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needle holder

The insulated wire that conducts current from the electrolysis epilator, continuing through an insulated, rigid, pencil-like terminating portion (needle holder body) containing the electrolysis needle. In typical single-needle electrolysis treatment, the needle holder body is the hand-held device that the electrologist uses to guide the needle into the hair follicle.

nevus

A congenital growth or mark on the skin, such as a mole or birthmark.

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