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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    from the upper lip without the pro- duction of a scar. The needle can be readily attached to the end of the battery cord by a few turns of cop- per wire protected by an inch or more of rubber tubing or a special handle may be made for the purpose. [A fine irido-platinum needle has recently been highly commended by Dr. Hardaway. In my own practice I have tested needles of greater or less flexibility and brittleness, and the greatest satisfaction has been derived from the use of steel broaches of various degrees of fineness which may be obtained from any dealer in jew- elers’ supplies. The needle-holder employed may be light or heavy, long or short, ac- cording to the fancy of the operator. The following cut shows the form of holder to which I have become accus- tomed. (Fig. i.)] Provided with battery and needle, the next thing is to get the patient in a proper chair and in a proper light. A high reclining-chair and a southerly bay-window are desirable, but the main point is to secure sufficient Fig. i.