Lasers have been used for many years for a variety of medical procedures, including laser hair removal. The best results of laser hair removal have been achieved on dark hairs, but other factors influence the treatment process. In laser hair removal, the goal is to penetrate the depth of the follicle during the active stage of growth — the anagen stage — when
the hair contains an abundance of melanin.
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In an electrolysis
treatment, a sterile probe the size of a hair is inserted
into the hair follicle opening down to the Dermal Papilla
— the part that contains blood and nerves that feeds the growing hair. The hair will die when the papilla and the regenerative cells surrounding it are destroyed. When the electrolysis probe is in place, a low-level electrical current is applied that will destroy the papilla and loosen the hair in the follicle, allowing the hair to be removed.
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