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Electrolysis is generally considered the most painful method of hair removal available, but the advantage of it is that it is the most effective and long-lasting treatment you can have.
Patients variously describe the sensation of electrolysis as being like a "bee-sting”, a "twinge" or a "zap". Most people find along the lip line and under the nostrils to be especially sensitive. With electrolysis, you must work as close to your pain threshold as possible for the most effective treatment. If your settings are too low, treatment will be ineffective. This means that you’ll have to have more sessions and thus more pain! The best advice is to grit your teeth and just let the practitioner get on with it. It will hurt, but the pain won’t last for too long!
Some patients find the Blend treatment unbearable; others can't stand thermolysis. Experiment and see what you prefer. Some electrologists are just better than others. However, don't pick someone whose session hurts less just because they turned down the machine. The only thing you're hurting then are your chances for getting treated effectively in the least number of sessions and at the lowest cost.
Immediately following treatment, there may be a slight redness and/or swelling which usually disappears within a few hours. Occasionally, small whiteheads or tiny scabs may occur.
It is important to remember that scabs are a part of the normal healing process in some people. If scabbing does occur, the patient is advised to not pick them off, otherwise they run the risk of scarring the area.