Thanks for your reply!
seems that you really have a good after-care.
i had ingrown hair, and it bother me much, because i feel itching and pain when they develop inflammation. I just moved to England again 3 weeks ago, really do not know what to do now! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
I really wish i am in States, there are lots of professional electroy, such as James,W, such a nice person!
I think it’s a mix of a good electrologist, good before and after care on my part, I try to be diligent. She ALWAYS cleans the area with alchol before treatment and puts witch hazel on after. It takes me 30-45 mins to get home and then I apply tea tree oil and leave that on for a good 3-4 hours. Later, before I go to bed, I wash my face with antibacterial soap and then apply polysporin. I try to apply polysport 3-4 times in the 2 days after treatment. I make sure not to shave the area or use makeup for 24 hours either! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I’ll put a dab of antibiotic cream on it (not ointment, that will clog your open pore).
Hello, VespaSusie!!!
I saw that you said " antibiotic ointment, that will clog your open pore"! Is that really ture? Can you give more information about it to me, i will appreciate!
Because i am applying Erythromycin Omintment on the treated points very often!
Hi Tommychen,
My electrologist told me that. I don’t know for sure if it’s true, because I always follow her instructions. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Maybe Savannah can comment on this, because she just wrote that she uses Polysporin and I believe that is an ointment.
Best of luck to you!!!
Susie <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Polysporin is an ointment much like neosporin but many people are allergic to neosporin so I just decided to go with polysporin. I just put a thin layer on my skin, don’t rub it in too much. I’ve not had any problems thus far and I’ve been using it for at least 2 months. That could possibly be because of the tea tree oil tho as that dries my skin out so I don’t have access oil to clog the pores either? Justa thought!
Savannah
Hi all…update time. 2 hour appointment today…completely cleared chin, under chin (fatty part), and part of the right side. Chin came back with a vengence and is almost as bad as when I started so it took quite a bit of time and the under part of the chin has only been cleared twice previously so it still has a decent amount of density to it. The right side of my face didn’t feel any different when I left today but when I looked in the mirror I was amazed…after 3 weeks growth and with the little she did get to on the right side there wasn’t that much there. The left side is just starting to have growth now after 1 week as compared to growth coming back in 2-3 days before.
I did not schedule an appointment for next week as I don’t have the money to keep going 2 hrs weekly any longer. I am going to try to go 2 hrs every 2 weeks. I feel comfortable enough with my progess to do this and I don’t really have much of a choice right now.
Will update pics later and post when it’s been done.
Good luck all,
Savannah
hey sav, your progress and stories sound identical to mine. I am ahead of you about a month or so in treatments and reading your posts bring back memories of exactly what i went through. the whole hair coming back exactly the same as i started and that ordeal sounds similar to mine at happened at about the same time as me. so sista, follow my progress and i think you’ll have a pretty good idea of whats to come (thats a good thing, hehe).
i was in your shoes right now and i remember how sad it felt as i have been going for months now and not as much progress. but once the 5th month hit and i upped the heat, THATS when i saw significant progress and my reassurance of electrolysis returned! oh and i am talking about the dreaded chin area.
good luck sav and hold on. we are almost there! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
-rachel
Thanks Rachelle! I’ve been watching your posts too and they really keep me going. I really appreciate you keeping up to date and I sure hope that others can get some reassurance between the two of us in similar but different stages! I REFUSE to quit now, I know it just HAS to get better sometime soon so instead of dropping off, I’m gonna plug along just a little less!!
Thanks for taking the time to reply and again thank you for keeping your posts up to date, it’s sure keeping me going! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Good luck to you and to everyone else,
Savannah
Right now, this really sucks!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Just make us a promise that you two will also post back a year, and two years after you are done, and happy as well.
promise <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I promise also! <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif” alt=“” />
Photos are updated http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/sd101483 there is my 4 month comparison picture there too…pretty amazing! <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif” alt=“” /> Can’t wait til I get to the 6 month mark.
Sorry the pics took so long, busy busy week!
Savannah
Hey Sav:
Any chance you can put a full sized before and full sized current picture on a page for those who can zoom in on a pic so people can really see how far you have come?
I know the impact of these pictures will jump off the page then!
