Anyone here have experience with electroylysis ? Please tell me about complications and side effects?
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yah i hv. actually electrolysis hv no side effect if u hv from a good doctor. no spot , no redness. whereas laser hv.
u hv to take some seating for it. and ur hair will be finished. it is best fom wax or threading or even from laser. I hv living in lahore. and i hv done it from township. and i saw many patient who come there and complain that they hv done from another place and there is no difference and hv spots on face. but my doctor hv result r good.i didn't hear any complain. so u go with it but plz plz careful while selecting a doctor.
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I’ve had it done and am a great fan of it. Moreso than laser. In fact, if I could go back in time and had access to the electrologist I do now I would have done electrolysis over laser for body parts such as the arms. Which I still need to do electrolysis on to finish up anyway. But for the money spent, I could be done if I had gone straight for electrolysis. Kind of being a test subject, I thought I’d give Laser a chance even though I knew the hairs were probably too fine.
Here is one link:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/fashion-and-beauty/420619-laser-hair-removal-3.html#post7346497
I will pm princessjojo and ask if she can update on her progress here.
I also know tweety_pie started electrolysis and is making progress.
Here is a post with some basic info about electrolysis:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/fashion-and-beauty/491435-epilating-facial-hair.html#post8147997
Just to update on that post, the electrologist my sister is seeing now (will write more about this too) uses advanced equipment that is capable of a very comfortable thermolysis with normal reactions, so she almost exclusively does thermolysis. It all depends on the skill of the electrologist and equipment. I’d still mostly stick to blend with my own.
I know your question is regarding side effects. I will write more fully later what they can be and what electrolysis can achieve if done correctly.
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im having the treatment since about a year now and im happy with it. The only downside is perhaps that its a slow process but worth it in the long run.
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Ok, I think I'm going to write lots of shorter posts as it's easier.
Since you asked about side effects, that's pretty simple to answer.
There isn't that much difference between Laser and electrolysis in this respect as they both use heat (although one type of electrolysis doesn't) to destroy the follicular stem cells. So the reactions are pretty similar - redness, swelling, possible burning of the skin.
A normal reaction to electrolysis can vary from temporary (1hr to X hrs) of redness and swelling, small scabs forming on the follicles (generally pin prick sized), possible whitehead formation (although this can be minimised greatly for most people), lymph secretion.
What is normal varies from person to person and body area treated. I'm lucky in that on my face with the blend method, I only ever get temporary redness and swelling. Same for my sister; she also had some thermolysis on her face and this caused pin prick scabs that drop off after a few days leaving unmarked skin - sometimes they can leave pigmentation but it will heal. Other people have more sensitive skin and the reaction will be greater but it will heal.
On the feet, there will nearly always be scabbing and pigmentation regardless of the method used because of the shallow follicles. Again, in a few months this will resolve as I have experienced myself. So it depends on body area too.
Other factors are the the equipment used (electrolysis machine, electrolysis probes, magnification - aids accurate insertions) and of course the skill of the electrologist. This latter point is the most important. An electrologist with basic equipment (i.e. simple machine and regular diopter lamp) can perform great, solid work and get the job done. But a good electrologist who has invested in sophisticated equipment and great magnification and knows how to use it can perform amazing work on large areas, because their set up allows for greater speed and client comfort.
Will talk more about this last comment later.
In the very worst case you can experience burns and scarring but it's pretty rare. I will discuss finding a good electrologist later.
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I had no side effects or complications.