The Only Permanent Choice
We all want to feel good about our appearance, but sometimes it’s difficult to be positive when we know there are areas we would like to change if we could. If excess hair is one problem area you’d like to eliminate, electrolysis (permanent hair removal) can help you do just that. This procedure will eliminate your unwanted hair and, in the process, give you a new self-confidence. Electrolysis can definitely change your life in a positive way.
Before 1875 electrolysis did not exist. Many temporary methods of dealing with unwanted hair were employed from pumice and quicklime to elaborate potions and poultices, but the results were always disappointing to the users. The hair came back!
Victoria Hansen is a Registered Electrologist with 25 years of experience. She was trained and certified at The California Institute of Electrology. The technique Victoria uses is called the Blend. She has worked in Dr. Klein’s Dermatology Surgical Medical Office since 1986.
Since Victoria works closely with Dr. Klein and is in his office she can work in the ear canal and in the nose where others might not be able to. Also she is able to provide a local anesthetic under the supervision of Dr. Klein.
The first research using electrolysis for the permanent removal of hair began in 1869 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was conducted by an ophthamologist, Dr. Charles Michel, who wanted a safe, effective way to remove ingrown eyelashes which frequently lead to blindness. He published his first scientific paper in 1875. The method was soon accepted by the medical community and then adapted for treatment of excess hair on other parts of the body. From that day until the present, the same basic technique has been used, only greatly improved and modernized.
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 technique used, the electric current destroys the hair root either by heat or chemical action and in some methods by both at the same time.
Electrolysis has been shown to be permanent in over a century of use. Its permanency has been well recognized by knowledgeable physicians and is also testified to by hundreds of scientific articles published in the medical literature. In addition to scientific recognition, there are over one million happy and satisfied persons who have solved a very personal and embarrassing problem with the help of electrolysis.
These questions and answers and more can be found on Victoria’s website.