Electrolysis Ruining my Skin?!

[CMD042414]

I've had 6, hour long sessions on my thigh. I go biweekly. I am black with light brown skin. The tiny pin size scabs take awhile to fall off and at each insertion site a darker color has remained. I am worried that it is permanently affecting my skin. I don't want my dick to look diseased.

I have until December so the electrologist is being "aggressive" in her own words. Today she lowered the current though. She does not seem to be concerned and does not act as if my skin is reacting abnormally but damn.

I always have another leg but I've put in so much time and money already. Can anyone relay what their skin's condition was after sessions? If you had discoloration how long did it take to fade?

[zirconia]

Hi,

Hyperpigmentation from electrolysis disappears with time. Because of site rules I'm not allowed to give you a link until I've made another 398 posts, but if you google a combination of the following:

"electrology now" "the healing skin"

you may be able to find videos on Youtube where Michael Bono explains the process in detail.

[CMD042414]

Yes, I found his blogs. Helpful for sure. I just can't tell if my results are an extreme case.

[zirconia]

I understand it may be hard to tell. All I can say for sure is that when I experimented a on myself to see what my skin could tolerate, I had to realllly over treat (as in leave a small open sore) to leave any mark that didn't fade within about six months. If the little scabs heal and fall off within about two weeks, and you leave them alone until they do, I believe you should be OK.

[FTMax]

I was using my arm. I'd get small scabs that would fall off in a day or two. I never had any dark colors in the follicle with electrolysis. With laser, the hair dies in the follicle and then slowly gets pushed out so my arm would effectively look like I had shaved. I would also occasionally get pimples that would form in particularly sensitive spots. Those would go away in a few days. My arm would also generally be red in the treated area for at least a day afterward.

What is your care regimen for your thigh afterwards? Once the scabs come off, try exfoliating (not before the scabs come off though, in case of scarring) and moisturizing. That's about all you can do. It's either this or have a hairy dick.

[CMD042414]

Whiter skin turns red, browner turns a darker brown. I don't have much of a regimen. I leave it be and I don't put any lotion on it. Mild, fragrance free soap on the shower. It's my thigh so it's never in the sun. I think it's due to a higher current and having to probe twice at times to get the hair. I've googled it some and found the same results for others. But depending on who you ask you hear it's normal and will fade in time or get a new electrologist. I just wish I knew what is normal. I have nothing or no one to compare it too.

[One_t_Wheat]

Thanks so much for this topic. When hair first started to appear on my boy body, I freaked out, and started shaving the offending body part areas. Then, when older, I looked into hair removal, and was told that all that hair was the price of being a man-shaving! Good grief!
So fast forward to 2013, where I was getting extensive tattoo work done on my skin. I am a Trans Oriented Man, who is amazed at your courage. My experience under the ink gun for hours was one thing; when I asked for permanent hair removal to show case the ink, it hurt far more. Each hair was very painful to remove. No permanent damage was done. Kudos to you.
As a commentary on how white my community is? She said she could not see to work on my dark inked skin. I quit being a normal Swedish/Irish/English person through the
ink, then was told I was too colored for her to work on any more. Thank you again.