Permanent Hair Removal

Unwanted hair has always been a problem for people who are conscious with how they look. There are some people who have a lot of hair in their arms, legs, bodies and faces that they end up looking like a monkey or a gorilla. Women are more conscious about this than men; that is why they take up painstaking methods just to make their skin appear flawlessly smooth.

There are two methods of removing unwanted hair, that is, temporarily and permanently. Temporary hair removal involves a routine of hair plucking and hair shaving which could be very painful and a waste of time trying to get hairs by their roots one by one or trying to shave it off and risk cutting your skin with those sharp razors. On the other hand, the process of permanent hair removal won't take up another three to four weeks until you repeat the process.

Procedure

Removing the hair through electrolysis is a permanent method. Although laser treatment is said to be permanent but it has not been proven yet. Electrolysis takes treatments after treatments; that is why it is expensive. You have to look for a technician with great skills in order for you to be satisfied with the results. Do some research, seek out the previous customers of the technician that you have chosen and ask them about the process of the hair removal.

Two types of equipments use the current of electricity for hair removal; these are the tweezer epilator and the needle epilator. The needle epilator brings a fine wire inside the skin and through the follicles of the hair. The current of electricity courses through the wire and damages the root of the hair which is located at the follicles' bottom part.

The hair gets loosened and then is pulled out with tweezers. Each strand of hair is treated personally. The treatment is considered as permanent since the technique of removing the hair damages the follicles of the hair. However, the root of the hair might still persist if the electricity utilize to damage the follicle is not sufficient or the needle does not hit the mark. Unfortunately, new growth of hairs brought about by the changes in hormones can't be controlled.

There is also a device for home usage and it works like the ones used by professionals. These machines, which claim to be painless hair removal, are available through mail order.

Costs

Since electrolysis is assured as removing the hair permanently, it is quite expensive. It can cost you a high price of $200 to $249 for the work done by the professional. And for the device used at home, it can cost you $100 to $119 which is quite expensive also basing on its use which is doubtful if it is effective or not.

Benefits

Since the electric current damages the root of the hair which is at the follicle's bottom, it is assured that it is permanent because the method damages the follicle of the hair. And each strand of the hair is treated personally. Unlike other techniques of  hair removal, this one is rest assured that the hairs won't grow back, not for a long time, that is.

But then, frequent treatments will surely get those hairs which the device missed before. This one won't let you worry that you still need to shave or pluck your hairs. With the absence of hair follicles, then unwanted hair won't grow any longer. Your body parts which you worry about because they have so much   hair on them will now look smooth and flawless.

Dangers

A great risk for this kind of method is electric shock. This happens when the needle isn't insulated in a proper way. A non-sterile needle can also cause infection and if the technique is not done properly, it can cause scars. Despite its benefit of giving you flawless skin, it has no standard uniform license which regulates its practice.

There are only thirty-two states in the United States need licensed electrologists. Despite the great job that it does on your skin, it can be a very painful process with all those electrical currents coursing through your skin.
For the home-used electrolysis, the voltage is low which makes it doubtful if the machine works. Its operation is also tricky and you won't know if you are tweezing your hairs or zapping it.