Located at Hwy 7 and 101: Minnetonka, MN Professional Electrolysis and LightSheer Laser Debra Kullberg, C.P.E. ( Electrolysis) Bill Joy, R.N.; R.R.T. (Laser)

More on Electrolysis... Because of a very high success rate in my treatments, I receive many referrals..mothers, daughters, friends, husbands, sons, co-workers, etc. I would be very happy to let you speak to one of them, as many patients have given me permission to give their phone numbers out to prospective inquirers. The Universal Standard of Sterilization includes: sterile disposable probes, gloves and sterilization of the tweezer (used to lift the hair out after it has been treated). "I prefer to do thermolysis, the form of electrolysis where the probe is placed in the hair follicle and a short spurt of heat is elicited into the bottom 1/3. The idea is to "cauterize" or "solidify" the papilla area, which feeds and keeps the hair alive. This is located at the bottom of each hair follicle. I prefer this method because, when done correctly, it removes the greatest amount of hair in the shortest amount of time. It is important to use the correct needle size and width, being careful to not undershoot or overshoot the follicle (or angle wrong). These things, along with being sure the hair slides out with absolutely no pull, are ways to keep re-growth to a minimum. During treatment, if I feel a slight "tug" on the hair as I am treating it, I always take the time to go back in and re-shoot the follicle. This reduces re-growth to a minimum. In addition, on particularly wiry hair it is a good idea to treat the hair, lift it out of the follicle, and carefully re-shoot the empty follicle again. This, too, gets rid of those stubborn, pesky, thick hairs, once and for all! If I am treating course, wiry-type hair, an insulated needle must be used to keep the heat into the bottom 1/3 of the follicle. Otherwise, when using a regular needle, you may get discouraged the amount of re-growth (as that type of hair follicle needs to be broken down before successful results are achieved). Sometimes there will be re-growth on hair that has been waxed or tweezed for a number of years. Through constant pulling action on the hair, one may create a number of "distorted follicles" which need to be dealt with. If the follicle is curved and the papilla area is just beyond where the needle can reach, the hair will still slide out with a full bulb, but a fine, light hair may regenerate in 4-6 weeks. This fine hair will need to be retreated, but usually has great .kill. rate in its broken-down stage. If I am treating facial hair, it is important to use a "Ballet-Gold" needle, which is a sterile, disposable, hypo-allergenic probe. This type of needle is used for people that might have sensitivity to metals such as nickel or stainless steel. It keeps skin reaction down to a minimum, especially on have sensitive skin A prescription-based numbing cream called "EMLA" can usually be ordered by phone from your doctor or nurse practitioner prior to your first treatment. Putting this on 30 minutes to 1 hour before treatment will numb the entire skin surface, making the treatment pain-free! When ordering, request the 30- gram tube, (not the 5 gram), and don't worry if they give you the generic. It's just as good! If your insurance doesn.t cover the EMLA cream, it can be ordered off the Internet out of Canada for around $35.00. Otherwise, I have some available for purchase at that price. Post- treatment results may be light redness and swelling. If you are treating facial hair and have sensitive skin, you may want to come in for a treatment after work, instead of over your lunch hour, as it may take a few hours for the redness to go down. Aftercare includes icing when you leave, and maybe using Aloe Vera or Neosporin before bed. Try to avoid a base make-up or tanning in a booth for at least 24 hours. Treatments are broken down into segments of time: whatever amount of time you need is what I will treat (20 minutes, 34 minutes, etc). The cost goes down as the time goes up, with a one- hour treatment being your best cost- break. The minimum treatment is 8 minutes. 8 minutes: $20 12 minutes: $24 15 minutes: $28 30 minutes: $42 45 minutes: $55 1 Hour: $65