Central CT Electrolysis
Laurie Forbes-Levack, CPE
(203) 467-3353
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We specialize in the process of permanent hair removal. Electrolysis works by inserting a hair-sized sterile probe into the hair follicle down to the dermal papilla, which is the electrologist's target for removal. It is the part of the folicle that contains blood and nerves and it is what feeds growing hair. When the papilla and regenerative cells surrounding it are destroyed, the hair dies. When the probe is in place, a low-level electrical current is applied that destroys the papilla and surrounding cells and loosens the hair in the follicle. The hair is then removed. Many hairs will be eliminated with only one treatment, but some will need two or more to permanently remove all hair. The amount of time depends on the amount of hair being removed, its coarseness, the cause of excess hair, and many other factors, but once the papilla has been destroyed, the hair will not grow back.