  
Treatments
An
electrolysis treatment program must be tailored
to meet each individual patient's needs. Certain
factors determine the number and length of treatments
required, such as the number of hair follicles
contained in the area of treatment, the sensitivity
of the skin,the particular area to be treated and
previous methods of hair removal. Patients should
ask their electrologist to provide them with a
treatment schedule on the first visit. Most patients
find a weekly session of 15-60 minutes is the most
effective.
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Is
Electrolysis Safe?
Yes,
if it is done by
a licensed electrologist.
Consumers should
not use any of the home
electrolysis devices...considerable
skill and dexterity
is required to perform
electrolysis properly.
How
Does Hair Grow?
Hair
forms in
a pouch like
structure
below the
skin called
a hair follicle.
What we
see as hair
is actually
the hair
shaft, which
is keratinized,
hardened
tissue that
grows from
this follicle. |
| Everyone's
hair grows differently, depending on age, weight,
metabolism, hormones, ethnicity, medications,
and other factors. All
hair, however, goes through three distinct
growth phases: |
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- Active
growth phase (called the anagen phase), which lasts
up to several years. At any given time, the majority
(85%) of our body hair is in this phase. During anagen,
the hair has an abundance of melanin.
- Regressive
phase (catagen phase), which lasts about two weeks,
during which the hair stops growing but is not yet
shed. About 3 - 4% of our body hair is in this phase
at any given time.
- Resting
phase (telogen phase), which lasts 5 - 6 weeks, at
the end of which the hair falls out and a new hair
begins to form. Approximately 10-13% of our body
hair is in this phase at any one time.
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What
Causes Superfluous Hair?
Any
one or a combination of the following factors:
- Heredity
- Glandular
or hormonal imbalances
- Pregnancy
- Reactions
to certain medications
- Normal
aging process
- Stress
- Excessive
waxing, tweezing and temporary hair removal
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Is
Electrolysis the only hair removal method cleared
for permanent hair removal?
Yes,
however, the FDA has
cleared the laser hair
removal method as permanent
hair "reduction".
If permanent hair removal
is desired, probe type
electrolysis is the
ONLY method to eliminate
all the unwanted hair.
See our section on
laser hair removal
for further explanation.
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