I am so happy to have found this site! Just wish I knew about it years ago. I am writing to ask for advice on my hair removal journey. I had laser hair removal done on my face eight years ago. It was done by a dermatologist and after three treatments he told me I was done and the process was permanent. Needless to say the hair has come back. It is NO WHERE near what it was volume wise, but I have patches of hair that i have had to wax/pluck on a weekly basis for the last eight years. I was going to have laser done again, but after finding the hairfacts site i am not so sure. The laser was permanent on about 70% of my facial hair, so do you think having it done again would work on the other 30%? I work face to face with people daily so i am not sure about having to heal for a week with electrolysis. Does it always take that long? Any advice or tips would help.

Welcome to hairtell, hairytooth. Hairytooth????

Can't guarantee that if you have electrolysis that you will have no temporary skin manifestations. Many skilled electrologists who use excellent tools can do a treatment and all goes back to normal within minutes to hours. No scabs, red bumps, pustules, swelling. Whether you find someone who can give you the best outcome or not, is a matter of visiting several electrolgists and comparing outcomes. Healing depends on what you do when you leave the office as well.

I hesitate to give a thumbs up for laser hair reduction of female facial hair. You can take the gamble and see if the remaining patches can be eliminated by laser if the hair is coarse and dark. If more hair is induced to grow, then just know that electrolysis can turn that situation around.

A skilled electrologist can make hay of that extra hair. Get it cleared off and keep it cleared. Find a MiroFlash or Pio Flash electrologist would be my next piece of advice.

Do you have several electrologists in South Carolina that you can start the consultation process with?

Dee

Thanks for the welcome Dee,

I chose hairytooth cause I am hairy and a dental hygienist.
The facial hair I have is coarse and dark. I had an ovarian tumor that stopped my body from making estrogen and only allowed for testosterone production for at least three years. The tumor was removed in 2000, but my gyn said that once a hair has been affected by testosterone it retains those properties.
I am emotionaly drained when it comes to the hair. Enough already! So I don't want to watse time trying the laser again if it won't be 100% perm.
I have looked online at which states are licensed for electrolysis and South Carolina isn't one of them. I only live 5 min. from the North Carolina border, so i am thinking of going there where it is regulated. I saw a few online in NC, but the names confuse me. Most are named after the owner like, "Marges Electrolysis". This seems a bit old school and unprofessional to me. I liken hair removal to a medical procedure, so i wouldn't go to an MD with the office name "Bobs Medical". Please let me know if I am being harsh about this? It isn't my field, so I don't know what the norm is.
Also, should I let them work on me at the consult?
Thanks for your help.

Where in SC? I am in NC and may be able to refer you to someone.

I wouldn't judge an electrolysis practice by the name. To me, I'd rather see "Marge's Electrolysis" in the yellow pages than one more "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" (which I thought was MY original idea until I checked it out, LOL)

Absolutely have some work done during the consultation. Most electrologists want to do a short treatment before starting regular sessions.

May I add that just because South Carolina might not have the regulations and professional extortions one might find in North Carolina, that doesn't mean that good electrologists don't practice there.

Just as many good practitioners work under the simple title of Electrolysis by (Insert Name Here) doesnt mean they are delivering poor quality treatments.

You should try out practitioners in your area, and then, if you choose, you should compare the SC ones with the NC ones. I expect that your report will be higly useful for those in the area who read our pages.

There are also a million "Hair We Are" hair salons across the country.

I was talking about this very thing with a friend yesterday (who was also considering getting into electrology as a career.) James' business name is fantastic, I wish I had thought of it