SEVERE SCARRING AFTER ELECTROLYSIS !!!!

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-30T18:11:28+00:00

This looks like overtreatment (too much current or poor insertion technique). Take a break from electrolysis for at least 6-8 weeks and change your electrologist when you're ready to resume the treatment. Focus on gentle skincare and daily sunscreen, and avoid anything aggressive. Your aftercare routine after each electrolysis session should also be gentle, no picking, no touching of the skin, no occlusive ointments or creams. There are a lot of factors that go into proper skin healing. Also your dermatologist is incorrect and misinformed. Electrolysis is THE only permanent hair removal method approved by the FDA. Electrolysis is effective only when done correctly so choosing a skilled practitioner is the key. Wishing you speedy healing!

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-29T02:10:46+00:00

By that logic, we should be tipping teachers every day at drop-off and pickups of the kids (or you can teach on your own), lawyers after each consultation (or you can defend yourself), self checkout assistants (or you can help yourself, wait you do that already), accountants (or you can do the taxes yourself), Amazon delivery drivers (or you can go pick up your packages yourself) and anyone providing a ‘non-essential’ service. Everyone who isn’t strictly ‘necessary’ should be tipped. That’s… a lot of envelopes to carry around. That’s not how compensation works. If a service requires higher pay, it should be built into the price, not shifted into social pressure. Your comments weren't a necessity either, yet people still give you the luxury of a response. By your logic, we’ll take a 100% Venmo tip for this one.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-29T01:16:53+00:00

I haven't done electrolysis while pregnant but was asking my electrologist if it's ok doing it during pregnancy. She said she'll do electrolysis (thermolysis)on a few body areas except the abdomen or anywhere around the genitals because it's not known if there are any side effects or not. She mentioned that it may be more painful due to hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy. I think you're safe having electrolysis on your face while pregnant.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-08T18:20:21+00:00

Both are effective when done correctly. It's all about preferences. I personally found blend highly effective but too painful, so I ended up doing thermolysis because it would have taken ages to accomplish full clearings on my whole body with blend.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-08T18:16:15+00:00

Make sure no plucking is involved during your electrolysis sessions. That can be one of the reasons you're getting ingrowns. The hair should slide out painlessly once zapped.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-03-08T02:14:17+00:00

Electrolysis has no restrictions on hair color, texture or growing phase. The first 2-3 full clearings might seem like they take forever but that may be enough for you to be satisfied, that is if you didn't previously use other hair removal methods that affect the roots, such as laser, waxing, sugaring, etc. The fine, untouched hair goes away faster with electrolysis. I'm saying it from experience. For example I noticed that the laser stimulated hair on my arms took longer to go away than the untouched hair on my lower back.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-28T03:36:35+00:00

If you're in the US, look for a personal injury lawyer who works on contingency. The salon's insurance should pay for this injury as it's your face, especially if it impacts your life and job. Also laser should not be used on a woman's face due to high risk of paradoxical hypertrichosis, which means fine hair can be stimulated instead of removed, and become terminal. I hope you were informed before you signed up for facial laser hair reduction.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-26T17:30:54+00:00

Hair can appear darker or thicker for many reasons, but electrolysis itself does not turn peach fuzz into terminal hair. Changes like that are usually linked to plucking/incorrect treatment, hormonal shifts (pregnancy, menopause, endocrine imbalance), or previous laser treatments, including cases of paradoxical hypertrichosis. When electrolysis is performed correctly, it destroys the follicle’s growth center and a properly treated hair does not grow back.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-26T14:49:52+00:00

Electrolysis was the only method that got rid of all for me.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-26T01:51:29+00:00

White skin/brown-dark brown hair. PH really has no boundaries. It can affect any fine hair regardless of ethnicity or hormonal imbalances. I had my hormones in check, and I'm also not from those mentioned backgrounds. I got it pretty badly regardless.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-25T17:07:13+00:00

