Interesting that you liked the rigid one piece probes as a beginner. My initial forays with one piece gold probes mostly involved poking myself and bleeding or inadvertantly bending the probe, maybe I am just clumsy =)



Yep, you will have people coming out of the woodworks once word gets out that you are doing electrolysis. I did some of my wife's eyebrows just the other day and already there's about 5 other women asking if they can be next in line. It seems most of them had never heard of electrolysis before or knew of it but never considered using it on the brows. I guess electrolysis is just not that well publicized these days among younger women, not surprising I guess given the ubiquity of laser hair removal and the waxing/threading salons who have incentive to keep their clients minds away from permanent brow shaping.

James, if you're ever in the Houston area give me a shout.. I'd love to buy you lunch in exchange for some pointers =)

You will have to send me your info, as Houston was once one of my second homes

Rigidity is not always a good ally. Sometimes it is just the opposite. A rigid probe in inexperienced hands pierce the walls and take a wrong direction. In contrast, with a flexible probe you will have more idea of collision when presented an obstacle. The peculiarity of the Laurier is that it is very flexible but at the same time is very tough. It is very difficult to bend by poor insertion. The follicle is also flexible, and bulbous tip of the probe acts as an umbrella that prevents you go "out" of the follicle, and deposit the heat out of the target.

I still I have trouble selecting the correct size in the bikini line, but I have not tried anything safer for a deep hair beard man or fine hair of a woman's upper lip.

Sounds like fun! Best wishes and remember patience is the key!

Ugh. I have had a setback. Magnification/visualization will be the death of me!! We have set everything up and have been working for the last 2 days but the microscope just is not working in our favor. We have set it up every which way but the slightest movement throws everything out of focus. I feel like I am back at square one with this. Now plan C. There is a dental convention, http://starofthesouth.org/ , at the tail end of March. It is closed to the public but I am going to try to make my way in. I called their office and explained that I am not in the industry and that I just wanted to go to the exhibit hall and speak with some of the vendors. They told me that I can gain entrance by paying a $75 entrance fee, ouch. If it has to be that way, I may still do it. This is my second microscope. The first one was a stereo microscope. It also had trouble with the slightest movement. I'm hoping that loupes will be the way to go. I don't mind spending money on good, quality equipment. I just need to make sure that it will work for us. I hate having to wait almost 2 months before I can start up again. On the upside, my sister is still really excited about this project. She saw how bummed I was with the microscope and really made an effort and kept on trying. I am going to take iLikeDIY's advice and try to have more patience.

James and t4ngent, I'm in Houston (Go 'Stros).

What kind of stereo microscope did you use the first time?

Bea, the spec that concerns you the most is "depth of field" This is found more on microscopes intended for parts inspection rather than a medical application. I'm sure James can expand more on this. Look at scopes with an "industrial" application.

The dental field is extremely closed to outsiders, might I suggest talking to your dentist and ask if you can attend as his/her representative ;-)

You need to be more patient.
The reason I like stereo scopes better than loupes is that they are stationary. If you can keep your subject relatively still, the treatment area will remain in focus. It takes some getting used to, for the mind to adjust to its field of vision being reduced down to 2 square inches, but you will find that better than loupes, where any movement by YOU also takes it out of focus. I do hope you get to try out some loupes so you can compare, and find what works best for you.

Maybe you, your sister t4ngent and I will have a good ole fashioned Houston reunion some time soon.

This is the first microscope I bought

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C75IVM/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

In the meantime, I have ordered cheapie loupes for another project. I doubt that they will work for this though.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LUO7UK/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details

On a more positive note, yay, my needles came in today . I bought a couple of boxes of 2s, mostly 3s and 4s, and one box of 5s. Can't wait to give them a proper go where I can really see what I'm doing.

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