Hair Regrowth And Electrolysis

[Guest Risu]

Hello all. Sorry if there is a similar post somewhere and if not well, thank you in advance to those who reply.

I have only had two electrolysis appointments so far. This Saturday will be my third but I plan on having her move me to once a week appointments. Anyways, the last 2 appointments my electrologist has cleared small patches of hair here and there and they have stayed clear for about a week... but by the second week hair is growing in again. Is this new follicles becoming active? Has anyone had any problems with professional electrolysis not working? My electrologist said because I have natural red in my hair that she has to use a higher setting and some hairs need to be zapped twice to kill it... which is always pleasant and leaves my skin feeling nice and extra crispy...

I am trying to stay positive through out this process but seeing new hairs growing in is really upsetting... I need to see change and progress, and as usual my body is retaliating in every way possible. I knew I should have left it alone but I just couldn't resist. Professional electrolysis really is 100% right?

Thanks again everyone.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Yes - a bad part of electrolysis. The first session removes the hair - and is permanent for the ones that grow out straight from under the skin (the probes are straight). But some hair is slightly curved or 'j' shaped under the skin. These take several 'hits.'

And your electrologist should have explained that. It can be as high as a 30%-40% failure rate if you are unlucky. I think the average is more like 10% - 20% maybe - and depends on the location.

And yes - hair does reappear, more from te natural process of regeneration NOT affected by electrolysis, but by having naturally dormant follicles come back to active status. Hair growth tends to cycle. I have read it occurs in about a seven year pattern. So electrolysis eventually ends up with a lot of maintenance.

The good news (my opinion here, based on my experience) is the HRT stops a lot of the regrowth. There just isn't a testosterone trigger anymore.

LASER has its own pluses and minuses. The shape of the hair under the skin seems not to matter, but the coloration does. Many people report a lot of regrowth with LASER, and others don't.

Perhaps a combination works, I donno. At my age all my facial hair tends to be white and NOT a good candidate for LASER. But being white? it is harder to see. Plus I never really had a beard anyway.

I hope this helps.

Lizzy

[Guest Risu]

Thanks Lizzy. Very informative. I am very unlucky in general, so yeah I'd easilly believe my chances of failure are 30-40+% lol. Not being pessimisstic here, I am just one of those people who was born with a lack of luck.

Unfortunately I am not on HRT. This thursday I will speak with my therapist about getting her consent to start and try to find an endocrinologist. I'd really like to get back on it asap. I did 7 months of laser and experienced temporary thinning of the hair but within a month after my last appointment it was back in so dark and heavy there was no way to hide it.

It's obvious this will be a long uphill battle for me. Such is my luck. Just hope I am strong enough to climb to the top so I can get started down the other side...

honestly though, sometimes I'm not sure why I bother trying.