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Q: What is the basic difference between Transdermal and needle electrolysis?
A: The only difference is actually an improvement. The needle had been used for years to deliver high-pressure electrical current to the follicle tissue for the purpose of destroying hair growth. Scientists recently discovered that the electrical current could be applied in a very localized (site specific) manner using patches (or topical instruments such as tweezers or swabs).

Q: How does the “high pressure electrical current” affect the hair?
A: The electric current (Voltage, Hertz, Micro-amps and Watts) causes a chemical reaction inside the follicle tissue. This chemical reaction changes the naturally present salt water into a highly corrosive substance called sodium hydroxide. It is the chemical by-product, not the electricity itself, which damages the tissues which produce the hair.

Q: What does Transdermal Electrolysis feel like?
A: The sensation experienced with electrolysis varies from person to person and the area being treated. Some describe it as a mild tingling accompanied by a feeling of warmth. Many are surprised at how little discomfort is experienced. As the current takes effect, the operator is able to ease the hair from the follicle quite painlessly. At the conclusion of each treatment a soothing and healing ointment is applied.

Q: How many hair follicles can be treated at once?
A: Depending on the model, up to four patches can be used at one time. The largest patch available for Transdermal (while retaining efficacy) is 4x4 inches. This equates to approximately 60 square inches of total treatment area. Human skin usually has about 70-100 active hairs growing per square inch. So in a standard session of 45-60 minutes, a technician could administer electrolysis to well over 5,000 hairs.

Q: How long will it take to completely clear unwanted hair?
A: You will probably be advised to come in (or apply home treatments) at least once a week for the first 2-4 weeks (depending on the size of the area to be treated), then every two weeks after that. In the final stages, treatments should be applied about every 3-4 weeks. You will also notice that the appointment time may take from 45 to 60 minutes in the beginning, but as time goes by it will get shorter and shorter. Most people see good immediate results within 6-12 weeks.

The Transdermal Advantage

--Transdermal uses a swab applicator, patch or tweezers instead of a needle and is far easier to learn and perform.

--Transdermal is very fast and can administer treatment to multiple follicles and multiple areas simultaneously (unlike the needle which is a hair by hair treatment).

--Transdermal is safer. Nothing penetrates the skin. Clients can shower and put on makeup immediately following treatment.

--Transdermal treats hairs above the skin and hairs which have not yet emerged. Needle electrolysis requires all hairs to surface before even knowing where to insert the probe.

--Transdermal is very affordable. The average salon is charging $45 to $60 an hour. When compared to laser hair removal, it’s a bargain. When compared to needle electrolysis, it is only slightly more expensive.

--Virtually all areas of the body can be treated (with the exception of hairs growing inside the ear and nasal canals). Some common areas that Transdermal is excellent for: pubic region, breasts, legs, feet, shoulders, chest, back, hairline, eyebrows, and face.

--Unlike laser hair removal, Transdermal is OK for all skin and hair colors.

Swab Electrolysis: This procedure is actually the most popular among technicians. It combines the ability to treat wide areas while giving a very thorough result. Clip and tweezers electrolysis is great for pinpoint accuracy, but is understandably a slower process. Tab-type resting electrolysis can treat larger areas but is generally less aggressive.

Patch Electrolysis: This procedure is essentially a variation to the swab electrolysis procedure. The advantage to using the patch is that it is a “hands-free” application. The patch holds itself to the treatment area, so very little operator involvement is required.

Tweezers Electrolysis: These procedures are outstanding for detail work such as hairline contouring and eyebrow shaping. The advantage to using the clip as opposed to the tweezer applicator is that it is also a “hands-free” application (like the patch). The clip actually holds itself to the hair. Multiple clips can be easily implemented for treatment to as many as four hairs at a time.

Transdermal Clinical Study

(See Textbook: Professional Electrolysis for the entire published study).

Treatment Area: Lower Forearm, Male Subject. Sections #1 and 2: Depilatory application by waxing done day one.
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Ten days were allowed to pass for anagen hair growth to surface before photographing the area. Anagen activity in both areas 1 and 2 (measuring roughly 2 inches square each) is clearly evident. These hairs will respond very well to Transdermal electrolysis. Treatment is scheduled for day 15 (allowing a few more anagen hairs to surface).
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On day 30, a full two weeks after the first Transdermal treatment, there is a distinct lengthening to the anagen hairs in the untreated test area. The overall growth activity in the Transdermal section is noticeably stunted.
Treatment by way of patch and swab Transdermal electrolysis was administered again to section 1 only on days 30 and 35.
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Day 70 documents the drastic difference in hair growth activity between sections 1 and 2. Anagen hairs in the untreated area have continued to lengthen as the area fills in following the wax depilatory on day 1.

Empirical Evidence and Published Clinical Findings Following Medial Testing

A study was conducted by William W. Rolland, an instructor in electrical engineering at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst. NC. This study was performed to determine what extent current will flow to the dermal papilla with an electrified tweezer device. In this study the negative electrode was the tweezers from the (Transdermal System) which grasped the hair shaft which had bean coated with a conductive solution. The positive electrode was a needle inserted along the shaft of a hair into the dermal papilla. The shaft of the needle was insulated so that contact was made only at the base of the hair, within the dermal papilla. Results from several trials demonstrated that the average current produced in the dermal papilla was 470µa. Mr. Rolland concluded that a conductive path exists along the hair shaft and through the dermal papilla and that the (Transdermal System) device is capable of producing a current of approximately 470µa along this path.*

The pH levels achieved by both non-invasive (Transdermal) and needle electrolysis were 11.2 and 11.4 respectfully. This pH was well above the normal for human skin of 5.0 to 5.5. From these measurements it is reasonable to conclude that electrolysis (the conversion of sodium chloride to sodium hydroxide at near equal levels in both the non-invasive and needle epilators) is responsible for the destruction of cells which produce hair growth.*

Both of the devices (needle and Transdermal epilators, in direct comparison during clinical testing) achieved equivalent results in removing hair and both complied with the definition set forth by the International Guild of Professional Electrologists, Inc. as being effective, since they both removed permanently at least 40 percent of the hairs on one treatment in this study.*
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*Fitzpatrick, Thomas B. et al: Dermatology in General Medicine, Third Edition. New York, McGraw Hill, Inc. 1987.
*Hinkel Arthur Ralph, Lind Righard W. Electrolysis, Thermolysis and the Blend: The Principals and Practice of Permanent Hair Removal. Los Angeles, Ca, Arrorway, 1968
*Independent clinical study verifying this effect published by William W. Roland at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst NC. This study is considered general access public domain, henceforth does not carry copyright protection.
*One hundred µa of electricity flowing for one second will produce one molecular unit of NaOH.
*This device is universally used to accurately measure chemical composition both quantitatively and qualitatively.
*Cosmetic and Medical Electrolysis and Temporary Hair Removal, R.N. Richards, G.E. Meharg, page 81
*Modern Electrology, Fino Gior,

Tested and Backed by Professional Endorsements

“I have been working with the Transdermal System I bought for home use on my beard and am glad to report that it is already 80% gone! I am very impressed that it worked so well on my unusually thick and deep whisker hair.” J.Z., San Francisco, CA

I was so self conscious about my facial hair. People don’t understand how shameful and humiliating it is to be a woman and have to shave twice a day. I have been going to the salon for Transdermal treatments about four months now and I am so happy to say the results are outstanding. I am not embarrassed to go out in public anymore. Transdermal Electrolysis has changed my life. D.A., Glasgow, Scotland.

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