The use of electricity in the removal of superfluous hair : and the treatment of various facial blemishes / by George Henry Fox.

Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The use of electricity in the removal of superfluous hair : and the treatment of various facial blemishes / by George Henry Fox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    one very liable to get out of order, and hence not to be recommended for general use. In the operation to which I have referred, from ten to fifteen minute cells may be required. If the battery fluid is fresh, the sponge in connection with the positive electrode well moistened, and applied to the skin as near as possible to the needle, the current will be at its maximum strength, and a smaller number of cells required than when the battery fluid is weak- ened by use, the sponge dry, or nearly so, or when the circuit is completed, by placing the positive elec- trode in the patient’s hand—and the resistance to the current thereby increased. These points being borne in mind, a sufficient number of cells should be em- ployed to produce the desired effect, viz., a gradual dissolution of the cutaneous tissue at the point where the needle is inserted. It is always advisable to intro- duce the needle before completing the circuit, and to break the circuit before withdrawing the needle. By observing this rule an unpleasant shock may be avoided.
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