16-11-2014, 04:51 AM
Hey, Eva, laser doesn't affect the colorless hairs. Gotta get those with thermolysis.
Next week I go in for two full days of 27 mhz thermolysis (electrolysis is rarely if ever used anymore). I spend two 7-1/2 hour days under the probe with a practitioner working on each side of my face to fully clear my face and neck of hair. I'm growing out my beard now in preparation. They inject me with lidocaine to numb the face and neck so there's no pain as each follicle is cooked to death.
That first beard clearing only kills about 30% of the hairs so I have to come back in 6 weeks to have it done again. At that point about 70% of my beard is gone. I go back every 6 weeks until every hair is killed (6 to 9 cycles will be needed). If I allow more than 6 weeks to go by between sessions, it takes even longer. It's important to get the hairs when they are struggling to grow back (the so called 'baby hairs').
Once all the hairs are gone, they're gone for good. Cost? $10 - 12K. Time? 9 - 12 months of treatments.
The work is done by electrologist Belle Brine who works at the Zukowski Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Wilmette, IL.
Clara
Next week I go in for two full days of 27 mhz thermolysis (electrolysis is rarely if ever used anymore). I spend two 7-1/2 hour days under the probe with a practitioner working on each side of my face to fully clear my face and neck of hair. I'm growing out my beard now in preparation. They inject me with lidocaine to numb the face and neck so there's no pain as each follicle is cooked to death.
That first beard clearing only kills about 30% of the hairs so I have to come back in 6 weeks to have it done again. At that point about 70% of my beard is gone. I go back every 6 weeks until every hair is killed (6 to 9 cycles will be needed). If I allow more than 6 weeks to go by between sessions, it takes even longer. It's important to get the hairs when they are struggling to grow back (the so called 'baby hairs').
Once all the hairs are gone, they're gone for good. Cost? $10 - 12K. Time? 9 - 12 months of treatments.
The work is done by electrologist Belle Brine who works at the Zukowski Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Wilmette, IL.
Clara