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Photoepilators

The concept of the first epilator was first conceived in 1969 when electrolysis chain Gregory Systems approached Richard A. Harte of Palo Alto, California by providing funds for the development of it. Later on, the project was cancelled by the company when found that it was only a temporary method of hair removal. Nevertheless, the device was still developed under the name Omicron Systems. The Omicron prototype was completed in 1970 and the test documents were also submitted accordingly. After that the California Department of Health issued a 12 month conditional approval in April 1971 and eventually the Omicron device was first put to commercial use in November, 1971.

With the emergence of different problems associated with the device, Omicron stopped manufacturing it in February 1972 and also stopped selling Photoepilators once the 12 month conditional approval period was over in April, 1972. Presently, the company of Carol Block continues to sell franchises of photoepilation and hair removal treatment under the brand name of D’Plume XXIII.

In this method, a burst of filtered light is targeted on one hair at one time, which is eventually tweezed. No published document proves that the method is successful in making its effects last longer than regular tweezing. The use of Photoepilators involves the placing of a fiber optic probe directly above or in a hair follicle after which the energy of the light is sent to the follicle through the probe. This, in turn, destroys the follicle and removes the hair. Promoters of the device even claim that the light energy is capable of damaging the hair follicles permanently. However, this claim has not been backed up by any proven clinical data.

The facts that the treatment is comparatively less painful and has lesser side effects than regular tweezing add to the major advantages of the process. Moreover, if performed in the proper manner it is supposed to be a safe process of hair removal. On the other hand, the absence of published clinical data supporting a long term effectiveness of the treatment contributes to one of its major disadvantages and makes it a matter of doubt and concern.

Photoepilators have been the first commercial device that have emerged from research and moved into laser hair removal. The light used in the original device was blue-green which was filtered from a xenon light source, similar to that used in flash lamps. This filtered light traveled to the hair follicle through a fiber optic probe inserted into the follicle. This fiber optic probe was sterilized before and after each use as it was not disposable. Moreover, it was not easy to find a probe that was slender enough to fit easily into the hair follicle without breaking. Modern versions of this probe have fiber optic wires that are held above the hair follicle.