Electrolysis is the only permanent hair removal option and works for every skin and hair type, including sensitive ones such as those of Asian descent. Electrolysis can safely be used on facial features like eyebrows, upper lips, chins and necks; breasts, underarms abdomen back shoulders arms legs
Additionally, laser hair removal can provide relief for those experiencing painful ingrown hairs after waxing or shaving.
1. People with pacemakers
Electrolysis procedures are generally safe, although you should consult your physician first if you have a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Electric currents may disrupt normal heart rhythm and cause fainting episodes.
Find an electrologist qualified to perform needle electrolysis treatment is key. When choosing an electrologist, ask someone with prior experience with needle electrolysis for recommendations and inquire into their practice’s sanitation and sterilization protocols.
If you have a pacemaker, laser hair removal or other treatments that heat the skin are best avoided. Also try to avoid temporary methods such as waxing, shaving and tweezing which may stimulate new hair growth.
Electrolysis is the only permanent way of eliminating unwanted hair, treating each individual hair follicle at its source to stop regrowth. While it takes multiple sessions for electrolysis to achieve lasting results, its time-consuming nature means permanent results can take years. Electrolysis also eliminates ingrown hairs caused by temporary methods and safer than IPL (intense pulsed light) machines which heat an entire surface of skin in one session and may lead to reactions such as burning sensations, redness and scarring as well as changes in pigmentation changes over time.
2. People with high blood pressure
Shaving is an imperfect method for hair removal that may result in razor burn, ingrown hairs and folliculitis (a red itchy raised eruption similar to acne). Electrolysis offers permanent hair reduction from almost any part of your body – unlike laser hair removal which treats each individual hair follicle so your unwanted hair won’t come back!
Electrolysis provides three distinct treatment modalities. Two of them cause no scabbing and, when administered by an experienced electrologist, may even be as painless as a light touch. For some people however, one treatment modality causes scabbing which may be painful; therefore it is very important for you to inform your electrologist of any choices made and any preexisting conditions which may apply.
To ensure permanent hair removal, it is critical that you adhere to a regular treatment schedule. While the exact number of sessions varies from person to person, your electrologist will create a personalized plan during your consultation appointment and each treatment can last anywhere between 15 minutes and an hour. Between treatments it is best not to shave, tweeze, wax or use depilatory products which will stimulate new growth; excessive sweating, tanning or prolonged sun exposure increase the likelihood of infections of open hair follicles.
3. People with diabetes
Electrolysis was initially developed to remove irritating ingrown hairs. By dissolving each individual follicle using chemical or heat energy, electrolysis destroys its growth center. Now medical electrolysis devices can be used on most body areas including eyebrows, face, abdomen, breasts, and thighs.
At first, an electrologist will insert a fine probe into each hair follicle before applying heat or electrical current to prevent new hair growth while encouraging existing ones to break apart at their roots. Any reddening that results will usually be temporary and short-lived.
Most find the procedure tolerable; however, some may experience discomfort. Since everyone’s pain tolerance varies greatly, be sure to discuss topical anesthetic options with your electrologist prior to starting any procedure.
Finding an electrologist who best meets your needs requires talking to friends and family who have had electrolysis for recommendations. Make sure they’ve undergone training and experience, plus check for licensure from the State Board of Cosmetology if applicable.
Before your first electrolysis appointment, be sure to inform your electrologist if you’ve undergone any prior hair removal treatments such as waxing, shaving or sugaring – such practices could obstruct electrolysis work and compromise its efficacy. Furthermore, excessive sweating in the days preceding an appointment could invite bacteria into open hair follicles leading to minor infections – all factors which must be avoided for optimum electrolysis results.
4. People with a history of keloid scars
Electrolysis is a permanent hair removal method that uses a small needle or thin metal probe inserted into a hair follicle to apply an electric current, thus dissolving and eliminating future hair growth. Although this process is generally gradual, multiple sessions may be required before all the hair follicles in an area have been destroyed by electrolysis.
Treatment usually won’t cause much discomfort; however, individual experiences will vary significantly. Therefore it is essential that any concerns be expressed to your electrologist prior to beginning any procedures and/or request topical anesthetic cream if required to help minimize pain.
Electrolysis hair removal should not be performed if you have a history of keloid scars; doing so increases the risk of further scarring in that same area. This procedure could increase your chance of creating new scars from electrolysis hair removal treatments.
Avoid methods of hair removal that irritate hair follicles, such as shaving, tweezing, waxing or using depilatory creams such as shaving, tweezing and exfoliation that could potentially aggravate them such as shaving, tweezing and waxing. Scrubbing or exfoliating treated areas for at least 24 hours post treatment to avoid infections or reddening. If you have had a history of keloids then electrolysis treatment should not be performed on either your face or neck – instead speak with your dermatologist about other permanent hair removal solutions available to them.
5. People with a history of cancer
Electrolysis is the only permanent way to get rid of unwanted hair, having been proven safe and effective over a century of use. For optimal results, regular visits for treatments are necessary until all areas have been treated successfully.
Maintaining electrolysis sessions requires not using other hair removal methods between sessions, as they will interfere with its effectiveness by disrupting the growth cycle and interfering with results. Your electrologist will gladly demonstrate suitable hair-removal maintenance solutions.
Choose an electrologist with experience when electrification treatment. Seek referrals from friends or family; converse with your physician; look for establishments offering free consultation and trial treatment sessions.
An electric current passes through a needle inserted into a hair follicle to chemically convert salt and water to sodium hydroxide (lye), thus disrupting cells responsible for new hair growth, closing off the follicle permanently and stopping any further hair from regrow. Depending on which method is chosen, the procedure can cause some pain. It may take multiple sessions before your area is clear of all hair growth; further sessions will likely be needed after that to catch any new growth that appears as it emerges; individuals prone to scarring are particularly susceptible.
6. People with allergies
Unwanted hair can be an incessant battle that saps confidence. Electrolysis offers the only permanent hair removal technique approved by both FDA and physicians – unlike temporary methods like shaving, waxing, sugaring or threading which stimulate new hair growth. Electrolysis uses heat energy to destroy each individual follicle permanently for long-term relief from unwanted hair growth.
Electrolysis treatments involve inserting a fine needle or probe into each individual hair follicle to destroy it, with slight discomfort experienced depending on who receives treatment and their sensitivity level. Your electrologist will likely be able to offer topical anesthetic cream in case this becomes uncomfortable for you.
Once a session is over, you should be able to resume normal activities as usual. Although some redness on your skin may temporarily increase after treatment, this should fade within hours. It is important to avoid anything which might irritate the hair follicles such as excessive sweating, tanning beds, prolonged sun exposure and applying makeup; in order to prevent irritations of this kind. In addition to regular cleaning of this area to minimize bacteria build-up.
When choosing an electrologist for treatments, be sure they use only needle electrolysis and not electronic tweezers or photoepilators. A great electrologist will take a comprehensive medical history before developing a personalized treatment plan detailing how many sessions will be necessary in order to reach desired results. Typically weekly appointments for several months followed by every other week visits over several years should produce results.
