Is electrolysis really permanent?
Yes, but it is not instantaneous. The electrologist delivers enough current to affect the cells within the follicle. This process is only effective in the beginning stages of growth, and because the electrologist cannot see below the surface of the skin to see what stage it is in, every hair is treated. If the follicle later produces another hair, then the process is repeated until the follicle no longer produces a hair. This process continually reduces the amount of unwanted hair.
YES!! Electrolysis has been shown to be permanent in over a century of use. It is recognized by physicians, and the American Medical Association as the only method of permanent hair removal. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of individuals who have solved a very personal problem with the help of electrolysis. However, permanent hair removal can only be achieved with a series of visits, over a period of time. Factors such as hormonal imbalance, medications, stress, and heredity may cause fine hairs to become longer, darker, and coarse. This may mean that future visits will be needed to treat these “newly developed” hairs if they should form. This is primarily true in areas influenced by hormones, such as the lip, chin, cheeks, and neck, and sometimes on the chest and abdomen as well. In areas such as the legs, arms, underarms, etc. where all the hairs present in that area are already as coarse as they will become, the area will stay “hair free” once all the hairs is that area
