[GoneGirl]

In less than 24 hours I'll be sedated and anesthetized for my second full face and neck beard clearing via flash thermolysis. It will take all day to accomplish, that's 10 to 12 hours in the chair with two lovely ladies working on each side of my face. I won't feel a thing because my face will be completely numb from multiple lidocaine injections. If I'm lucky, I will fall asleep for a couple of hours, but I doubt that will happen. How much time it takes to clear everything will determine the kill rate on the 1st pass. A good electrologist will get at least a 25% kill, but a lot depends on the patient, as well. Looking at my beard this morning, it seems that I got a higher kill rate. It took 32 hours for clearing #1 so it should take no more than 24 hours for clearing #2. The pitting has been healing up pretty well, too. There's one place where I think permanent skin damage was done. I remember that my whiskers were very dense in that spot. When the time comes, laser skin resurfacing will minimize that scar and smooth out my whole face. The new collagen that is produced rejuvenates the skin and helps prevent wrinkles.

I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow. It's another step toward becoming the person feel I should be.

Clara