Hi everyone, i found one place where they do this type of hair removal, can someone tell me something about it? I’ve heard of thermolysis that the other term is radio-wave, but i’m not sure if this is the same. I can’t afford electrolysis right now, and this type of hair removal is something cheaper per treatment. It is done in a dermatology clinic so i suppose they wouldn’t/shouldn’t claim the efficacy if that is not the case. I’m desperate cause my facial hair grows everywhere lately, it’s very light yet very long…I’m completely lost since i can’t afford electrolysis, and now i’ve found out about this option, i don’t know what to do… Thanks for reading, sorry for my bad english it’s not my first language.
I can’t imagine something offered in a dermatology clinic that would be less expensive than electrology treatments…they don’t do anything that is inexpensive!!!
Do you know if it is a tweezer device? There were some devices called electronic tweezers (ET’s) as well as some galvanic patch devices (is that correct, colleagues?).
Electrolysis treatments are the ONLY method of hair removal that is permanent for all types of hair and skin. Anything else is risky…
If your hair is light, then clip with scissors, or use the little devices found at drug stores. The one I’m talking about is called El Perfilador (hope that’s the correct spelling). It is a little comb-like device that cuts the hair without the sensation of “shaving”. It is promoted as an eyebrow grooming device - and would not work well with dense coarse hair, but works wonderfully to hide long light hairs.
Thermolysis does use radio waves to generate heat (by exciting water molecules, sort of like how a microwave oven works).
So I could see that being called “radio wave electrolysis.”
But I just did a Google search on that phrase, and I got a lot of results for Finally Free (electric tweezers)— which I’m pretty sure is… well, I hate to use the word “scam,” but do a search here to see what I mean. It doesn’t remove hair permanently, and the company gets pretty fast and loose with the term “FDA Approved.” The web (and indeed, this forum) is bursting with dissatisfied FF customers.
I think I’d just call the place up and ask them if their process involves inserting a probe (needle) or not.
Probe=electrolysis. Good to go.
Tweezers=money removal. Avoid.
First of all, thanks for answering 
I asked them about the method, and they said that they insert an electrode (i guess that’s the same as probe/needle) into the folicule. My biggest concern is scarring and other permanent side-effects, but since they are dermatologists i guess they know what they are doing…Thanks again for all the answers.