Lina's Electrolysis Center Riverside

Lina's Electrolysis Center is a Riverside practice founded by Lina, a licensed medical and cosmetic electrologist and a certified professional electrologist. The center has two Riverside locations, one on Brockton Avenue and one on Indiana Avenue, and it treats men, women and teens. It also serves people with endocrine conditions and transgender clients. Its stated goal is to help clients feel confident as they work toward being permanently hair free.

Electrolysis can be done on most body areas, including the face, underarms, chest, back, bikini and Brazilian areas, arms, legs, feet, toes, fingers, and a man's beard and genitals. Galvanic, thermolysis or a blend of the two methods is used depending on the treatment. It is not offered on the scalp, inside the nose or ear, or on eyelashes.

Genital electrolysis includes specialized pre-surgical electrolysis for people preparing for gender-affirming or other reconstructive surgery. Those appointments carry a $150 reservation fee and are booked by appointment only. Before a genital visit the center asks clients to shower, let hair grow long enough to grip with tweezers, and hydrate for three days beforehand. Consultation forms and photos can be sent ahead of time on request.

Body contouring options include muscle building treatments using High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic technology on the abdomen, glutes, obliques or thighs, which are final sale. The Ultimate Fat Removal treatment combines cavitation, radiofrequency, vacuum therapy and laser lipo pads in a single hour. Laser lipo pads can also be paired with regular electrolysis as a duo session. The center describes its treatments as affordable and says it follows CDC and AMA public health guidelines.

Booking is by appointment only at (951) 261-7956. The center is open Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm, and it is closed Sundays. Most timeslots require a non-refundable retainer and appointments are final sale. Cancelling or rescheduling a pre-surgical reservation without losing the fee requires at least 72 hours notice, and clients are asked to arrive on time. The site shows a 4.9 rating from 56 reviews.

Each hair follicle is treated one at a time with a single-use sterile probe, so hair removal is done across a series of sessions.