Question:
I'm thinking of trying electrolysis at home on my nec area only leaving
the face up to a professional. Anyone have any success with home
electro? Any tips or advice or recommendations for the best home unit
please share.
Answer:
I removed my entire beard myself before I transitioned, back in the early
seventies. It worked very well and probably cost about $100. I never had
beard hair on my neck. If *I* had neck hair, I'd have probably used a
professional for that. It's hard to reach and position the needle. It's
*much* easier to position the needle on your face if you use a lighted
magnifying make-up mirror. (So I'd say your choice of doing your own neck
and having a pro do your face is probably backwards.)
Andrea James has some web pages about do-it-yourself electrolysis. She's a
lot more negative about it than I am. It worked well for me and I have
*zero* scarring. No pro could have done a better job (as a couple of pros
who examined my face under magnification had to admit). And I had a friend
who followed my example and removed hers successfully, too. I have a net
friend who hasn't had good luck doing hers. So it seems to depend upon your
skin type, skill, patience, discipline, etc. and these can be quite
variable. But remember that electrolysis results, even from very good pros,
can vary a lot from patient to patient.
