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ELECTROLYSIS
Electrolysis hair removal is a procedure
for permanent hair removal. It involves the use of a needle
(epilator) that directs an electrical current to a single hair
follicle at a time. The electrologist uses a sterilized,
disposable probe (filament) to actually penetrate the hair
follicle. After the electrical current is applied to the hair
follicle, the hair shaft can be removed from the follicle. Hair
does not grow back because the hair root (dermal papilla) is
permanently destroyed. Patients with light skin or graying/blond
hair, who are not good candidates for laser hair removal, may
get better results with electrolysis.
Electrolysis can be time consuming and
expensive. In order to achieve permanent hair removal from a
forearm, it may take weekly sessions for about one year. Since
hair cycles between active and resting stages, hair from the
forearm can be removed in about two months with 8 sessions of
electrolysis. Thereafter, when the next wave of resting hairs
becomes active, the new active hairs must be treated. The cost
of electrolysis ranges between $25 to $150 per hour. At $50 per
hour, it would cost approximately $2,500 to achieve permanent
hair removal from a single forearm.
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