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Electrology on Chin, Cheeks, Throat- $75/hr - Roswell, GA
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I've been doing it once a week in 1 hour sessions...
zoey1200June 6, 2015
$75
I've been doing it once a week in 1 hour sessions for about 8 months now and I'm still not sure if it's really working. From what I've read it can take years. If the area is small I think you will see results faster but I'm doing my chin, cheeks and throat (pcos) so it's taking a while. Also remember that your body is constantly producing more hair follicles so really it feels like there is always more to get. I sometimes think that all I'm really doing is keeping it thinner because of that and if I didn't do it it would be even worse because there would be even more hair follicles. I have tried laser and waxing and neither of those worked. If you do have PCOS then make sure to get on spirolactone (from doctor), I ran out a few months ago but I think I was getting better results when I was on it since it slows the growth of new follicles.
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October 1, 2015
No. The problem is that not all electrolygists are created equal. I wasted about a year and a half working with subpar electrolygists before finding one that was actually good. She cleared more in three months than all the ones I had been to before did combined in over a year. If you feel a plucking sensation than your electrolgists did not treat the hair follicle properly and is basically tweeting. Though there is a difference between a hair being plucked, and one loping out of your skin. Sometimes the "bulb" or root of the hair comes with it and you'll feel some resistance.
My suggestion is to reach out to the transgender community in your area and ask for recommendations. That's what I did and they steered me towards a wonderful woman that had a little clinic built into her house. Very clean, very sterile, very private. She gave me a 15 minute session for free and I felt the difference right away. I used to have sideburns, a moustache, a unibrow, and a beard. I shaved fully ever day. Sometimes twice a day. Now? Nothing. I am hair free. I was able to clear my face in one hour after 18 months (that was me going every week at the same day and time every week for those 18 months), and then I spent another six months getting the stragglers as they popped up according to their growth cycle. Remember that hairs grow differently. One hair might come back every week. Some may only grow out every few months and so on. I also shaped my eyebrows and got some of the long white hairs. Now I'm getting my hands and arms done. Which by the way is going much faster. Those hairs aren't as deeply rooted and have less to do with hormones so they die off much more easily.
Now every week my electrolgist will spend a minute or two going over my face to see if a hair has popped up and then start working on my hands and arms. I have all the dark hair removed and I'm doing the long white ones now.
Is it expensive? Absolutely. But is it worth it? Without a doubt. I no longer have to shave my face like a man every day. I not self conscious at all in public anymore. Before I was always worried that people were looking aty facial hair in public. Now? Now my electrolygist has to use a magnifying light in order to spot one of two tiny beginnings of a hair so your average joe on the street definitely isn't seeing anything.
Being a woman with facial hair or any unwanted body hair seven affects us emotionally and mentally. So taking the steps to be hair free are definitely worth it in my opinion.
My suggestion is to reach out to the transgender community in your area and ask for recommendations. That's what I did and they steered me towards a wonderful woman that had a little clinic built into her house. Very clean, very sterile, very private. She gave me a 15 minute session for free and I felt the difference right away. I used to have sideburns, a moustache, a unibrow, and a beard. I shaved fully ever day. Sometimes twice a day. Now? Nothing. I am hair free. I was able to clear my face in one hour after 18 months (that was me going every week at the same day and time every week for those 18 months), and then I spent another six months getting the stragglers as they popped up according to their growth cycle. Remember that hairs grow differently. One hair might come back every week. Some may only grow out every few months and so on. I also shaped my eyebrows and got some of the long white hairs. Now I'm getting my hands and arms done. Which by the way is going much faster. Those hairs aren't as deeply rooted and have less to do with hormones so they die off much more easily.
Now every week my electrolgist will spend a minute or two going over my face to see if a hair has popped up and then start working on my hands and arms. I have all the dark hair removed and I'm doing the long white ones now.
Is it expensive? Absolutely. But is it worth it? Without a doubt. I no longer have to shave my face like a man every day. I not self conscious at all in public anymore. Before I was always worried that people were looking aty facial hair in public. Now? Now my electrolygist has to use a magnifying light in order to spot one of two tiny beginnings of a hair so your average joe on the street definitely isn't seeing anything.
Being a woman with facial hair or any unwanted body hair seven affects us emotionally and mentally. So taking the steps to be hair free are definitely worth it in my opinion.
October 1, 2015
I'll try that. I stopped getting electrolysis last month and it really looks like i never went at all. There was a lot of plucking going on so maybe that's it. It's funny I did research about Electrology on a transgender site. Also about shaving techniques ( now I use shaving oil) on transgender sites. Lol figured they had to know more. Didn't ask them though about people in my area. I'll try that.
October 1, 2015
Best decision I ever made. Remember, Yelp and Google reviews can be bought. They are no good. But the transgender community will definitely point you in the right direction. I googled transgender support group in (name of my city) and one popped up. I emailed them, explained my situation, and the president of the group emailed me back a few days later telling me who he and a few of her friends had used to remove their hair so they could transition.
My face has been pretty much hair free for over a year now. Totally worth it.
My face has been pretty much hair free for over a year now. Totally worth it.
UPDATED FROM zoey1200
10 months post
Electrology on chin, cheeks, and throat in 1 hr weekly sessions $75/hr
zoey1200June 25, 2015
I've been doing it once a week in 1 hour sessions for about 8 months now and I'm still not sure if it's really working. From what I've read it can take years. If the area is small I think you will see results faster but I'm doing my chin, cheeks and throat (pcos) so it's taking a while. It takes 5 weeks to make one pass over those areas. Also remember that your body is constantly producing more hair follicles so really it feels like there is no end. About 5 weeks ago I started concentrating on the right side of my face. That seems to have helped so I am going to stick with that plan. When I started out I told myself I would stick with it for at least a year and reevaluate then. I knew though that it would probably take at least 2 years. My mom did it for a decade and I see grannies in the waiting room so I guess this is a life long thing. I just want to get to the point where i do a couple of 15 min treatments a year but that is a long ways off.
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July 20, 2015
I tried lasers with no results, but then I went to a place with better lasers (Alexandrite) and have had fantastic results immediately. I was ready to do electrolysis, but the tech convinced me to give lasers another shot. Yes, you have to go back for touch ups, but all in all it's less time and money than electrolysis.
October 1, 2015
I have to disagree.laser you will be doing touch ups forever whereas electrolysis you will receive a ermanent results no need for a touch up. i have a had clients who have spent thousands on laser and only to end up with induced hair growth
October 1, 2015
March 12, 2023
Going through electrolysis treatments truly is a commitment in time. A person needs to plan on 18 months to 2 years for a normal condition. But if a person is consuming hormonal medication especially hormonal birth control, unwanted hair growth will happen as long as you consume that hormone. A person will have 30% of hair follicles growing at one point of their cycle and 80% of hair follicles growing at another time of their cycle. The hair growth fluctuates as your hormones fluctuate through the month. If you are using a IUD with progestin, you will get unwanted hair growth.
Thank you for sharing your experience with electrolysis, facial hair is so frustrating and I have also been thinking of trying this for my chin hair. Mine is really thick and currently I am using an epilator. Are you going to continue your treatments? Do you have any photos to share with the communty?