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Unwanted Hair
Treatment administered using Electrolysis
Every woman knows that unfeminine hair growth on her face is a beauty blemish.
Unsightly hair on other parts of the body can be equally embarrassing.
All through the ages women have struggled with the problem of unwanted hair. As
far back as Egyptian times women made hair removal creams from beeswax and
quicklime. They also rubbed hair away with an amber stone. Over the years many
other methods of hair removal have been devised. The most popular methods used
today are hair removal creams, tweezing and waxing. But the results are always the
same – the hair returns.
Unwanted hair growth is often the result of hormonal changes in the body, such as
puberty, pregnancy or the menopause. Certain medicines may also stimulate hair
growth, such as birth control pills, steroids and fertility drugs.
The Medically Approved Method of Permanent Hair Removal is Electrolysis. It is a
permanent method of removing hair from the face and body.
Doctors agree that this is a safe and permanent way to remove unwanted hair. Men
and women of all ages and nationalities who have unwanted hair of any type are
candidates for electrolysis treatment. Unlike laser treatments, which have been
known to cause scarring on dark skin and is ineffective on fair hair, electrolysis is
successful with all skin types and hair colour.
How electrolysis treats unwanted hair
A very fine needle is inserted into the hair follicle and an electrical current is applied.
This travels down the hair follicle and decomposes the root. Within one fifth of a
second the root is destroyed and the hair is removed permanently.
Will any hairs return?
To decompose the root the impulse must travel the length of the hair follicle. If the
follicle is distorted the impulse can only destroy part of the root, so the hair will
return. The hair regrowth will be weaker and finer but additional treatment will be
needed to destroy the root permanently.
Distortion can be hereditary, but in most cases it is caused by waxing or tweezing
the hair. The more the hair has been waxed or tweezed, the greater the percentage
of regrowth.