Thinking about having electrolysis treatment?

Unwanted hair growth on your body is natural and it varies from person to person. Some women have more hair on their body due to genetic reasons. Some may get hairier due to prolonged illness or medications. There are also many different medicines which have unwanted hair growth as a side effect. Most women have hairs on their hands, legs and their private parts, which is only natural, but some get excessive hair on their faces which can be very embarrassing for some women.

There are various hair remover methods to get rid of your unwanted hairs such as shaving, waxing, threading, hair removal cream, tweezing etc. But these methods are short term and require frequent treatments. Some treatments like waxing and sugaring can be quite painful and after a few days you find that you have to repeat the treatment. So many people are now turning to more permanent methods of removing hair, and the most permanent treatment is electrolysis.

Electrolysis is the process of removing hairs using electricity. Unlike traditional hair remover techniques, your hair doesn't grow back again which means that hair removal through electrolysis is permanent. But unlike traditional methods, electrolysis IS expensive. However, costed over a life time of treatments, it may be cheaper to have electrolysis rather than a traditional method as it only requires to be done properly once.

In the electrolysis process, electrical shocks are sent to the follicle of each and every hair. A small needle is first attached to the electrolysis machine and then the needle is inserted into the follicle alongside the hair's shaft. An electrical current is then shot down the needle into the hair's root. The root, or papilla, is then destroyed so that it cannot hold onto the hair. The hair simply falls out or falls out after a few days.

Although there are many home kits for electrolysis it is better to let a trained technician perform the treatment. The biggest issue with electrolysis is the patience required to insert the needle in the correct place. If the needle is not inserted correctly it could puncture the skin and cause pain and infection. Therefore, pay a bit more and get it done right in the first place. Moreover if you are scared about the pain, the technician can use some local anaesthetic cream on the area to numb the skin before removing your hair.

Some electrolysis machines use tweezer attachments, rather than a needle. It is a comparatively safer method because the electrical current is passed down the hair into the follicle and therefore does not break the skin. However, the jury is still out on whether this technique is as effective as a hair remover.

Electrolysis treatment is a slow technique because it is very time consuming finding each hair. Also, a large percentage of the follicles go to sleep (dormant phase) and don't have any hair protruding from them. Therefore, you need to repeat this treatment so that the technician can catch the hairs once they do start growing again. This activity may be required to be performed over several weeks which explains why it is so expensive.