sistawendy: a butterfly in the style of a street sign (butterfly)
I got six hours of electrolysis on my face today. That's a lot for one session, in case you were wondering.

Good: The only hairs left above my jawline are a few strays, sideburn hairs, and gray hairs only on my upper lip.
Bad: It takes three to six strikes with the needle to kill a hair follicle forever, but...
Good: Ms. Zappy has already reached that limit for most of my brown hairs above the jawline, and they're the most visible little bastards.
Bad: She hasn't touched the area below the jawline in ages, but...
Good: That area isn't as visible as the face.

Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled to see those hairs gone from my face.

From the Dept. of Neurology: I'm pretty sure I've mentioned here that I occasionally get restless leg syndrome. Today I realized that I was getting an uncannily similar sensation when Ms. Zappy worked on the hairs near my ears. Whichever side she was working on had the leg that got the horrible crawly feeling. I'd actually had the sensation before during electrolysis, but until today I'd never correlated it to a particular area of the face. Zaps to the upper lip make me tear up, which you'd expect, but zaps near the ears give me restless leg? Somebody get Oliver Sacks on the phone.

Date: 2010-09-27 05:51 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] sistawendy.livejournal.com
Ms. Zappy is Brook Guinn. She works at Caddell's Electrolysis in Bellevue sometimes and in her own office in Tacoma on weekends, but I don't know her exact schedule. I'll mail you her number.

Date: 2010-09-27 04:06 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] schmi.livejournal.com
Ah, thank you! :)

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