1 Month Before Treatment: If you are actively getting laser hair removal treatment, please allow at least 4 weeks from your last laser treatment before starting electrolysis. This will ensure your skin has had enough time to heal before treating it with electrolysis. It will also allow hairs in the active growth cycle to be visible above the surface of the skin, which is a necessary component of electrolysis treatment.

 

2 Weeks Before Treatment: Please stop plucking and waxing at least 2 weeks before your first electrolysis treatment. For similar reasons as above, this will ensure skin has had ample time to heal and hair has had time to grow above the surface of the skin. Being able to see the extent of your unwanted hair problem will help us plan your treatment schedule more effectively. Additionally, plucking and waxing make your unwanted hair problem worse by distorting the hair follicles, making treatment more difficult and lengthy. You will be saving time and money in the long run by stopping these methods immediately. In the weeks leading up to your first electrolysis treatment, shaving is the recommended way to manage your unwanted hair. Refrain from any treatments to the skin for at least 2 weeks prior to your first electrolysis treatment. This includes facials, peels, laser skin treatments, botox, fillers, etc. We want to ensure the skin is fully healed and safe to treat.

 

Week of Treatment: In the 3-5 days leading up to your first electrolysis treatment, you will need to stop shaving the area you want treated. This ensures all of your actively growing hairs will be long enough to treat! Avoid sun exposure whenever possible and use 50+ SPF when in the sun in the days leading up to treatment. We cannot treat skin that is sunburned, and your treatment would need to be rescheduled once it’s healed.

 

Treatment Day: Please arrive at your first treatment with clean skin that is free of lotions and makeup. This, in combination with Bare Babe’s pre-treatment regimen, will promote healing and reduce infection risk.