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Electrolysis Patient Info Post-Treatment Care |
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| Don’t pick or scratch at the treated area, especially if it
itches. Itching usually means that healing is occurring, and this process
should be encouraged by not disturbing the area. Don’t put anything on the
treated area, unless it is suggested by your electrologist or doctor. Avoid
creams or makeup, because they could cause acne. If you do get a bit of
acne in the treatment area, treat it as you normally would, and apply alcohol
with a cotton swab a couple of times daily. If there is any continuing redness
or swelling, see your electrologist or doctor immediately.
Sometimes, tiny crusts appear over some of the treated follicles. These
are normal, and should not be disturbed, because premature removal could
hinder the healing process. |
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| Re-growth | ||||||||||
| Hairs that appear within one or two weeks of treatment are
not re-growth -
the follicles in which they grow were "resting" at the time of the original
treatment,
and have since grown in to the point where they can be seen and removed.
This unseen, and therefore untreatable hair, usually accounts for about
20 percent
of the total number of hairs to be treated.
Most true re-growth, whether from tweezing or electrolysis, appears
one to two months after treatment!
Actual re-growth, when it does appear, is usually finer in texture, and usually distorted looking, because the root may have been only partially treated. This is the case with only about 20 percent of the hairs - 80 percent having been destroyed by the original treatment. It is important to return for follow-up treatments, in order to completely clear the area of both "resting" and re-growth hair, to achieve the desired results. |
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