Electrolysis

The amount of time booked in an appointment depends on the amount of hair you have. The 1st appointment will just be a guess on what you may need. Once you come in and complete the 1st appointment we will have a much better idea how much time to book future appointments. 1st time clients please call or text to find correct time to book 1st appointment. Please be patient with our responses, we can not answer our phones when we are with clients. You may also text us a photo so we can give you a better idea of the appointment length you may need. If you have less then 35 hairs you can just book 15 mins but for larger hair amounts please contact us for help finding a good 1st time appointment length. If you have a lot of hair or many areas to treat you may also do a budget your appointments. Since we charge by the minute, you can pick a budget price to spend and as the hair slowly disappears in one section you can start adding in a new location or section. Electrolysis is very effective but it is slow, clients will need to commit to coming in either every week or every other week till the hair is gone permanently. Clients will notice as the hair gets thinner and thinner which will cause the appointments to become shorter and cheaper as they go.

Yes but slowly. All Dermatologist recommend Electrolysis because it works every time on every once. It is safe and effective on all skin types and locations but it does require a commitment.

​ To start to understand better lets begin by talking about hair growth. Hair grows from follicles in 4 stages and then the hair falls out naturally. Electrolysis only work in the first, second and part of the 3rd stage of hair growth and it is ineffective in last stage and there is no way to tell the difference between the hair stages. Clients need to commit to regular treatments once a week to every other week in the beginning in order to catch the hair in the correct cycle. Clients who come in sporadically and only once a month do not see as good of results as clients that come in regularly.

There are many factors that effect the speed of the results. The 1st is staying on a regular treatment plan that slowly reduces the size of the hair until its gone for ever. The 2nd is how thick the hair is, thicker hair takes longer to remove then thin hair. Remember. The third is any hormone imbalances you have can slow down the process for some people. Just remember that the results are PERMANENT and there is no other hair removal option that can offer permanent results. The repetitive time and financial commitment is similar to Waxing except there is less and less hair left to treat each time and you eventually wont have any hair left! The average client will receive several sessions lasting from 15 min to one hour, depending upon the area that needs to be treated. Clients get to create their own treatment plans based on time and finances available.

HOW LONG A TREATMENT TAKES IS ALL BASED ON HOW MUCH HAIR YOU HAVE.

YOUR APPOINTMENT TIMES DECEASES SLOWLY AS THE HAIR STARTS TO DISAPPEAR MAKING YOUR TREATMENTS CHEAPER AND CHEAPER AS YOU GO. IT IS ROUGHLY AROUND 38 TO 68 % REDUCTION IN HAIR THICKNESS EACH TIME IT IS TREATED, UNTIL IT DISAPPEARS.

For example, a small amount of fine lip hair would take much less time and fewer treatments than it would take to underarms. The secret to successful and productive electrolysis is catching each hair in the proper growth cycle and treating it during the optimum growing state. Typically, appointments are scheduled weekly or every other week at first for the first few sessions the you may come in once a month to get a small amount.

Generally, depending on the area and thickness most hair can be cleared in few months or more. Some underarms and removing a beard may take more than a few months but it gets cheaper as you go and the appointments get farther apart as the hair decreases. Because there are 4 different growing cycles, some hair remains hidden at any given time, and it may take several months for most areas. The number of total treatments will vary from area to area and person to person.

Here are several very important reasons why not to use lasers.

Number one reason is that Lasers are not permanent according to the food & administration (FDA) it can only legally advertise as a reduction not a removal. Lasers are not safe on all skin types and even on the ideal skin type for that laser can still cause permanent burns and discolorations. (just google image laser burns after hair removal I have also seen them on my clients) Lasers can also be very painful and expensive especially when the hair keeps returning. It is also common for lasers to only remove the melanin out of the hair and not the hair it self leaving you looking more aged with white hairs that later return.

Immediately after the treatment the skin may be slightly red. Most clients have this go away before they even leave the appointment. The hair is plucked out after the hair is treated with electrolysis, so do not put make_up on the area for around 5 hours if possible. Make up can go into the skin and cause irritation.

You will never regrow the exact same hair back but very slowly your body can grow a new and completely different unwanted follicle over time. Hormone changes are usually to blame for this. Hormone changes cause the normal facial and body hair to turn into dark and course hairs we do not want. Hormones usually get worse with age, menopause, pregnancy and PCOS. But these hormone changes are usually slow some clients take decades to see. If you have hormone imbalances you may have to come by every year or so to treat a few hairs that come up. Its better to treat them when the are very small and light so they can go away quickly. We recommend our clients take photos in the beginning and periodically so you can see the results of electrolysis and keep an eye on any new hair that may have grown in a different area a year or more later.

WE GOT NEW EQUIPMENT THAT IS INCREDIBLE, CAME IN APRIL 2020! The Instratron machine is made here in America from a company that has been making and perfecting machines since they made one of the 1st electrolysis machines back in 1880. The best Electrologist in the world use these machines and we got the newest model that came out 2020. We want the best results possible for our clients! The Instratron machine is world renowned and is actively used across the glob including Paris, London, Australia and New Zealand.

Electrolysis is very well studied and is safe for all skin types, and it very effective. Since it has been around so long your grandma may have even heard of Electrolysis. It important to understand that since it has been around so long, there is a lot of businesses are using what we call, old dinosaur machines. They are still selling the same old machines that were used over 40 years ago that come from china. These large old machine can be uncomfortable and I have even heard from some people have even experienced a get a metallic taste in their mouth from the old machines. The out dated machines have thick hard probes that have to be disinfected between clients, which can make them more of a risk for cross contamination between clients. Here at a Nurses touch, we e only use disposable one time use probes which is safer for all clients. Our machines also utilities a blend of thermolysis and electrolysis which gives you the best results for all types of hair and locations. Your safety and comfort is extremely important to us. Our machine has many setting that can be adjusted to fit your sensitivity. If a client happens to have a sensitive area, we also have medical grade numbing cream that can be applied to an area if needed. Most clients state it feels like more of a vibration and are commonly surprised on how comfortable the treatment is. Some clients can even fall asleep during procedure after they get use to it.