First Electrolysis Session Last Saturday

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

Hi folks,

I had my first electrolysis session last Saturday, one hour for $45. My electrologist doesn't use the traditional electric current and needle, but an ultrasound device instead. Still it makes a little sizzle when she kills a hair. Not much pain from that, the plucking is what hurts the most. But it's a joyfully endured pain!

I had her start on the white portion of my beard, on my upper cheeks. While most of the beard is white, there's some dark hair left, too. So it's a salt-n-pepper look, and the ratio of dark-to-white is pretty much consistent throughout my beard. I was sporting about a week's growth. So when I looked in the mirror afterward, I could see clearly how much had been removed.

Then, I shaved the remainder. When I mentioned this at my first attendance of a local TG support group later that evening, a member expressed surprise that I'd done that the same day as the session.

Anyway, it's not quite like spending a day at the spa, but it was very uplifting to finally get started clearing the beard. And the hour was spent in pleasant conversation; I live in a metropolitan area, as does my electrologist, but she's from a tiny rural community near where many of my family comes from; it's a place I refer to as "out home", since I spent so much time there as a kid. This gave us lots to talk about. She's a wonderful lady, and I look forward as much to the conversations we'll have over the next few years, as the hair removal.

Does anyone here have experience with this ultrasound technique?

[Guest Donna Jean]

Does anyone here have experience with this ultrasound technique?

Honey...congratulations on starting the electro!

I currently have 65 hours into it! And I'm about 1/2 done...

My electrologist uses a combinatation of electric and ultra sound...Hurts like heqq....

Did she tell you how long she expects it all to take?

Good on you, Hon!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[JenniferB]

I'm glad your electrolysis didn't hurt Kitae. It hurts everywhere on me except around the chin.

Jenny

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

Honey...congratulations on starting the electro!

I currently have 65 hours into it! And I'm about 1/2 done...

My electrologist uses a combinatation of electric and ultra sound...Hurts like heqq....

Did she tell you how long she expects it all to take?

Good on you, Hon!

Huggs

Donna Jean

Oh it'll be a couple of years. But she expects the load to lighten from HT. In researching it, I see different opinions expressed about the effect of HT on the beard. Body hair, yeah, I expect a lot less of that. My leg and behind hair barely grows back even now after nairing it, due to friction from jeans I guess.

[Guest Daiyu Hurst]

I'm glad your electrolysis didn't hurt Kitae. It hurts everywhere on me except around the chin.

Jenny

Actually, Jenny, it did hurt. But I'm just not bothered that it did, too much happiness from being focused on the goal! Plus, the pleasant conversation and relaxing setting helped.

I'm not sure "how far south" she's willing to work. But I expect quite a bit of pain there.

[Guest Mia99]

Hi. I did some rough calculations from the information on this post. And with 65 hrs being half the time at about $45.00 an hour. An entire face can cost $5,850.00 ?! I understand it is different for everyone, but is that the average cost for electrolysis of the beard?

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Depend on the heaviness of the beard. Mine is really light. I have had about twelve sessions - probably halway there. %55 a session. YES - it is expensive. But it can be spread out.

Lizzy

[JenniferB]

I've had 9 hours of electrolysis and I haven't seen a lot of change. It's also costing me $45/hr. I figure it's going to take 200 hours minimum at approximately 420 hairs/hr. That's $9,000 right there and about 5 years to complete it at an average of 1 hour/week of a lot of pain. Knowing that I will not have hair makes it totally worth it.

Love Jenny