I have a electrolysis diary on another forum but I thought I should make one here too if it helps anyone.
Initially I had decided to have laser done on my forehead however after reading stoppits posts I chose to go with electrolysis.
I stopped all temporary methods of hair removal to see what I was dealing with as recommended by stoppit, it was hard but I did it!
I had my first session yesterday, it was a 5 hour long session which I did find it to be intense but I soldiered on. My main priority was my forehead and we spent a total of 3 hours on it. Also worked on my upper lip for 40 mins, and my eyebrows for the remaining time.
When I got up in the morning I washed my face with surgical soap, I had a 5 hour train journey to get to my Electrologist. Reason why I travelled so far is because the Electrologist I went to had a Apilius platinum machine, now the machine alone isn’t enough but you should also see the skill of the Electrologist, great skills paired with a great machine equals amazing results.
I did take a pain killer as well but that was because I was getting a migraine. It may have helped with the pain but i can’t say for sure as I’ve not had electrolysis done before.
Before we started electrolysis my Electrologist wiped the area with antiseptic wipes, the modality used was picoflash, she worked on my hairline and sides (between eyebrow and hairline) for 1.5 hours, she then moved onto the middle brow which she worked on for 30 mins. We had a break for half an hour for food and then started on the forehead again for another hour. After this we worked on upper lip for 40 mins and then the rest of the time was spent on the forehead, and then eyebrows.
When we finished she applied Aloe Vera gel to the treated areas, it was very cooling and soothing.
I had to use EMLA for the upper lip as it is a sensitive area.
Unfortunately we didn’t get a clearance but got most of the visible hairs, I will be seeing her again in march iA.
When I got home I washed my face with surgical soap again and applied iodine.
In the morning I washed my face with the soap and then applied aloe Vera.
I still have swelling on my face which is normal as I did have a lot of work done on my forehead.
I have some whiteheads and small pin prick scabs which should fall of on their own.
Other things I did was drink plenty of water, the more moisture in the skin the better. I had also started taking multi vitamins few months before starting treatment as advised by my Electrologist.
I will add before and after photos tomorrow as I’m posting from my phone right now.
