I've seen commercials for little electric tweezers that remove hair
permanently.  It sounds too good to be true.  Do they really work? 
Maybe if someone's actually tried them and can share their experience,
or maybe you could point me to a review of these products.

Techgoddess,

According to Hair Facts, commercial-free hair removal facts for
consumers, hair removal with electric tweezers is not permanent and
should be avoided. There is no published clinical proof of claims that
they can achieve permanent hair removal or that electricity can travel
through a hair and cause permanent damage to the root.

Source: Hair Facts Website
http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/etweezer.html

Published Papers: 

“Verdich (1984):  8 women received one treatment from a Depilatron
electric tweezer. At 5-7 months, there was no significant change in
amount of hair. Cited by FDA in reclassification of electric tweezers
as evidence the devices have not demonstrated permanence.”
http://www.hairfacts.com/medpubs/etweez/verdich.html

“Feughelman (1982):  This clinical overview of hair properties shows
that hair is a poor conductor of electricity and indicates that
electricity does not travel through a hair shaft as claimed by some
electric tweezers. Includes Dr. Feughelman's comments on  van Orden
(1998)”
http://www.hairfacts.com/medpubs/hairgen/feughelman.html

Electric Tweezer Medical Data
http://www.hairfacts.com/medpubs/etwezmed.html

As for testimonials, I tried this type of hair removal a while ago and
it didn’t work for me.

“Electric Tweezers do not work! They simply give you the same effect
as tweezing, but cost a lot more and take a lot more time.”
http://www.neitherday.com/transgurl/hair.html

There are claims and counter claims as to the permanence of these
methods. To date it seems there is no significant scientific data to
indicate long-term 'permanence'.
http://bodyfaq.com/hair-removal.htm#tweezers


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I hope you find this helpful. 

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

Thanks!  Now I know not to waste my money.