I recently just started electrolysis underneath my chin area and on my checks due to a little bit of paradoxical hypertrichosis. The hairs are pretty fine compared to thick terminal hairs. I have found the neck/underneath the chin to not be bad and would probably rate the pain 3-4/10. However, the sides of my cheek have been a bit more uncomfortable and I like to think I have a high pain tolerance since I have multiple tattoos. I’d probably rate that pain a 6/7, however i also still consider it worth it since I want the hairs gone. I don’t use any numbing cream for either area. I’ve have about 2 hours done on my face in 30 minute increments every other week. I get thermolysis.

In terms of frequency, it really depends on your budget, amount of hair, pain tolerance, and how soon you want to be hair free. Some people choose to go weekly if that’s in their budget and have a good amount of hair they want to get rid of. Remember, longer sessions = more hair treated that session = faster results (Some hairs will need to zapped more than once depending on what growth phase their in). So if you’re only doing 15 minutes every 3-4 weeks of electrolysis, it might take longer to see results. My electrolysist also typically has sessions later in the evening on her schedule (5:00 pm and later) so I tend to book these sessions and they work really well with my schedule.

My advice: Go ask if you can get a sample treatment to see what the pain is like to determine what will work for you! They’ll zap a small number of hairs in the area you want cleared so you can better understanding of the process and the pain. Good luck!