The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
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a simple and Painless Opcrat ation to Re
move Mustachios from Fair Faces.
The permanent removal of ha'r from
the face OF Ia lovely or unlovely woman
has heretofore been considered an i'm
possible achievement. To make the
hair grow on the bald pate of an elder
ly gentleman has always been a doubt
ful exper ment some asserting that it
can, others that it can not, be done, but
the eradication of hair was considered
impossible. Now, the removal of hair,
even Big mustache, an imperial and
whiskers can lie taken off without lcav-
ing II ace or scar. Moveover, when
performed by an expert electrical sur
geon or surgical electrician, whichever
you choose to call the operating doctor,
not hair ever grows there again.
The other day saw the operation
performed and was enl ightencd at the
same time as to how the elcc ical cur
rent was applied and made to do its
work. In the first place, pretty
young girl of about nineteen, who was
,he sub ect of the operation, took her
seat before large W ndow in the doc
tors operating chair. She was little
nervo S at first, while the doctor was
changing and arranging his galvanic
battery. A tine needle, made especially
for the purpose, was carefully inserted
into the skin OF the young lady's upper
lip, Just where the first ha l. to be cradi-
Gated grew.
The needle is now in the hair folli-
Gle ITSELF" said the operator. "You
see. she has not flinched. i, has given
her no pain to indent the needle, for it
is too sharp and tine to be felt. Now, /
will connect the needle with this mega
tive pole of the battery, Just so. while
flat piece OF metal, an electrode, placed
on her cheek. 1t can be placed on any
part of the body, the object being sim
ply to complete tie electric current"
"Ah. it stings!' cried the young girl.
but she did not move.
1T is more or less PAINFUL contin-
ned the doctor, after IL little sooth 'ng
attention to his patient "according to
the location of the hair on the face and
the nervous sens bility of the patient
Look here: now there is little frothing
around the needle. Twill 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 folliclc he repeated the
operation, and this time the patient
on y gave slight shivcr. She smiled
and said:
1T is less painful. or I have become
accustomed to it. Go on, DOCTOR"
The operation was cont nued, the
operator taking out from five to ten
hairs every minute. This was contin-
ucd for thirty minutes, the length of
time allowed by DR.. King for each sit
ting, both patient and physician need
ing rest after that length of time. While
the operation was going on l inter-
viewed the doctor thus:
''How long has it teen since this oper-
alton WAS performedp'
cdr. George II. Fox some eight years
ago--I think it was in 1878-rcad be-
fore the New York State Medical So
ciety Il paper on tho subject of the per-
manent removal of hair by electrOlysis.
Since then most of the electricians in
this city ha been making use of DR..
Fox's proc, SIS. With only slight varia-
tions, the operation is pract cally the
same rs that first described by DIR.
Fox"
"Is it difficult or dangerous opera
tionpn
Neither difficult nor dangerous in
the hands of good electrician. II re-
qu res iinc eye-sight, II good light, a
steady hand and nerve, and great
patience on the part Of the operator rs
we'll as the patient. II operated by a
skilful surgeon 1t can be performed IN
about as many slit ngs as will be re-
quirod to take out from one hundred
to two hundred and fifty hairs day.
Ono sitt ng day. half IN hour long, Is
all that d judicious operator will allow"