Connecticut western news., 1886-12-08
WITHOUT A SCAR.
Removing Superfluous Hair
 From Fair Faces.
A Simple and Painless Operation bJ
 the Aid of Electricity.

A NAiCCl SlSS III IIlC XNCW olA ottH The permanent removal of hair from the face of lovely CT unlovely woman has heretofore been considered an imrossi. ble achievement. Now the removal of hair, even big moustache, an imperial, and whiskers, can be taken off without leaving trace or scar. Moreover, when properly performed by an expert electri- cal surgeon or surgical electrician, which ever you choose to call the operating doctor, not hair ever grows there again. I saw the operation performed by Dr. W. H. King, and was enlightened current was applied and made to do its work. In the first place, pretty young girl of about 19, who was the subject of the operation, took her seat before large window in the Doctors operating. chair. She was little nervous at first while the Doctor was changing and arranging his galvanic battery. A fine needle made especially for the purpose, was carefully inserted into the skin of the young lady's upper lip, just where the first hair to be eradicated grew.
 ''Thc needle is now in the hair 1olli- cle itself," said the Doctor. "You see she has not fin ched. It has given her no pain to indent the needle, for it is too sharp and fine to be felt. Now I will connect the needle with this nega- tive pole of the battery, just so, while this positive pole is connected with this flat piece of metal, an electrode, placed on her cheek. It can be placed on any part of the body, the object being sim ply to complete the electric current"
 'Ah, it stings," cried the young girl, but she did not move.
 'It is more or less painful" continued the Doctor, after little soothing attcn- tion to his patient, "according to the To. cation of the hair on the face, and the nervous sensibility of the patient. Look here; now there is little frothine around the needle. I will withdraw it and''--
 He withdrew the needle and lifted out the hair without giving the young lady any pain. Quickly inserting the needle in another follicle be repeated the operation, and this time the patient only gave slight shiver. She smiled and said:
 'It is less painful, or have become accustomed to it. Go on Doctor"
 The operation was continued, tho operator taking out from about five te ten hairs every minute. This was con. tinued for thirty minutes, the length ot time allowed by Dr. King for each sitting, both patient and physician need. ing rest after that length of time. While the operation was going on interviewed the Doctor thus:
 ''How long has it been since this operation was performed2"
 ''Dr. George H. Fox, some eight years ago-I think it was in 1S7S-read before the New York State Medical Society q paper on the subject of the permanent removal of hair by elcctrolyss. Since then most of the electricians in this city have been making use of Dr. Fox's process. With only slight variations, the operation is practically the same as that first described by Dr. Fox"
 '1s it difficult or dangerous opera tion?"
 ''Neither difficult nor dangerous in the hands of a good electrician. It requires fine eyesight, a good light, steady hand and nerve, and great patience on the part of the operator as we'll as the patient. If operated by skilful surgeon, it can be performed in about as many sittings as will be required to take out from one hundred to two hundred and fifty hairs @ day. One sitting day, half an houl long, is all that judicious operator will allow"
 "Will not some of the hairs grow agains"
 "Yes, few. If the operator has skill and experience, there will probably be q growth of from five per cent. to ten pel cent. of the hair removed. If tyro per. forms the operation, perhaps thirty ol fifty per cent. will return. Then it will be only necessary to repeat the ope- ration."
 'sIs the operation frequently per formed2"
 "Yes; as it becomes known it is more frequently called for, and the practice is on the increase"
 "Does it leave scars"
 sNot unless the hair is coarse and deer set. Then there will kc marks that vii not disappear under week perhaps, and perhaps in few days. If the hairs arc fine the electrolysis will not cause more than a slight redness, which will dis appear in few hours."
 The young lady who lad been oper ated upon seemed willing to have all O the hair removed in ono sitting. Abou one-half had been [ ken off, TT ''iiftet out," as the Doctor expr ssed it, befor she rose from the chair, but Dr. Kin! said that he never permitted patient t. sit for the operation longer than half al hour. So she reluctantly put on thick veil to hide the half moustache which re mained on her pretty face. Of course she promised to return next day for tn | completion of the clcctrolysis, and o course she kept her promise. A dry-goods clerk recently confessed that he had told 8, 900, 900 lies in selin.