I've got a slight unibrow that i do not like, i've heard that if you tweeze for awhile the hair follicles will weaken and the hair will be very tiny or not grow anymore where u tweezed is that true?

In most cases that is NOT true. Electrolysis would be a quick and easy (not to mention inexpensive) solution to your problem.

It might be true if you are willing to wait 20-30 years for it to happen.

James's and jes's statements are correct. This doesn't have to be hard. Just get electrolysis and be done with this. Blend or thermolysis or both in combination will work.

whats Blend or thermolysis

Under the general term of electrolysis, there are three ways or modalities we electrologists can choose to learn and use to disable a hair follicle.

Galvanic electrolysis was the first on the scene and was discovered in the late 1800's when batteries were providing energy. Galvanic destroys the hair follicle by making a chemical change happen inside the follicle that results in the formation of lye or sodium hydroxide. It works very well to kill the germ cells, etc., but it is slow.

Thermolysis is destruction of the hair follicle with heat. Thermolysis came on the scene as the result of electricity being introduced to the world. It destroys the hair growing tissue of the follicle as well and is faster than galvanic. It works very well.

Blend is a combination of galvanic and thermolysis. Sort of like two compatible people marrying each other and bringing the best of both world's forward to do something really good. This modality works very well using chemical and heat together and is faster than galvanic alone, but is slower than thermolysis.

So all modalities work. There are advantages and disadvantages to all three. That's why it is good if a practicing electrologist knows how to do all so he or she can adapt to whatever situation arises with clients. Most electrologists today choose to use blend of thermolysis. Microflash and even Picoflash thermolysis are newer kinds of electrolysis being used today. The electrologist needs to have the newer computerized epilators offered today. These wonderful epilators offer the client speedier outcomes. Destructive outcomes with more comfort for client is the rule. This kind of electrolysis is fabulous, but the skill factor is a must as this is harder to do.

If you want more information on the different ways that electrolysis can affect the hair follicle permanently, you can continue reading posts on the Electrolysis Forum here on Hairtell or go to http://www.hairfacts.com. Visit the American Electrology Association's website at http://www.electrology.com. If you read about electrolysis outside these sites, you may get a horrible, untrue view of electrolysis. Search for truth. Read, compare, ask before you do anything for yourself. And know, that a modern electrologist, with modern skill and equipment will remove the hair permanently, no matter what color the hair or skin is, no matter what size the hair is anywhere on anybody. It is still the gold standard for hair removal as of 2007, but you would never find that out by reading certain internet site or in print media.

Long answer to a short question.

Dee

I plucked, er, tweezed my eyebrows for 20 years and it's only gotten worse. Probably not from the tweezing in that area, but because of hormones or age or something.

I heard that with age, women get thinner eyebrows. That is true with my mother but certainly not for me. My dad's got bushier. Got to be a hormone thing, though I was taught that hormones had nothing to do with eyebrows.

Anyway, short answer: Don't count on it.