Apilus™ SX-500™                                                What to Expect???

The Apilus® SX-500™ undeniably represents the utmost in permanent epilation. Electrology is the only FDA approved method of permanent hair removal. The Apilus® SX-500™
includes the most advanced epilation techniques available today.
Electrolysis Pre-Care


  • You must work as close to your pain threshold as possible for the most effective treatment.

  • Get as comfortable as possible during the treatment.

  • Find the time of day that works best for you. Early or late, awake or tired, everyone is different.

  • Eliminate as much stress as possible on the day of the appointment.

  • Your diet can affect your sensitivity. Avoid stimulants like caffeine, chocolate or sugar on the day of your appointment.

  • Avoid sun exposure 48 hours prior to your treatment to avoid dilation of the blood vessels.

  • Female clients may find that they are more sensitive during or right before their menstrual cycle and may want to avoid making appointments during that time.

  • Drink plenty of water the day before, the day of and the day after the treatment. Dehydrated follicles are more difficult to treat. Hydration will also help your skin heal more
    quickly.

  • Some find a meal just before treatment helps reduce discomfort.

  • Many clients find that taking their favorite pain reliever 30 minutes prior to their appointment makes their treatment more comfortable.

  • There are many topical creams that are available either with or without a prescription. I use a topical 4% lidocaine gel.  Please, inform me if you have allergies to cain products.  
    This gel can also be purchased to apply before arrival for your appointment.

  • Pain or the fear of pain should not keep you from getting hair permanently removed if you really want it.


Electrolysis After-Care


  • Following your treatment, do not touch or scratch the area treated! Bacteria is on everything, and by touching your skin you are transferring bacteria from doorknobs, etc., to the
    treated area. This will cause a breakout (whiteheads).

  • Do not wash or wear make-up over the treated area for 24 hours. Even washing with soap will cause irritation and possible infection. Translucent powder is permissible.

  • Avoid perfume or alcohol-based products. They will dry out your skin. You can wipe the area with witch hazel, if needed.

  • Apply Bacitracin, Polysporin, Neosporin or another antibacterial ointment or cream to the treated area the night after your treatment. This will help your skin heal even faster,
    especially facial areas. Apply with Q-tips or clean hands. If your skin is still irritated on the second day, apply a Hydrocortisone cream (Cortisone, Cortaid, anything with 1%
    hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate). It is anti-inflammatory and will reduce redness and swelling. Also works on pimples!

  • Avoid excessive sweating if having work done below the neck. Sweat can cause bacteria to enter into the open follicles and cause minor infection. Exercise before your
    electrolysis appointment instead of afterward.

  • Avoid the sun for the next 72 hours to avoid the formation of brown pigment spots. Your skin defends against UV rays by producing pigment, which will deflect some of the
    harmful rays. If your skin is injured or traumatized it can over-produce pigment in those areas. This can result in hyper-pigmentation. ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN.

  • Do not swim in a chlorinated pool for the first 48 hours following treatment.

out the follicle and dried up) Keeping the area moisturized will often curtail the formation of scabs. If scabs are lymph fluid that has drained discomfort should occur in closely to 1/2 cup
warm water, mix and soak up with a washcloth. Lay washcloth over treated area for 10 minutes and repeat until discomfort subsides.
to 1/2 cup warm water, mix and soak up with a washcloth. Lay washcloth over treated area for 10 minutes and repeat until discomfort subsides.
minutes and repeat until discomfort subsides.
and repeat until discomfort subsides.


  • If you are prevented from coming in as soon as you would like for your next treatment, DO NOT TWEEZE! The offending hair can be clipped off with small scissors, shaved,
    bleached or you can use a depilatory such as Nair.

  • Remember: Some re-growth is to be expected. If you will return when the first re-growth occurs, the roots are shorter and weaker and therefore can be treated more effectively.
  • Sterilized one-time use needles
  • Numbing gel for your comfort
  • State of the art electrolysis machine from DECTRO INTERNATIONAL

                           $1.50 per minute (tax not included)
A disposable sterile probe is inserted gently into the hair follicle, the natural opening of the skin where the hair is growing. A small amount of current is applied through the sterile probe
to the hair root, papilla and the hair cells to destroy the hair growth. With the advance probe protector of the Apilus, this process does not harm the outer skin. With normal treatment,
the skin will have some redness, slight scabbing in some areas or swelling can occur- do not pick this. These are all temporary reactions, which will subside and skin will return to its
normal condition.  An aloe gel can be applied for comfort.

Several repeated treatments are needed to permanently destroy all the hairs in a given area. Many variables are the reason for this. The normal hair growth cycle is one of these. Hair
grows in 3 stages















  1. Anagen - Growing stage of the hair. Deepest. Stage can last from 3 months to several years.
  2. Catagen - Hair stage that the hair begins to separate from the bulb at the hair root
  3. Telogen - shedding stage. Hair depth is shallow, completely detached from the papilla

Hairs in active follicles can only be treated. Active follicles is where a hair is visually noticed protruding from the skin. All hairs although are not visible at the same time because of the
different hair growth stages. Hair follicles can be dormant, growing no hair or they may grow fine vellus hairs or thick terminal hairs. Because of this it is very important to maintain
scheduled electrolysis appointments to achieve permanent hair removal. Scheduled treatments will be recommended.

Other variables that can affect the length of treatments are prior temporary hair removal methods used that has stimulated the hair growth such as tweezing, waxing or the use of
depilatory creams. Hormonal changes affecting estrogen or testosterone levels whether it is a normal change or prescriptive drugs used (such as birth control) will cause excess hair
growth. Even stress levels have an affect on hair growth.

The safe solution to get rid of these unwanted hairs and to feel good about yourself and your appearance is to remove it permanently with electrolysis treatments. The result will be
satisfying, you will be glad you took the step
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