Does electrolysis hurt! - Hair Problems Message Board

prisi_ort · 07-31-2006, 10:35 PM

HEY WELL MY MOM IS GONA TAKE ME TO SE IF I CAN GET IT DONE CU i HAVE FACIAL HAIR ON MY CHEEKS AN i HATE ITS THER BLONE BUT NOTICABLE AND I JUS WANTED TO KNOW IF ANY ONE HAS GOT IT DOTN AND HOW MUCH THE TREATMENTS ARE I HEARD THEY WERE 35$ FOR LIKE 10 MIN TREATMENTS AND THE MORE MIN. YOU GET IT DONE THE MORE IT COST. So CAN ANYONE GIVE SOME ADVICE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO PLEASE!!

ms_mod · 08-01-2006, 09:06 AM

Hi prisi_ort,

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rosequartz · 08-01-2006, 09:22 AM

well it's a little painful, depending on how sensitive your skin is, and where they do it. The cheek area wouldn't be as bad as the upper lip as far as pain. Take a couple ibuprofin before you go, and ask the electrologist if they can use a numbing creme on your skin. It's not pleasurable like getting a massage, but it's not too bad.....you can tolerate it.
Besides it's worth it! You'll feel great when the hair is gone!

prisi_ort · 08-01-2006, 02:05 PM

so you've had this done before i jus wanted know that if the hair grows back or does really stay permanently gone ....... and yea um how many treatments did you have to go through? Was it expensive ?

rosequartz · 08-01-2006, 02:45 PM

well I'm 46 and I've been doing it since I was 13
the hair does go away, but not all at once, and new hair continues to grow....
it's an ongoing process. It's a lot better than it used to be