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FDA 510(k) clearances: Electric tweezers Beginning on 28 May 1976, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began requiring new medical devices to demonstrate they were "substantially equivalent" to a product marketed before 1976. On 26 October 1998, FDA reclassified electric tweezers and no longer requires them to submit 510(k) data. See FDA electric tweezer … Continue reading “FDA 510(k) clearance: Tweezer-type epilators”
Before we get going, let’s define some terms as they’re used in this discussion. It turns out that in the hair removal industry, results aren’t the only thing that can be confusing. So let’s get precise! “Hair” This might sound silly, but hair needs to be defined. When some people say that their device removes … Continue reading “Hair removal definitions”
Makeup artist Marcus Geeter did a segment on hair removal for Chicago ABC affiliate WLS-TV. He recommends the Finishing Touch Lumina for brow shaping brows, the Remington Essential Epilator for epilation, and the no!no!, which is a product I advise all consumers to avoid. Full article and video [abclocal.go.com]
Electro-optical Synergy (elos) is a method of hair removal featured in devices by Syneron Medical. Below are some recent published reports: Combination Radiofrequency and Light Energies: Electro-optical Synergy Technology in Esthetic Medicine. Sadick Neil S. Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 31 Issue s3, Pages 1211 – 1217 Hair removal using a combination radio-frequency and intense pulsed light source. [PDF] D … Continue reading “Electro-optical Synergy (elos) for hair removal”
