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electrolysis treatment
PRE-CARE
- You must work as close to your pain threshold as possible for the most effective treatment.
- Get as comfortable as possible during the treatment.
- Eliminate as much stress as possible on the day of the appointment.
- Your diet can affect your sensitivity. Avoid stimulants like caffeine, chocolate or sugar on the day of your appointment.
- Avoid sun exposure 48 hours prior to your treatment to avoid dilation of the blood vessels.
- Female clients may find that they are more sensitive during or right before their menstrual cycle and may want to avoid making appointments during that time.
- Drink plenty of water the day before, the day of and the day after the treatment. Dehydrated follicles are more difficult to treat. Hydration will also help your skin heal more quickly.
- Many clients find that taking their favorite pain reliever 30 min prior to their appointment makes their treatment more comfortable.
- Topical anesthetics such as EMLA, Zensa or 5% Lidocaine applied to the skin before an appointment to reduce or eliminate discomfort, but caution should be used. 5% in the "Xylecaine" brand can be purchased at most Walmart's or Shoppers Drug Mart for approximately $18 at the pharmacy counter. Cream should be applied an hour before treatment. You should apply generously and cover with a piece of saran wrap.
POST-CARE
- Following your treatment, do not touch or scrath the area trated! This will cause a breakout(whiteheads).
- Do not wash or wear make up over the treated area for 24 hours. Even washing with soap will cause irritation and possible infection. Translucent powder is permissible.
- Avoid purfume and alcohol-based products. They will dry out your skin. You can wipe the area with witch hazel, if needed.
- Apply aloe vera gel and vitamin E gel three times a day for three days and continue as you need it. Wait a few minutes and then apply Polysporin anti-biotic ointment or cream to the trated area. Three times a day for Three days. Apply both of them with a Q-tip or with clean hands. Do not apply big amounts. If your skin is still irritated on the fourth day apply hydrocortisone cream with 1%, it will reduce the redness and swelling. Also works on pimples.
- Avoid excessive sweating if work done below the neck. Exercise before your electrolysis appointment instead of afterward.
- Avoid the sun for the next 72 hours to avoid the formation of brown pigment spots. ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN.
- Do not swim in a chlorinated pool for the first 48 hours following treatment.
- If small scabs appear, do not scratch them away, this can cause scarring. Allow them to fall off naturally. This is a nature's way of healing the follicle that we have treated (the scabs are lymph fluid that has drained out of the follicle and dried up). Keep the area moisturized will often curtail the formation of scabs.
- If you are prevented from coming in a soon as you would like for your next treatment DO NOT TWEEZE! The offending hair can be clipped off with a small scissors. You cannot prolong the treatment because the hair has to be treated soon as it appears on the surface of the skin. If you return when the first regrowith occurs the roots are shorter and weaker and therefore can be treated more effectively.
