I could see what I was doing and it helped me learn how to time things, get a good insertion (what does a good insertion feel like? Using an 11w bulb meant that it was cooler and I could lean closer to it to get a higher degree of illumination.

Laser treatments are best done on relatively flat areas where the device’s treatment window can press right up against the skin. But there’s no way in hell I’d ever try to remove leg or arm hairs that way – too damn difficult and too damn painful! If you’re treating a large area — such as your legs and arms — and your hair removal device has a glide mode, you can treat hundreds if not thousands of hairs in the time it would take electrolysis to target only a few strands. Your technician must go back and forth over the treatment area with the laser to remove all the hair in the area, which can irritate sensitive skin.

I have spent a good quarter of my time so far fixing ingrown hairs and these are the perfect tool for that. There are electrolysis devices available for home use, but they are often unsafe for use by anyone who is not trained in electrolysis. If you are considering this its best to bear in mind that you are going to have to have the patience and commitment to it to develop a refined skill that’s not easy to master. To use this electrolysis machine you have to insert the needle tip into the base of the hair follicle and create a current with a salt water solution. If I can't reach everywhere I need to do myself, do people ever meet up to help each other with this sort of thing?

Not many actually have the will to stick with it long enough to get anywhere with it, or even to develop the skill needed, and still fewer can deal with the pain or the idea of inserting an electrified needle into their face and zapping their follicles until lye oozes out of their pores (though personally I really dig on it). Let’s see– at an optimal 30 seconds per hair (20 for electrolysis, 10 to remove hair and find next hair and insert probe), even with an optimistic kill ratio, you are quickly into a huge amount of tedious work. You get these red dots for a few weeks after using it, I just got a glass of salt water, use a bright light and take your time to find the entrance and correct angle to slide it in. Achieving permanent hairlessness through this method requires several sessions, which may be up to ten, depending on the thickness of the hair you’re trying to remove.In the *very* unlikely event that you screw-up so badly that you actually level a scar or pit, it won’t be noticeable. I was quite happy with it, but realize it probably isn’t sturdy enough for a professional who might have some heavier clients, nor would it stand up to daily professional use. When the stylet (used with salt on your finger tips) goes into the pore, it will make a buzzing sound. Noting the angle of hair growth, insert the stylet tip along the underside of the hair and into the follicle. I would be very obsessive and paint these really thick paintings in a circular motion it was very tedious and time consuming.

Once zapped, they lift cleanly from the skin with a much higher kill rate because the needle placement is *so* much easier. The most common causes of actual regrowth are imprecise insertions, inaccurate intensity, inadequate duration, curved or distorted follicles, and/or insertions into telogen follicles. Whether you choose to do laser treatments at home or at a spa, you’ll likely require fewer treatments than you would with electrolysis. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Ideal for use on individuals with coarse and stubborn unsightly hairs on the face, bikini line or other large body areas on both men and women.I also read that some folks seem to panic because they get a larger welt from galvanic than from thermolysis. The total number of sessions needed to remove hair permanently from a particular area will vary from person to person.