How do I prepare for electrolysis?

Some tips on what to expect.

You've decided to take the plunge. Good for you! A little common sense and a few tips will help you make the most of it.If you've been tweezing or waxing your hair,  give it a few days to start growing out before your first treatment. It's okay to shave or trim it once you've made the decision to go ahead.  Just leave a milimeter or two so that it can be removed during treatment.  And remember that it takes a month to grow most of your hair out if you've been waxing or tweezing.Extensive facial work should rarely be done during a first treatment. Some complexions react adversely by remaining puffy and red for several days. A short (15-30 minute) treatment is therefore recommended. Unfavorable reactions can usually be minimized with appropriate ointments or covered up.

Although speed is important, it is not as important as the proper treatment of each hair. The weaker or finer the hair, the faster the treatment may be done and vise versa. Also, the more sensitive the area worked on, the more slowly the treatment will proceed.

It is normal for the skin to react as it would to a mosquito bite. Slight swelling and redness (minus the itching) may be present for several hours afterwards. Although reactions vary from person to person, severe reactions are rare, and would have to be individually assessed in order to determine the cause. Improper treatment or unusual skin sensitivities would be possible causes. Body marking is more common then facial marking. It is normal for reddish dots to remain apparent for a week after work has been done on arms, legs or torso. These always disappear completely. The stronger the treatment, the more prominent the marking, but  also the more effective the treatment will be. It takes skill to obtain maximum results with minimum marking and discomfort, especially when treating strong hair.

You should not find the treatment intolerable. By modifying her technique or the use of analgesics or anaesthetics, the operator should be able to make even a sensitive customer fairly comfortable. Tolerance levels vary from person to person and from day to day. The operator should anticipate these fluctuations.

When fine hairs are being treated, permanent results should be apparent after the first treatment. When strong hair recently tweezed or waxed is being treated, improvement may not be apparent until 3-6 weekly treatments have been received.

Your operator should be able to provide you with some idea of how many hours will be involved. Make sure you ask for several references.
If your operator is not giving any progress reports, and you're curious or confused, ask.