What to look for in an electrologist.
Choosing an electrologist will be the most important factor in how long your treatments will take from start to completion, the investment, and the comfortable level of your treatments.
Their electrolysis training and qualifications (see below)
Over one-third of the US states have no certification requirement for electrologists, and states that do regulate electrolysis each have widely varying standards for certification. Electrologists should have a current, dated certificate on display where required.
They should have one if the state where they practice regulates electrolysis (see State regulations)
They should have a certification from an accredited electrology school.
Many belong to a professional trade group. The largest trade groups include:
AEA (American Electrology Association)
SCMHR (Society of Clinical and Medical Electrologists)
Common national certifications include:
CPE (Certified Professional Electrologist) a certification governed by the AEA
CCE (Certified Clinical Medical Electrologist), a certification governed by SCMHR
Set up a consultation
*Check out the office. Is it clean and organized? Most places have a waiting room and private booths or offices in the back. Are the workers clean, too?
*Is everyone there professional and courteous? If not, you should look elsewhere.
*Make sure they are sanitary. Non-sterile conditions can lead to spread of infection and warts, and possibly blood-borne disease (although there are no documented cases of blood-borne disease transmission via electrolysis).
*Electrologist should wash hands before and after each treatment. The Center for Disease Control recommends electrologists use disposable gloves during treatments.
*Treatment tables should be sanitized or appropriately re-draped with paper or linen before each treatment.