And, yes, SF is “THE City,” for most of us on the Central Coast. “La La Land?” Well, since you are in SF, you DO get it! (Nobody, except a Californian, will understand this silliness so I won’t even try.) Fun stuff.
Specifically, electrolysis is a burn: a controlled and purposely placed “burn,” but a burn nonetheless. Humans have been getting burned for millions of years (I’m including our hairy ancestors here), and the skin fully knows what to do with a simple “thermal” burn (you know, “evolution?”). All the worries you express? One thing about electrolysis is that it’s safe and proven, as Dee states, for the last 150 years or so! ZERO problema!
You are also living in one of the best Cities in the world for, well, world-class electrolysis! There is no need whatsoever to journey to Santa Barbara for treatment … I seriously mean this! Do your checking and go over the recommendations found here on Hairtell for “finding the right electrologist.”
The really funny thing is that, indeed, I do have a lot of out-of-town patients. However, not ONE of them is from California! If I may be outrageously Chauvinistic, I do think the best electrologists live here in California. People are not driving up (or down) the State to see me, because they have found great practitioners in their own town. We have two great schools here that both turn out excellent operators. Check the EAC website and phone the electrologists in your awesome City!
I need to get up there this summer.