Electrolysis
What is it?
Permanent hair removal for most consumers if performed correctly (which requires considerable training and skill).
How Its Works?
A hair-thin metal probe is slid into a hair follicle.
Proper insertion does not puncture the skin.
Electricity is delivered to the follicle through the probe, which causes localized damage to the areas that generate hairs.
Advantages
By far the best and longest track record of results.
Over 125 years of clinically proven safety and effectiveness.
Disadvantages
Can be expensive.
Can be painful.
Can be tedious.
Can be difficult for large amounts of hair.
If done improperly, it can result in:
Partial to full regrowth
Lasting skin damage
Spread of infection
Regrowth rates have not been accurately established and cannot be predicted due to numerous variables.
Some consumers do not respond to treatment.
Quack claims
"Painless" or "virtually painless"
While many clients tolerate electrolysis without requiring pain relief, it's over promise from beauty clinics that treatment will be painless for all consumers.
"100% permanent"
The vast majority of patients experience permanent removal of treated hair over the course of treatment, but published studies have observed that between 7% and 10% of consumers did not have satisfactory results.
"Guaranteed 0% regrowth"
There is no published clinical data to substantiate this sort of over promise.
Easy to use personal units
Small battery-powered probe units like the One Touch may claim to be easy to use, but performing electrolysis on yourself is very difficult and not recommended.
Background
Three kinds of energy are used:
Galvanic electrolysis works by causing salt and water in the skin around the probe to be chemically altered to produce a small amount of sodium hydroxide, or lye. Lye is the active ingredient in some crystal drain openers. If enough is produced, it can damage the cells that cause hair growth. The chemical reaction is expressed like this:
NaCl (salt) + H2O (water) + direct current = NaOH (sodium hydroxide) + Cl (chlorine) + H (hydrogen)
Thermolysis works by causing water molecules in the skin around the probe to vibrate, which creates heat. If enough heat is produced, it can damage the cells that cause hair growth.
Blend is based on the theory that lye is more caustic when heated. Theoretically, blend is more effective than other methods if performed correctly. Blend is recommended by several experts, but electrologist skill is by far the most important factor in safe and effective treatment.
History
Although several researchers were apparently experimenting with electrical epilation after the Civil War, it's generally accepted that St. Louis ophthalmologist Charles Michel was the first to discover and publish permanent hair removal results with an electrified needle.
In 1875, Dr. Michel reported he had been successfully using a battery-powered needle epilator to treat ingrown eyelashes (trichiasis) since 1869. This DC powered method was called electrolysis because a chemical reaction in the hair follicle causes sodium hydroxide to form, which damages the follicle. It's also sometimes called galvanic electrolysis.
Use of electrolysis for hair removal continued through the early part of the 20th century. Its commercial popularity as a cosmetic treatment was briefly eclipsed by x-ray hair removal, which was advertised as both painless and harmless (only one of which was true, of course).
Subsequent innovations in the field included the use of multiple needles, developed by Paul Kree in 1916, and the use of AC electricity, which causes thermal damage within the follicle. Dr. Henri Bordier, following over a decade of experimentation by numerous researchers, first reported this in medical literature in 1924. This method was called diathermy by Bordier and is also called thermolysis, short wave, high-frequency (HF), radio-frequency (RF), etc.
Incremental improvements in the equipment and technique continued through World War II. At that time, Arthur Hinkel and Henri St. Pierre applied for a patent for a blend method they'd been developing. They received their patent in 1948, and 20 years later published the groundbreaking book Electrolysis, Thermolysis and the Blend, discussing their use of scientific techniques to improve the method. In the wake of Hinkel's book, several other useful practical overviews have been written. The second half of the 20th century saw more incremental equipment improvements incorporating transistors and computerized controls, as well as insulated probes and sterile disposable probes.
Despite improvements in equipment, electrolysis remains highly dependent on the skill of the practitioner. Electrolysis trade groups have set standards for member certification, but many U.S. states do not regulate the practice of electrolysis. For this reason, it's very important for consumers to go to a practitioner recommended by someone who is done and happy with the results, now if you guys to wish to go for this select professional clinic, consult first be confident and ask for sample test if its goes with you requirements then only go ahead.
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