Questions about electrolysis and laser.

[Julia1996]

Hi everyone. I don't have much facial hair. Like 15 hairs across my upper lip and some hairs on my jawline. I use tweezers on my lip and wax on my jawline. But I really would like to have it removed permanently. Is there any way you can have laser if the hair is totally white? Like the rest of me my facial hair is snow white. I've heard electrolysis has better results but I have also heard you have to let the hair grow out. That's the biggest thing for me. I don't want to have hair on my face. How long do you have to grow it out? Does electrolysis scar up your skin and how long does it take before the hair is all gone?

[Dena]

White hair would be electrolysis ONLY. You normally need 2-3 days of growth, just enough so the operator can get tweezers on them. The hair direction shows them which way to insert the needle, then they gently pull on the hair to determine if it's properly treated. When properly treated, the hair will slide out with no discomfort. I had a knowledgable operator who used the blend. It's a bit slower but there are no marks on my face as the result of treatment.

[Julia1996]

The blend? What is that exactly?

[Dena]

Galvanic is constant current to produce lye in the root area to destroy the hair. It has little risk of skin damage but it's a slow process and requires you hold on to an electrode. Galvanic can be used with multiple probes to improve the speed but I'm not sure how commonly that's done now. Thermolysis uses quick pulses that destroy the root with heat. It's fast but if the machine is set to high, it can scar the skin. The blend is a combination of both using both heat and lye to destroy the root. It's slower than thermolysis but still has an effective kill rate. A good blend operator balances out the thermolysis and galvanic for speed of hair removal and no skin damage.