Electrolysis is the only permanent hair removal method recognized by the Food and Drug Administration.
Treatment works by passing an electric current through a needle into the opening of a hair follicle and disrupting its growth, so you might feel a slight pinch or some heat briefly during treatment. It is entirely normal and expected to experience such sensations; they should pass quickly by.
Hair Growth Cycles
When thinking of hair growth cycles, your first thought may be of how long a single new hair takes to emerge. However, hair growth cycles are much more intricate. Your body has multiple cycles which may be affected by hormones, stress levels or other external influences.
As an example, hormones or external factors such as the weather can kick-start the early growing phase of your hair. At this stage, it grows long and coarse but still easily visible to the naked eye. When entering resting phase, however, its growth becomes finer and less obvious; although this phase could also be initiated by pregnancy or menopause hormone fluctuations.
Hair grows out of an area called the hair follicle on your skin. This small sac-like structure contains blood vessels.
Electrolysis involves inserting a very fine needle into the opening of a hair follicle and passing an electric current through it, which causes salt and water to chemically change into sodium hydroxide, commonly referred to as “lye,” thus killing off cells responsible for hair growth in that follicle and preventing future hair follicles from growing new strands of hair from emerging. This effectively destroys any cells responsible for future hair growth while simultaneously stopping new ones from sprouting in its place.
Electrolysis is an effective permanent way of hair removal, but not all your follicles at once will be treated. Any incomplete treatment could lead to regrowth. Therefore, it is recommended that you follow a treatment schedule recommended by an electrologist, as well as visiting their practice regularly to inspect its cleanliness and inquire about sterilization processes.
Avoiding regrowth following electrolysis requires choosing a professional with extensive knowledge of skin hair growth cycles and extensive training in electrolysis procedures. Ask friends or family for referrals, and look for an electrologist licensed to practice cleanly and professionally. Also attend a consultation before making your choice, where you should have the chance to ask any necessary questions and see the electrologist at work firsthand.
Hair Resting Phase
Hair in its resting phase does not grow back and no new ones appear on your skin, although this phase can last from several days to several weeks or more depending on where the hairs reside in their lifecycle. Not all anagen phase hairs in one location follow this same cycle at the same pace; therefore it is important to schedule regular appointments and follow all instructions from an electrologist so as to catch all necessary hairs at their right stage for electrolysis to be effective and permanent.
Electrolysis sessions typically destroy 50-60% of hair follicles in an area, leading to their destruction and subsequent regrowth over weeks and months following treatment. Regrowth will occur as resting hairs continue their resting phase before being active again – in general by 8-12 sessions, few active hairs remain in anagen phase (where new growth happens), having been killed off by electric current.
Certain areas of your body require more treatments than others. In general, denser haired skin takes longer to clear with electrolysis. Also if you suffer from genetic condition called hirsutism (excessive hair growth), electrolysis treatment will likely require more sessions than it would for someone without this genetic trait.
Before and after an electrolysis appointment, it is also essential that you drink plenty of water. This will hydrate your follicles so they’re primed for treatment, helping ensure you receive optimal results from each electrolysis session. Arriving on time for appointments is also key; being late could disrupt the electrologist’s flow as well as lessen its effectiveness – lateness will only add delays which compromise effectiveness of subsequent treatments.
Hair Growth Rate
Hair grows at different rates on different parts of the body. The rate at which individual follicles produce hormones and develop is dictated by both hormone production and stage in their growth cycle; for example, those in their growing phase will grow faster than those that are resting; electrolysis treatments are most successful when targeted towards hairs in this stage; therefore it’s crucial that you stick with your regular treatment schedule to maximize effectiveness.
Hair often grows back after electrolysis as a result of missed follicles by your electrologist, especially if some were inactive at the time of your appointment. Furthermore, some follicles may develop new hairs not targeted by electrolysis and this should be discussed with them before further electrolysis treatments take place at later dates.
At each session, an electrologist will insert a needle into the opening of your hair follicle before using chemicals or heat to destroy its ability to produce hair. Over multiple sessions, different follicles will be targeted by electrologist; eventually all growing-phase hair should have been eliminated by his/her services.
Electrolysis’ effectiveness often depends on the skills of your electrologist. Without being careful, they could damage delicate follicles that are currently growing out, leading to their eventual fall out and requiring you to seek out another more experienced electrologist. If this has happened to you before, seek one out now as soon as possible!
Electrolysis can be an effective solution to permanently remove unwanted hair, but its results can depend on various factors. To optimize results and ensure long-lasting effects, be sure to follow your electrologist’s recommended treatment plan, manage hormone changes as necessary and adhere to regular treatment sessions – this way your results should remain intact over time. When considering permanent hair removal options it may be worth consulting an expert about if electrolysis could be suitable for you.
Hair Regrowth
Electrolysis is an ideal permanent hair removal solution. The procedure begins by inserting a fine needle into each hair follicle (small sacs under your skin that produce and grow unwanted hair), followed by an electric current passing through it and disabling its ability to produce new hair growth. Over time, with multiple treatments, your follicles will eventually become permanently destroyed and no longer produce hair growth.
Electrolysis’s effectiveness will depend on several factors. Hormonal fluctuations experienced during pregnancy or menopause can increase hair growth in some people; some areas may contain more hair follicles than others and thus taking longer for them to be cleared using electrolysis.
Electricians cannot destroy all your hair follicles permanently; some remain dormant in the resting phase and cannot be seen on your skin, but when these dormant follicles emerge they could be mistaken as signs of new growth and lead to false regrowth.
Electrologists suggest attending treatment sessions weekly or bi-weekly until all unwanted hair has been eliminated from an area, to reduce chances of false regrowth. To maximize effectiveness, sessions should take place weekly or bi-weekly until all unwanted hair has been eliminated from it.
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