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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hair removal => Topic started by: blossom on March 23, 2016, 07:48:58 PM

Title: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: blossom on March 23, 2016, 07:48:58 PM
Does anyone else have scarring from electrolysis? My upper lip is scarred from electrolysis and it lost some of the pigment. I don't think I saw a good practitioner. I had electrolysis done for two years.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: suzifrommd on March 23, 2016, 07:55:33 PM
I'm badly scarred from electrolysis. I've been told it goes away over time, but I haven't yet seen any sign of that.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: Dena on March 23, 2016, 08:47:08 PM
Scarring is normally a sign that the power is set to high on the machine. My electrologist was scarred by another operator so she was very careful not to use a higher power setting than was needed. It may have took a bit longer to clear my face, but I am not marked up because of it.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: blossom on March 24, 2016, 07:45:27 PM
Thank you, but I would like to also mention that the method used was thermolysis.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: suzifrommd on March 25, 2016, 05:21:37 AM
Quote from: blossom on March 24, 2016, 07:45:27 PM
Thank you, but I would like to also mention that the method used was thermolysis.

Yes, that's what my electrologist has been using.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: Dena on March 25, 2016, 09:24:59 PM
All of my facial hair was removed with the Blend. I am a bit surprised that everybody isn't using it today as it's pretty effective.
Title: Re: Electrolysis scarring on my upper lip
Post by: blossom on March 26, 2016, 03:49:45 PM
I had wondered if blend would have scarred me less.