Electrologists

Experience as an assistant, as well as the completion of a formal training program, are required to become an electrologist.

Electrologists help people feel good about themselves by improving aspects of their physical appearance. People with excess body hair see the procedure as a way for them to have a "normal" life, in which they do not have to rely on temporary methods to remove hair or hide hairy areas. Electrologists feel a great sense of accomplishment through helping people with the various stages of their treatment and helping them to achieve their hair removal goals. They may sometimes feel the anxiety of a client who is impatient or unrealistic about the results or is nervous about the process. Because electrologists perform personal and sometimes uncomfortable treatments, it is important that they be patient and caring and develop an empathetic working style. A potential electrologist also should not be squeamish, since the procedure involves probes. Since the area to be treated is sometimes delicate, electrologists need to have good visual acuity and coordination to perform the procedures, although special accommodations may be made for practitioners with different abilities.