ANyone can plz tell me how does it work exactly, i heard they insert something,in ur skin,and does it hurt???
a fine metal probe (the size of a stran of hair) is inserted into the follicle. You should not feel this.
a slight amount of current is applied. You must feel this. it will feel like heat and it is your assurance that the follicle is being destroyed. many people fall asleep during treatment and some people are extremly sensitive. It depends on you. there are great topicals you can use if you are in the latter group.
when the correct amount of current and timing are applied to the correct location, the follicle is cauterized and the hair slides out. You should not feel the hair sliding out.
Another hair cannot grow from a correctly treated follicle. there is no mystery.
there are situations that have to be considered but they are all taken into consideration when developing a treatment plan for you.
they are:
1- you will want to have the hairs treated in the active stage when the follicle is moist. this can be accomplished by going for regular treatments (i tell my clients to keep it under a month’s time.)if all the hairs in a given area are cleared each time, any new coarse hairs seen will be active and successfully treated.
2- an electrologist cannot prevent untreated follicles from producing a hair after treatment is complete. you are born with x number of follicles, just like you are born with two arms and five fingers and won’t grow more. not every follicle produces a hair but all follciles have the potential of producing a hair. they need to be stimulated to life by hormones and/or a rich blood supply.
3-treatment time takes any where from 15 min. to a couple of years. it depends on how much hair you have, current temporary hair removal methods, how often you are treated and how much hair is treated during each appointment. AT any rate, you should see an improvement right away and if, after several months, you don’t, go to another electrologist. The rule of thumb is that treatment takes about one year because that is how long it is going to take for all the hair growth cycles to complete.
4-when performed properly, electrolysis works on everyone and every follicle.
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ok, each hair feeds of tiny blood vessels connected to the hair folicle in yer skin.
u zap the blood vessels so they stop feeding blood
tnx u soo much guys about ur comments, i really appreciate that…but i have another questions, is regarding on how dangerous is it, doing electrolysis…i heard that u can get infection and all…soo im kinda worried…can u help…tnx
worst that I know of is skin scarring.
I haven’t heard of loss of linmbs etc from the procedure.
your skin is not really smooth. the skin looks like this V and the hair fits right inside that V
</font><blockquote><font size=“1” face=“Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif”>code:</font><hr /><pre style=“font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;”>here’s lots of hair = VVVVVVVVV
here’s some of hair = V V V
here’s none of hair = V
</blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">so when zappin the hair, your not even piercing the skin. and that's why u won't see blood. I don't see how it's dangerous
[ February 03, 2003, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: tiny ]soo,let say i wanted to doo THe uni-brow, would it look smooth? and like nice?
Electrolysis has been around for over 125 years. If there were problems, we would have heard about it by now. With the epilators we have today, it is safer than ever. Most are computerized so the timing is very short; counted in hundreths of seconds. The probes are polished. many electrologists use insulated probes so that only the tips carry the current below the skin surface; therefore, no surface damage.
it is very difficult to cause scarring today. when people first did electrolysis, they used sewing needles…they were very big. i imagine, there was a price to pay for that, but i never read anything about it. today we use probes the size of the hair we are working on. the timeing and current are very controlled by the computers. there is very little room for error. one would have to deliberately turn the voltage way up to get the kind of damage needed to cause scarring, i would think. if scarring were to occur, it would be the size of a pore. it would be a small white spot.
as far as infection goes, make sure your electrologist uses only disposable probes. make sure the skin is sanitized beforehand. inform her/him about any skin eruptions, etc in the area. most importantly, you must not touch the skin after treatment for at least a day, depending on how well you heal. do not apply anything to the skin. in general, avoid sweating after treatment and do not do anything that might introduce bacteria to the area treated.
you will be very happy when you are free of that unwanted hair. in a few months, you’ll write back and say you were sorry you didnt start sooner.
Tnx u soo much,Elizabeth G , u really releived me allot about electrolysis cause i really was worried about it…didnt know lot ov it…i’ll start electro like this week hopefully…
I have one last question regarding the uni-brow,if i was taking the hair off every 2 dayz,is the electrologist be able to work on my uni-brow even tho i plucked the hair…?? tnx
Thank You Again Elizabeth G, we wish you were still here.