The use of electricity in the removal of superfluous hair : and the treatment of various facial blemishes / by George Henry Fox.

Date:
1886
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Credit: The use of electricity in the removal of superfluous hair : and the treatment of various facial blemishes / by George Henry Fox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    I 2 complished by several in this country, it is apparent that, in one respect at least, we are in advance of our dermatological brethren abroad, who, as Dr. Heitz- mann remarks, do not know anything about perman- ent and safe epilation. [Hans v. Hebra {Die krankhaften Veranderufigen der Haut, 1884,) speaks of making one trial of the electrolytic or “ galvano-caustic ” method and giving it up on acount of the unsightly cicatrices which were produced. Surely this unfavorable result was not the fault of the electrolytic method of treatment, but rather the result of a lack of experience in the per- formance of the operation. Other European authors of a recent date appear unacquainted with this plan of treating superfluous hair, or merely mention it without giving any record of personal experience.] The operation for the permanent removal of hairs by electrolysis, has been described by several who have written on the subject, and the descriptions differ merely in a few non-essential points. The operation is a simple one, which any physician with a steady hand and keen eye can readily perform, although, as in many other simple operations, a peculiar dexterity is required, and far more satisfactory results are ob- tained after a certain amount of experience. [Without a considerable amount of experience the best results of this operation should not be expected.