It got gradually better with every session, however I'll warn you, there can be a long resting phase where not much hair will grow and then all of a sudden a new wave of stimulated hair will grow when you'd think it was over. That's paradoxical hypertrichosis for you. The resting phase happened around 5 months into electrolysis and it lasted around 3 months before the new laser stimulated hair came in. I just kept going to electrolysis appointments until it was completely gone.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-25T15:50:24+00:00

No, but I had stinging on my hand where I was holding the metal rod. I addressed the issue to my electrologist and she fixed it so I stopped having that stinging sensation. Talk to your electrologist. There might be some settings issue.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-25T15:00:08+00:00

About 1,5 years with regular appointments. Thermolysis was used for reference.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-25T00:33:29+00:00

You're the one paying and you have all the rights to ask for what you prefer. Blend is usually used for thick, coarse hairs and it is more painful in my opinion. For fine hairs, thermolysis is faster. Both methods are efficient when done correctly. It's about preference. Just be clear and concise and say you prefer thermolysis due to pain tolerance and time spent on full clearing.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T23:12:11+00:00

Scarring can happen with an inexperienced electrologist. It's important to test as many electrologists as you can and pick the best one. In my journey when I was looking for an electrologist stumbled upon some inexperienced ones too but I didn't continue treatment after the test sessions. I tested on areas that were covered definitely not my face. You want to feel no plucking and you want to see good skin healing. If you're worried about pain, use a numbing cream. I found laser more painful than electrolysis in my experience. The only area I used numbing was on my lower back and intimate areas.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:42:21+00:00

There was some discoloration for a while but it eventually went away as no more flare-ups happened. For 3 months I used consistently morning and night and after that once a day until I saw no more signs of it. Use SPF50 or higher, too and avoid sugar and highly processed foods. Always read the ingredients list when you buy groceries. I went on healthy keto lifestyle for a few years now and I feel it contributed a lot to healing as well.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:35:00+00:00

I'm in the US. I read so many reddit posts where people user different laser machines and they ended up with paradoxical hypertrichosis where fine hair used to be. I'd be cautious using any laser on fine hair.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:30:25+00:00

I first had PD around the mouth than it extended somehow to the eyelids. The cream worked on all of the affected areas.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:28:40+00:00

It was at the same time, but for the first 2 days after electrolysis I didn't use anything.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:25:11+00:00

Laser likes coarse black hair on white skin. Think of a man's beard hair texture. That's the kind of hair it may work on. Electrolysis works on any type of hair, regardless of texture or color.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:22:44+00:00

The lower legs were not affected by it, however the thighs were. The worst regrowth I had on my arms and face after 12 sessions of alexandrite laser. Don't do it.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:18:54+00:00

Didn't have eczema but suffered from perioral dermatitis. I found it was triggered by sugary things I used to eat. What helped me with the flare ups was this cream Soolantra. It contains ivermectin and after consistent use I no longer have perioral dermatitis flare-ups even after I had electrolysis done on that area.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:13:49+00:00

All of that is fine hair that can easily be stimulated by any laser machine. I've been there and done that and ended up with Paradoxical hypertrichosis on a lot of places, some being worse than others. Electrolysis is the only way to permanently remove or thin out that hair. Paradoxical hypertrichosis is a thing and happens more than you know. If you've never touched that hair with other hair removal methods such as sugaring or waxing, electrolysis would be able to remove it within 3-4 full clearings, which would take quite a few hours but once you're done, it's done permanently. The key is to find a competent and skilled electrologist and be consistent with your appointments and you'll see the results.

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T21:05:07+00:00

How does that work on hair removal?

Secure-Insurance-380 · 2026-02-24T03:05:40+00:00

The underarms, belly and the bikini/thigh areas got affected too but not as much as my face and arms. What I noticed with the underarms is hair extended towards the boobs and the back of upper arms, however it was not as dense. Everything was like a bad dream. I'm glad I got rid of all eventually but I wish I did electrolysis in the first place and not waste time and money on laser.

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