Electrolysis + Pain Management

Achieve permanent hair removal with our advanced ElectrolysisMED⁺ and ElectrolysisMED⁺ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ services, designed for effective and precise results. We offer comprehensive pain management options, including electrolysis hair removal with anesthesia, to ensure your comfort throughout the process. Trust our skilled experts to deliver exceptional outcomes for smooth, hair-free skin.

Electrolysis hair removal can be a quite painful procedure. Everyone has their own tolerance for pain. Descriptions of the discomfort vary from “no worse than a mosquito bite,” to “like having a rubber band snapped against my bare skin hard.” Electrolysis can give a stinging and pricking sensation, and each hair has to go through it. The degree of also relative to the area of treatment. Certain spots, such as the upper lip, are known to be more sensitive than spots like the brows.

At Electrolysis 100% Permanent Hair Removal & Skin Care, our staff is dedicated to providing high quality care that is tailored to each client’s individual needs. We offer various options to make your treatment as comfortable as possible.

ELECTROLYSIS PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS

Explore the Unique Benefits of ElectrolysisMED⁺ and ElectrolysisMED⁺ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ: Tailored Pain Management and Faster Results with Two or More Electrologists Working Simultaneously, If Requested by the Patient.

ElectrolysisMED⁺

Topical numbing cream and local numbing injections are both included in our ElectrolysisMED⁺ service. We provide topical numbing cream for all clients and offer local numbing injections for those who desire additional comfort during their treatment. Using a weight-based dose, our board-certified nurse practitioner will administer numbing medication directly into the treatment area with a small needle. You will be awake for this. Clients will often report a small poke and slight burning sensation as the medication is injected.

It normally only takes a few minutes to lose feeling in the area where a local anesthetic is given. You shouldn’t be able to feel any pain after having a local anesthetic, although you may still feel some pressure or movement during your electrolysis. Full sensation should return when the medicine has worn off a few hours later.

It is not uncommon to also experience a tingling sensation as the medicine wears off and possibly some minor bruising, bleeding, or soreness where the injection was given. Some people experience temporary side effects from a local anesthetic, such as dizziness, headaches, blurred vision, muscle twitching, or shivering, continued numbness, or a “pins and needles” sensation. This does typically pass.

Flexible treatment sessions range from fifteen minutes to four hours, allowing clients to select the duration that best fits their schedules. Our advanced electrolysis hair removal service effectively eliminates unwanted hair from any area of the body, ensuring a smooth, hair-free finish while providing a comfortable and professional experience tailored to individual needs.

ElectrolysisMED⁺ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ

ElectrolysisMED⁺ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ involves the use of Rx topical numbing cream, local anesthetic injections, oral sedation and IV hydration. This method allows you to feel relaxed during your electrolysis treatment. Although your electrolysis procedures may take hours, you’ll feel as if they only take minutes. Some patients become so relaxed that they fall asleep. The effects of the sedative typically subside the following day. It’s a very effective method of sedating.

Flexible treatment sessions range from fifteen minutes to four hours, allowing clients to select the duration that best fits their schedules. Our advanced hair removal service effectively eliminates unwanted hair from any area of the body, ensuring a smooth, hair-free finish while providing a comfortable and professional experience tailored to individual needs.

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Any cancellations with less than 24 hours of notice are subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the full-service price. Any large volume electrolysis appointments or any appointments longer than 4 hours of electrolysis cancelled with less than 2 weeks of notice are subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the full-service price. Clients who miss their appointment(s) without any prior notification will be charged 100% of the scheduled service price. Missed consultation appointments without prior notification will be charged a $50 fee. We recognize the time of our clients is valuable and have implemented this policy for this reason. Please call us at (252) 722-5006 if you’re unable to keep your appointment.

How to prepare for Electrolysis With Pain Management

Please arrive 1 hour before for an intensive day session so we can prepare you for Electrolysis Treatment.

No shaving at least 3 days before treatment. We need to be able to grab the hair with tweezers, the hair should be minimum 2-3mm long.

No epilation with tweezers or waxing 3 months before your electrolysis session.

Clients should use a water-based (not oil-based) moisturizer day and night. The epidermis needs water to plump up skin cells, allowing a vehicle for the treatment. Daily use of sunscreen with an SPF of 25+ will lower the probability of hyper-pigmentation.

Gently exfoliate your skin and apply a hydrating moisturizer in the days before treatment.

On the day of your electrolysis, your skin should be clean: no make-up or ointments.

Wear comfortable clothing.

Try to come with a relaxed state of mind. Being relaxed has been proven to significantly reduce pain. You can bring some music that relaxes you so you can concentrate on that.

Hydrate internally! Drinking 8 – 10 glasses of water per day is a MUST! You must have water in your system before an appointment. A wet follicle is a much better conductor of the heat/current than a dry one. If you are dehydrated it will take much more intensity to eradicate the hair making the treatment more uncomfortable. Avoid caffeine, salt, and alcohol. Fast food, Chinese food, Mexican food, chips, ham, and beer for at least 24 hours before treatment, can make you retain water which in turn causes your follicles to become smaller and thus cause discomfort.

Avoid caffeine, salt, and alcohol. Fast food, Chinese food, Mexican food, chips, ham, and beer for at least 24 hours before treatment, can make you retain water which in turn causes your follicles to become smaller and thus cause discomfort.

We highly recommend having a Pre-Electrolysis Facial 1-2 days or the night before your treatment. Well-hydrated and properly exfoliated skin helps hair release easier and moisture is essential for the electrolysis machine to operate optimally.