How Long Should Electrolysis Treatment Take?

Electrolysis Treatment Schedule

The answer to the question of how long an electrolysis treatment schedule must consider both the point of view of the electrologist and the client. I’ve said in many previous posts that a good electrologist should be confident that she is killing the majority of hair she treats with one shot. That being said, aside from the skill level of the electrologist there are a few other factors that determine how long an electrolysis treatment schedule should be.

Factors Determining Electrolysis Treatment Schedule

The area being treated is a huge factor in the length of the electrolysis treatment schedule. The face is the area that many electrologists treat the most and you can expect 4-6 months of regular appointments with your electrologist to get a handle on the problem of excess hair growth. What is considered a “regular” appointment schedule varies with the amount of hair being treated but it is generally every 10-14 days. It is crucial to get each hair as it emerges from the skin because the roots get deeper and stronger with time. Letting large amounts of time pass between your appointments will stall your progress and make you feel as though electrolysis is ineffective.

Electrolysis Treatment Schedule For The Body

You have a little more wiggle room with the body in terms of the length of time between electrolysis appointments. An electrologist can completely clear a much larger area on the body than on the face during an appointment. This is because it’s easier to work on the body (less contoured surface so speed increases) but also because the hair tends to be spaced further apart so you see an improvement at a much quicker pace. Two or three hours work on underarms or a bikini line will yield a visible improvement in that small area, whereas 2 or 3 hours on the face is just the beginning in many cases. After clearing an area like the arms or legs once, you can easily wait 10-12 weeks for another treatment. This allows as much hair to be at the surface of the skin as possible, making for a more effective treatment.

If you begin electrolysis appointments with a commitment to complete your course of treatment then you should finish in about 18-20 months maximum. Making appointments monthly or bi-monthly is going to stall your progress indefinitely because you will no doubt shave, tweeze or wax in the meantime which will undo some of the work you’ve done previously. Electrolysis shouldn’t take years with regular appointments, rather it should be a matter of months before you see an improvement.

If you are losing confidence at the 6-8 month mark of your electrolysis treatment schedule then it’s time to seek out a more effective practitioner or change your behaviour by not tweezing, waxing or missing appointments to ensure you see results soon.

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