How does electrolysis work?
A trained electrologist inserts a small metal probe into the hair follicle alongside the hair. A small amount of electrical current is then delivered to the probe by a sensitive electronic device called an epilator. Depending on the method used, the electric current destroys the hair root either by heat or chemical action or in some methods by both at the same time.
The process of electrolysis involves the treatment or epilation of each individual hair. A sterile, disposable, thin wire filament, called a probe, that is the size of the diameter of a hair, is precisely inserted into the natural opening of the hair follicle. No puncturing of the skin is involved. A warming sensation is felt as the lower 2/3 of the hair follicle is destroyed via a very slight amount of controlled electrical current. This process destroys the hair root (dermal papilla), allowing the hair to be freed from the follicle wall. Tweezers are then used to slide the hair from the follicle.
Electrolysis uses a low level electrical current to remove hair permanently. The current is delivered to the dermal papilla (the source of nourishment for the hair located at the base of the follicle) and the productive organ of the hair through a very fine sterilized probe inserted into the follice along the hair shaft. Once the current is applied and the papilla and the reproductive organ of the hair are destroyed, no further hair will occur. Repeated treatments are necessary to achieve permanency, however, hair that does return is thinner and less resilient. Once the dermal papilla is completely eliminated, new hair growth from the follicle is absolutely impossible. All other methods of hair removal are not permanent.
