How long does each treatment take?
Your first visit will include a full Traditional Chinese Medicine assessment where you are asked a number of questions about your health. Your tongue will be observed and your pulse taken: these are two very important diagnostic techniques in Chinese medicine to determine certain aspects of your health. This takes approximately half an hour. The rest of the time is spent getting your treatment. Expect to spend about 1 hour in our office for your treatments.
Radiation therapists, who are under the direction of your radiation oncologist, will be taking all the time necessary to ensure that you are accurately positioned for your treatment. The actual time when the radiation is “on” is generally only about a minute or two for each treatment field. Most of the time, patients are in and out of the department in less than 40 minutes. The staff attempts to arrange the schedules to ensure that appointments are kept on time, but on some days, there may be delays because of unforeseen circumstances or emergencies.
The length of each appointment depends on the amount of hair you want to remove and whether you have had previous treatments. Usually, treatments start off minimally with 15 minutes, but, depending on previous hair removal methods and the desired treatment area, may last up to one hour or more. Initially, the Electrologist will schedule a consultation where a thorough health history assessment will be conducted to fully understand any issues that may or may not exist. Then, after fully explaining Electrolysis, and tailoring a treatment plan according to your previous hair removal methods and the goals you have set for yourself, he/she may conduct a demonstration session. Finally, an electrolysis treatment may actually take place at that point. It must be stressed that commitment and consistency are key elements to the success of the recommended treatment plan and is the utmost requirement in my practice.
