Guide
What to record in an electrolysis treatment record
A good electrolysis treatment record does two jobs: it protects the client, and it lets the next session build on this one. Below is a practical checklist of what a thorough record typically captures. Treat it as a starting point and adapt it to how you work and to the requirements where you practise.
1. Client and appointment basics
Enough to identify the record unambiguously and connect it to the right person and visit.
- Client name and date of birth
- Contact details
- Date of the appointment and the practitioner who performed it
- The service or treatment provided
2. Consent and intake
Evidence that the client understood and agreed to treatment, and that you reviewed their history.
- Signed consent on file for the treatment and, where relevant, photos
- Health intake reviewed, with any contraindications or precautions noted
- Anything the client reported that changes how you treat (e.g. medication, sensitivity)
3. Machine settings
The technical detail that lets you reproduce, or deliberately adjust, what you did.
- Mode: thermolysis, blend, or galvanic
- Modality and energy level
- Machine frequency
- Per-pass readings where your method records them
4. Probe and consumables
What touched the client, in enough detail to trace it later.
- Probe brand, material, and size
- Probe lot or batch number
- Sterile-item and disinfectant lots used, with expiry
5. Treatment areas
Where you worked, on which side, and for how long.
- Each treatment area worked
- Laterality (left, right, both sides, midline, or not applicable)
- Minutes performed per area
6. Client response
How the skin and the client tolerated the session, recorded so the next treatment can follow on safely.
- Tolerance for each area
- Any skin or client reaction, and whether it settled
- Whether numbing was used
7. Plan for the next visit
What to adjust or watch at the next visit, so the course of treatment continues.
- Suggested spacing before the next appointment
- Settings or areas to adjust next time
- Cautions to watch
8. Follow-up
What the client takes home, and anything you send afterwards.
- Aftercare instructions given
- Postcare communication sent, if any
Keeping it consistent
The hard part of record-keeping is capturing the same details the same way every time, at the point of care. Structured charting helps: when settings, probe lot, areas and response are separate fields, the record stays legible and the detail carries forward. That is what charting and records in Hone is built to do.
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