I am 37 year old cis female with PCOS. Due to the PCOS I have started electrolysis for unwanted hair on my face. I have always had sensitive skin annd during my first 3 sessions (1 week apart) I had the chin and some of my neck worked on. During the first 3 sessions I held a metal rod. My skin was def red, slightly swollen and I had a a few white heads immediately after. The whiteheads eventually went away after 3-4 days but what people seem to call PIE tends to linger. Is this normal?
For my fourth session I decided to wait two weeks rather than 1. This time my electrolysist didn’t give me a rod to hold and we worked on the same area. But I feel like my skin this time around is alot more angry and inflamed, with more whiteheads. Do you know why I was not asked to hold a rod for this session and why this 4th session left my skin angrier than before? There is a bit of a language barrier with my electrolysist and I also didn’t have time to ask her these question.
My biggest fear with electrolysis had been scarring. Especially since I have sensitive skin. I do know that my electrolysist has been doing this line of work for over 15 years and primarily works with Trans patients. So I want to trust that she knows what she is doing. But I have my moments since this is all knew to me.