my machine was about $1200 when i got it. the nice thing about electrolysis is its actually permanent, where every other method only makes the hair smaller but doesnt fully kill it generally. ive done pretty much every method of hair removal, and laser is faster to do a session but it doesnt usually kill the hair, which for me the hair on my face i want to be gone gone, not just smaller. i also have a fair amount of grey hairs on my face which you just cant treat at all with any of the light based methods.
i will say its a commitment lol. it takes a long time since you have to treat every hair individually, one at a time, and the technique is not easy. its not great for really large areas, which is why ive been doing laser on my legs, pubes, arms, and armpits. i pretty much reserve electro for areas i never want to see a hair again like my face and nipples so far. at some point ill get electro on my junk for surgery prep but ill definitely have a professional do that.
if the area you want to treat is relatively small it would be best to go to a professional. theyll be faster and better at it, and then one day all the hairs you want to kill will just be gone and youll be done lol. thats the dream im holding on to for my face.
Wow $1200 is more than I would have guessed. Does that mean these laser ones you can buy on Amazon are trash? Or just make the hair smaller like you said. I’ve been so close to buying one but didn’t know about this electrolysis option
they arent trash, some people get good results, but it is unlikely to ever make the treated area actually hairless. it seems like theres kind of a limit to what can be done with light based approaches. some people will actually get more hair from laser or IPL, but thats usually someone who already has very fine hair. the light doesnt fully kill it but damages the follicle causing a healing response and increased blood flow counterintuitively making the hair larger. my electrologist said some of her cis women clients had that experience, which pushed them to get electro.
my machine was about $1200 when i got it. the nice thing about electrolysis is its actually permanent, where every other method only makes the hair smaller but doesnt fully kill it generally. ive done pretty much every method of hair removal, and laser is faster to do a session but it doesnt usually kill the hair, which for me the hair on my face i want to be gone gone, not just smaller. i also have a fair amount of grey hairs on my face which you just cant treat at all with any of the light based methods.
i will say its a commitment lol. it takes a long time since you have to treat every hair individually, one at a time, and the technique is not easy. its not great for really large areas, which is why ive been doing laser on my legs, pubes, arms, and armpits. i pretty much reserve electro for areas i never want to see a hair again like my face and nipples so far. at some point ill get electro on my junk for surgery prep but ill definitely have a professional do that.
if the area you want to treat is relatively small it would be best to go to a professional. theyll be faster and better at it, and then one day all the hairs you want to kill will just be gone and youll be done lol. thats the dream im holding on to for my face.
Wow $1200 is more than I would have guessed. Does that mean these laser ones you can buy on Amazon are trash? Or just make the hair smaller like you said. I’ve been so close to buying one but didn’t know about this electrolysis option
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they arent trash, some people get good results, but it is unlikely to ever make the treated area actually hairless. it seems like theres kind of a limit to what can be done with light based approaches. some people will actually get more hair from laser or IPL, but thats usually someone who already has very fine hair. the light doesnt fully kill it but damages the follicle causing a healing response and increased blood flow counterintuitively making the hair larger. my electrologist said some of her cis women clients had that experience, which pushed them to get electro.