Zap: Follicles Under Attack

It has been a while since I've written, and things have been fairly eventful.  Usually under those circumstances I write up some massive, blathering, sleepy chronological thing to try to catch back up.  This time though I'm going to try to do better and cover different topics separately.

So, let's start with electrolysis.  A few weeks ago, it became obvious that I needed to switch over.  There is very little hair left, and laser doesn't seem to effect many hairs each session anymore.  Shortly before that an electrologist came to the Transkentucky meeting on a session I missed, and I kept hearing good things about her.

A few weeks ago I called.  She was extremely nice and we chatted for some time.  During the conversation she seemed both competent and nice.  She eased a lot of my fears about recovery time and raised my confidence in the technology.

Since then I have had two one hour sessions, two weeks apart.  Those have went very well.  The pain is minimal and the skin looks almost completely normal within just a few hours.  Unlike laser, each hair is individually tweezed so there is no waiting for weeks to see how much will shed.  Also I was able to shave comfortably the very next day.  This is so much easier than laser that it would be easy to start worrying that the settings are too low.  But each time a hair is tweezed it comes out without a sharp sensation;  no feeling except friction.  I think that is a good sign.

My electrologist says this is mild because its one of the best machines available.  We are working with blend electrolysis, which uses galvanic as well as thermodynamic components in tandem, one creating a lye based reaction at the root of the follicle, while the other type accelerates the reaction through electricity or heat.  (I get them mixed up.)  Either technology is proven to kill hair, but apparently blend has very serious advantages.  One of the two individual technologies is faster with less time per follicle, but blend heals more easily, and is therefore a bit more stealthy.

I'm just so glad I found such a great electrologist.  She is one of the only six certified in the state.  She has been great about scheduling and has an excellent manner.  Pricing is very reasonable too!

I'll be continuing my treatments every two weeks.  Right now my upper lip is almost clear, which is such a relief because it has been a difficult area.  Besides that we have started clearing stray hairs along the sides of my mouth as well.  Next time it might be possible to get that all cleared enough to start on the chin.  :)