Hi James,
I can certainly attempt to do that. Do you mean for me to post them here on the boards? or just full sizes next to each other in my album? I have some great shots I could put up with the only problem being I don’t have a total full size before picture of the left before because I’m retarted and managed to delete that one <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> but I have something decent. Let me know what you think is best! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Savannah
On your progress page, just have one spot where you can put at least one of the full size before picss, and a slot next to it where you put the current full size after pic. In the end, after changine the after pic frequently, you will have the one before and the one after pic. That way, those who care to save the pic, and enlarge it on their computer can get a real eyefull of where you started, and where you arrived.
Aaaahhh, I getcha I do believe. Let me see what I can do. Would anyone happen to have saved the full sized left before pic that could send it on to me so I can do both of them? Let me see what I can whip up! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Hi all! There really isn’t an update this week as I didn’t have an appointment. Due to many things I had to skip this week but have an appointment for next thursday. CANNOT WAIT!
I have finally gotten around to the before and after larger images that James had asked about. I created a page specifically for my before and afters so you can go right to that if you want to only look at that instead of all the in-between pics. They are located here: http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/Rainflower
I began the side by side large images with this months (month 4) because I cannot seem to locate the other months but I included those months collage pictures. From this point on I will change the “after” picture every month so you’ll have the full size images to look at. How’s that work? <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif” alt=“” />
Will update soon, I hope!
Good luck all,
Savannah
Looking good. Now one can really see much better the difference between the hair stubble, and color changes in your skin.
Hi all, it’s update time! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> It’s been almost 2 1/2 weeks since I’ve had an appointment…I’m a bit short on cash <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />. Anyway, as things have worked out with clearing other areas it has actually been about 4 to 5 weeks since I’ve had any work done on the right side. Today we started at the sideburn and cleared all the way to underneath my chin on the right side. That is after 5 weeks and what took about 5 hours to do the first time and then 2 hours every 2 weeks to keep up. I’m feeling pretty good about that! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I made an appointment for next week which I’m hoping I’ll be able to keep to get the left side done. I hope I’ll be able to get back on weekly appointments because I’m really seeing a huge improvement.
My skin looked really good today after my appointment. I think the few weeks off definitely helped and the fact that there isn’t that much hair anymore = less heat = less redness. I could have easily gone out and never given it another thought except for the hair looming on the left side <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
Working on some pictures, hope to get them up later tonight or tomorrow, will let you know when they’re updated. There’s also the before and afters that I’ve posted on a seperate section that you can take a look at. The link for those should be just a couple posts above!
Thanks for reading all.
Good luck,
Savannah
Hi all. I had my treatment last thursday as discussed above and I decided to step outside my paranoia box and try NOT shaving the treated area…so far so good. Haven’t touched it with a razor and I’m loving that!!! <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif” alt=“” /> There is some regrowth just starting but it’s finer to the touch, lighter in color. I’m going to hold out as long as I can. Cannot WAIT to go get the left side worked on this week, it feels TERRIBLE!
Pictures are finally update, I’m sorry I’ve been slacking so much. Summer time is so busy…I’ll try to be better, I promise.
Progress pics: http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/sd101483
Before and After pics: http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/Rainflower
Good luck all!
Savannah
Hi again all! I am turning a major corner here and it’s awesome. First, I have to start out by telling you I have not shaved the right side of my face in 10 days! <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif” alt=“” /> There is some growth there but it is finer/softer feeling. It’s strange because there are some spots where it’s very dark and LOOKS coarse but you cannot feel it because it seems to still be under the skin? I guess the growth has dramatically slowed? I don’t plan to touch this side until I absolutely HAVE to (either starts feeling not so nice or have to go some where and want to make absolute sure that there is nothing noticeable).
So, Thursday I had a 2 hr treatment. We cleared the left side which hasn’t been touched in 4 weeks. Since then I’ve not had to shave that side either. That’s only 2 days tho, we’ll see how it goes. Now I just have a nasty dark patch under my chin and my evil chin (the chin came back with a vengence) and I’m pretty sure we’ll get this cleared out when I go back on Tuesday!!! Does the Happy Dance
Pictures are updated and I would really recommend checking them out this week! <img src=“/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif” alt=“” />
Progress pics: http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/sd101483
Before and After: http://www.yesalbum.com/v001/Rainflower
Good luck all,
Savannah