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Manscaping: male hair removal

Allen Adams from Edge news has a nice piece on hair removal options for men, nicknamed “manscaping.”

Now, I’m not saying that you gentlemen out there have to lose all your body hair; it’s actually a fairly selective process. For instance, the consensus seems to be that leg hair is just fine. Also, chest hair as a rule doesn’t seem to be too big a deal, provided its presence isn’t too overwhelming. No, the big one seems to be back hair. No matter how much or how little you have, back hair is rather unsettling and unattractive.

Full article [themaineedge.com]

Colorado hair removal business relocates

 

In Brush, Colorado, Dr. Thomas Bryant, M.D. and Dr. Lawrence Schoelkopf, M.D. of Surgical Associates of Morgan County had an open house at their new East Morgan County Hospital location. They recently relocated from Fort Morgan’s Colorado Plains Medical Center and welcomed community members to stop in to enjoy refreshments while taking advantage of the chance to consult personally with the surgeons on the topics of colonoscopies, varicose vein treatment and laser hair removal.

Full article [brushnewstribune.com]

Home-use lasers: will Silk’n be the holiday winner?

Lisa Stanfield at makemeheal.com has a good article on home-use lasers:In November this year, Good Morning America’s Becky Worley put the two devices to the test and used Silk’n on one leg and TRIA on the other for two and a half months. The results showed that Silk’n worked remarkably better than TRIA, which takes longer to deliver results.

 Full article [makemeheal.com]

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Article on hair removal options at spas

Abby Penning of Skin Inc. magazine has written a good overview of hair removal methods from the spa owner’s standpoint.

But to make sure it’s your spa people keep coming back to, you need to not only offer a trustworthy atmosphere, but also high-quality treatments, as well as safety, a large array of options and, perhaps most importantly, the convenience that just isn’t available through home hair removal.

 Processes of Hair Elimination [skininc.com]

Electrologist reopens after fire

Registered Electrologist Nancy Casteel had her business destroyed by fire on October 16, but she’s back in business. Nancy Casteel Hair Removal still has the same phone number, 918-397-7072, and will be located, within the doctor’s medical spa, inside Primary Care Associates, 4150 SE Adams Rd., Bartlesville, OK 74006.

Full article [examiner-enterprise.com]

New Zealand: We can’t restrict laser/IPL use by beauty therapists

The New Zealand Ministry of Health says it cannot restrict hair removal and other cosmetic procedures by beauty therapists. They are not covered by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act and the machines they use are not defined as medical devices by its Medsafe division. The announcement came after a therapist who treated the woman with electrical light optical synergy (ELOS) had breached the code of patients’ rights on standard of care and informed consent. The patient being treated for acne scars ended up with worse damage on her face. IPL can be used to remove hair, thread veins and pigmented lesions such as freckles and some birthmarks.

> Full article [nzherald.co.nz]

Program in Rio offers free hair removal for poor

Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy launched an initiative through the Brazilian Society of Cosmetic Surgery (SBME) to offer hair removal to low-income residents of Rio De Janeiro, performed by students in training. Since the program’s beginning in 1998, nearly 17,000 people have used the service. Critics say the poor people are being used as guinea pigs, a charge denied by the physicians.

Full article [thetimes.co.za]

Palomar patent suit against Candela stayed pending USPTO decision

 Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (PMTI) announced that its lawsuit against  Candela Corporation for infringement of hair removal patents, specifically U.S. Patent Nos. 5,595,568 and 5,735,844, was stayed pending reexamination by the  United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

 Full article [marketwatch.com]

Chicago local news segment on hair removal

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]