus on specific targeted areas, making this an acceptable form of electrolysis during pregnancy, but mothers must still exercise caution due to fetuses developing inside an amniotic sac that conducts electricity.
Electrologists generally advise pregnant clients who plan on breastfeeding to postpone any electrization on the abdomen or breasts until their third trimester. At this time, pregnant skin becomes very stretched out and delicate – treatment would likely cause great discomfort. Nipples should also not be treated during this stage as it could lead to complications later. Other areas can still be treated such as lower bikini line or upper thigh treatments during this stage of gestation.
Blend
Women often experience excessive hair growth during gestation due to hormones stimulating new hair follicles to emerge. Unfortunately, keeping up with daily shaving, plucking or waxing may prove challenging when growth is rapid – however there are safe methods such as laser hair removal or electrolysis available that may provide solutions.
Although neither of these treatments has been shown to cause harm during pregnancy, it would be prudent to wait until after giving birth before engaging in either method. Both techniques can result in swollen and irritated skin which makes being pregnant even more uncomfortable; additionally, any electric current used could reach your unborn baby via amniotic fluid serving as an electric conductor.
Electrolysis involves inserting a metal probe into a hair follicle opening, whereupon an electrical current destroys it with tiny pulses of electricity. While electrolysis requires multiple sessions to fully destroy a follicle, there remains some chance of its return after removal; some studies have revealed that using both methods together provides superior results than either alone.
No evidence exists to prove electrolysis as unsafe during pregnancy; however, it would be prudent to wait until after breastfeeding has started before undertaking treatments on your nipples and abdomen due to thinner, more delicate skin during the third trimester. Furthermore, many electrologists require authorization from an obstetrician in order to perform electrolysis treatments during gestation.
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Thermolysis
Electrolysis hasn’t been linked with any reported damage during pregnancy; however, electrologists typically require a letter from their pregnant patient’s doctor before beginning treatments. Electrolysis differs from laser hair removal in that it’s performed at home using non-regulated equipment instead of being performed professionally by trained technicians in offices or salons; during its final trimester of pregnancy it should be avoided due to increased skin sensitivity from stretching due to pregnancy as well as greater skin irritation from electrolysis’s process.
Electrolysis involves inserting a needle into a hair follicle and passing an electric current down it, stimulating salt and water molecules until they react, producing lye that destroys it and stops further hair growth. However, it must reach directly onto the follicle; otherwise it won’t be effective and treatments won’t work. Please be aware that galvanic and blend methods of electrolysis should not be performed during pregnancy as their direct current could potentially harm fetuses as amniotic fluid is an excellent conductor.
Thermolysis is considered safe during pregnancy as it uses an alternating current that changes polarity to attract and repulse atoms, creating friction which damages the hair follicle structure, rendering it incapable of producing more hair growth. Redness or slight swelling may occur upon treatment depending on its location; these side effects typically subside within hours or days depending on an individual. Some individuals will also develop pinprick scabs that will eventually disappear on their own within days or weeks, depending on individual response.
Although thermolysis is generally safe during pregnancies, it’s wise to avoid having it performed on your breasts in the final trimester as this could make breastfeeding painful. Furthermore, any form of electrolysis should be avoided in the weeks before labor as this could reduce how easily nutrients pass from mother to baby.
Precautions
Pregnancy hormones can increase hair growth on your head and other parts of the body, often to a great degree. For some women this can become an immense nuisance that requires shaving, plucking, waxing or electrolysis to address. Unfortunately this process may prove costly and time consuming requiring numerous sessions until normal pregnancy hormone levels return; with the right electrologist and some patience you should find your body back to its usual self.
Most electrologists advise against opting for Galvanic or Blend electrolysis treatments as these use direct currents that could harm an unborn child. Instead, thermolysis or shortwave diathermy electrolysis methods are considered more secure as they do not pass through your body at all, targeting only hair follicles producing hair at present. It has been used safely over the course of 100 years with no reported instances of harm to pregnant women who underwent these treatments.
Electric current passes down a metal probe inserted into a hair follicle and activates an electric current that causes chemical reactions that lead to the destruction of its contents, permanently disabling each hair follicle in turn. While results are permanent, treatment of each individual follicle takes some time.
Pregnancy-specific electrolysis procedures should be avoided during the first trimester to reduce miscarriage risk; however, some electrologists will permit you to have this procedure during your second trimester as long as they obtain medical clearance from your gynecologist first. It’s wiser to forego having this procedure done on breasts and abdomen during later stages due to stretched skin and increased weight; some electrologists allow this during third trimester pregnancy with certain restrictions and requirements from their providers.
Electrolysis during this stage should also be avoided because swollen skin can make the procedure extremely uncomfortable for you and your electrologist, increasing both levels of discomfort as well as hindering its efficacy.
