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High
Frequency Blowout
Improper
electrolysis treatment can cause permanent damage to the skin. Probably
the most serious result is pitted scarring. Pitted scarring is
associated with the use of fast, high intensity thermolysis treatment
also called flash thermolysis. While the flash technique is
perfectly safe when used to treat fine, shallow hair, it can become
quite dangerous when this method is applied to thick, deeply rooted
hairs like those found in the beard.
The
destructive effect called high frequency blowout, termed by James
E. Schuster, is a principle cause of pitted scarring.
High frequency
blowout is characterized by a popping and crackling sound during
treatment. During flash thermolysis treatment, high frequency energy is
produced at the tip of the probe. When too much energy is delivered, the
fluid found in surrounding tissue immediately turns to steam. It is
important to note that steam is a very poor conductor of current.
So once steam forms, the energy is blocked from being transmitted deep
in the follicle as would normally occur. So the brunt of the high
frequency energy is now transmitted high up in the follicle. Now the
tissue close to the surface is exposed to a blast of high energy along
with the rising steam that continues to travel upwards, finally being
expelled from the follicle with a popping or crackling sound. When
delivering high energy treatment as described here, this entire process
can take place within less than one second's time. And the result can be
pitted scarring.
And it is
a sad irony that since the energy was delivered so high up in the
follicle, many times the follicle is not destroyed and the hair returns.
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