High Frequency

Hi ladies, I just bought a HF machine (hand held). Would any of you be willing to give me a small break down of what my acne facial protocol would like. I am not sure where to incorporate it. Also, do you charge more for the treatment with HF? If so, how much?

Thank you!!

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Cordeiro on May 12, 2012 at 4:15pm

and you use that with HF, not galvanic?  sounds similar to what I learned with galvanic

Permalink Reply by Sheila Gordon on May 12, 2012 at 4:19pm

Yes you can do that with the galvanic too...and HF...and Ultrasonic...and LED...LOL.  Way too many options to accomplish the same thing much like other things in our field!!  I just like the HF better than Galvanic bc you don't have to worry about grounding the client and you won't zap them if you come off of your hand.  

Permalink Reply by Kristen Dugas on May 12, 2012 at 4:26pm

Sheila, I tried the HF on my son and he swears I zapped him. Hmm... what might I have done wrong?

Permalink Reply by Pamela Cordeiro on May 12, 2012 at 4:30pm

You need to hold your finger to the attachment until it's placed on the face; otherwise, the person might get zapped.

Permalink Reply by Sheila Gordon on May 12, 2012 at 4:33pm

LOL, if you are trying to penetrate, either have it on and slide off your hand onto the face or put on face and start moving around then turn it on...and it can be on lower setting for this.  If you just hover over an area it will zap.

Permalink Reply by Kristen Dugas on May 12, 2012 at 4:43pm

Ok I tried that, it seems to work better when you "ground" it. But, one thing I did was put a little cleanser on the face and moved it around. I have not tried it yet with no liquid, in the "zap" mode. Does it hurt?

Permalink Reply by Kristen Dugas on May 12, 2012 at 4:44pm

Also, it sounds like an electric chair, does this startle the clients? My kids laughed hysterically annd said you are not touching me with that thing!! LOL

Permalink Reply by Pamela Cordeiro on May 12, 2012 at 5:16pm

no, it doesn't hurt at all.  well, it shouldn't...unless you zap them :)

Permalink Reply by Sheila Gordon on May 12, 2012 at 5:42pm

If you have it really high I could see where the zap would probably sting a bit...if you hold it over one spot for a longer time it can kinda be...irritating...not really hurt, kinda hard to explain unless you try on yourself.  Start with it lower but you want to hear that bbzzzd sound if you are sparking the acne to kill the bacteria.  if you are penetrating, just put it on low just so you can see the color in the glass part. 

Permalink Reply by Claire Barnes on May 13, 2012 at 11:48am

The high frequency current is much more stimulating and produces 'ozone' when applied over dry gauze.

Permalink Reply by Cindy Greenwood on May 14, 2012 at 5:29am

HF would not be effective IMO if you are doing it over a masque or serum.

"Sparking" is kind of old-school too...not necessarily best practice.  Most of us do HF over gauze as Claire mentions.

It is that produced ozone that kills the bacteria - not the sparking.

Permalink Reply by Sheila Gordon on May 14, 2012 at 7:36am

huh well I guess they taught us incorrectly in school!  Thanks for the info. 

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