Electrolysis is another method of removing unwanted hair by electric current from your body. A fine needle is inserted into the hair follicle from which electric current is passed which disables the hair root completely.

Features of Electrolysis

• Ideal for small areas: Electrolysis is ideal for small areas such as facial hair and upper lip in women and shoulders, ear lobe in men. It is not good for big areas such as chest, arm legs and back.
• Permanent hair removal: The best thing about electrolysis is that it is the only method of removing hair permanently. Though it is slow and painful, but hair will not grow again in treated area.
• Time Consuming method: As compared to laser hair removal, it is a time consuming procedure. A process which require 2 or 3 minutes for laser hair removal, will take at least 2 hour if done by Electrolysis. This is because the needle is inserted into the individual hair follicle separately, while laser beam can treat bunch of hair at one time.
• Painful: Electrolysis is painful; you may get stinging sensation after treatment. But, overall it does not cause any kind of skin damage. Latest technology in electrolysis has reduced the pain effect drastically. Some high quality clinic may give you a little dose of anesthesia to give you relief from pain.
• Effect of Electrolysis: Though it is painful, but does not cause any harm to the skin. However, treated area will become red for short time.

Electrolysis is ideal for short area such as face, shoulder and eyebrow hair. If you have lot of hair in arm legs, body and chest, then it is better to go for laser treatment.