European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hair today gone tomorrow by Gayle Young United press International some of electrologist Thomas Ann Ninas patients have been coming to her weekly Lor years slowly having their bodies denuded air by hair by  want every hair done so they Are smooth As smooth can be said mines a native texan who has been practising electrolysis Tor almost a decade in Dallas. I know How they feel. I be had my whole lace done and i made sure there was t a hair left except my eyebrows of course.". Electrolysis is the Art of removing hair permanently by inserting a thin Needle directly into the hair follicle then zapping i with a weak current of electricity. The current Burns the cells of the follicle and cauterize the blood vessel that serves it permanently preventing redraw la of the hair the process has been around since the end of the last Century when a French doctor invented it As a Way to remove eyelashes that grew backwards into the Eye. Now some 14.000  practice the technique in the United states in every state permanently removing hair irom female laces and occasionally removing hair from underarms stomachs arms legs feet hands and Bikini lines As Well. Dermatologists Lay 1h procedure is usually not dangerous and can Benefit women who Are troubled by Bushy eyebrows beards or thick course hair on their upper lips. They Are callous however about women who want every hair removed irom their bodies save for that on top of their Heads and some of their eyebrows. " would say that is a real psychological problem that electrolysis can t help said or Paul Lazar chairman of the american Academy of dermatology who practices in Chicago. People considering Electr Olyis should first consult with a dermatologist to determine Why they May have unsightly hair growth in the first place. There  underlying causes for facial hair such As an hormonal imbalance or ovarian  Lazar said. Most dermatologists know  whom they recommend patients to Lazar said. Only one third of the states require Electron Oglala to obtain permits and there Are Only a handful of respected electro legit schools in the United Stales. An electrolysis machine is like a Scalpel said Lazar. The tool is riot so important As is who is behind ii. Someone who is an apprentice for 15 minutes then goes to work on the next patient should not be trusted mines who attended school to learn her Trade said the Guild of professional  in great neck. My recommends 300 hours of study. Fees should Range Between $45 and $60 an hour and prospective patients should be aware it May take several visits even to do a Small area of the upper lip. Only about 60 percent of our hair is on the surface at any Given time said mines. The rest is in hiding  come out later the electrolysis Needles As thin As a hair and penetrates the skin up to a Quarter of an Inch electrologist use an intense magnifying Glass and Erma Bombick plenty of Light to make sure they have treated each hair follicle said Hines. Most patients Don t Leel the Needle enter the follicle but they will Leel the Zap of currant some describing Ilas a sting or a twinge. Nerve abundant areas of the body such As the upper lip near the nostrils and the Groin Are the most sensitive areas of the body. Some people especially those with sensitive skin May suf Ler from Rad Blotchy and irritated skin for a few Days after the procedure said Lazar and those who want every hair on their lace removed could suffer another affront to vanity wrinkles Are common when All the hair is. Removed he said. You Are damaging a layer of skin in the tace and you often get very line wrinkles quickly in the aging   Luil Rullon by Betsy chinch no longer a bad habit by gum by Bethany Kandel associated press gum chewing is getting sophisticated.,but it May be a while before the Longi owned on practice gains  types of gum that the makers say will help dieters diet smokers quit and the health conscious get their vitamins or clean Ihler Teeth have. Appeared on the Market. Gum chewing to no longer a bad habit it s a positive action on the part of that person to improve his or her health says William Donaldson a spokesman for Merrell Dow  inc. In 1984, the company introduced Nic Retle. A Persic Ripton Only nicotine gum to help smokers reduce their nicotine cravings gradually without smoking. First year sales of Nicor Tette topped $40 million and the company estimates from surveys of doctors who prescribe the gum the it has helped More than a million people Stop smoking. Now other companies Are experimenting with health related Gums in Hopes of appealing to non chewers and expanding the $1,6 billion gum Market of those who Chew. They gum chewers want products that do More for  says Harry drum president of Dandy. Confectionery North America inc., a division of a leading european gum manufacturer. The future of the business is to deliver Gums with added  maybe so but manner expert Lettla Baldrige insists that won t make gum chewing in pubic proper etiquette. It makes a person look most unattractive says the author of the Complete guide to executive manners. If the Parson is doing it to rid Hemsell of a bad habit like smoking that s All right she acknowledges but it does t took any  bad manners or not 90 percent of children Over age 6 Chew gum according to Gamurot products which produces rambo Bubble gum. And 57 portion of adults Chew says Simmons Market research Bureau of new York. Although such major companies in the Industry As Wrigley and american chicle say they have no plans to enter the not just for chewing gum Market several others Are trying to carve out a Niche. Dandy Sells St Merol a menthol Licorie gum popular with reformed smokers who like the Strong taste. It s also test marketing a Vitamin a Lort fled gum and plans to launch a gum that it says will help fight cavities. Minnetonka inc. Which makes Check up toothpaste is testing a gum to attack plaque the bacterial film that forms on Teeth and Gums. It s essentially a toothpaste in chewing gum lorm says Larry Wilhelm vice president of marketing Lor. Man Petonke. Or. Mark Simmons a dentist and consumer spokesman for the american dental association says that As Long As such Gums Are sugarless they probably can t Hurt although they May not help. Topps chewing gum inc., Best known for its Bazooka Bubble gum. Will soon launch an Appe Tii e suppressant gum. The delivery system of chewing gum gets a substance into the saliva and therefore into the bloodstream much tester than a  says Topps chairman Arthur t. Shorin. Consumers will be advised to Chew the non. Prescription gum 45 minutes before eating to reduce. Their craving Lor food. Each package will also come with dieting suggestions. Some Industry observers wonder if Consumers will accept Gums that Are supposed to be Good for them. Taste is very important to gum chewers says Sharl Weiss editor of Candy marketer quarterly a Trade publication. They won t buy healthy gum unless it really tastes great. But if it does she adds then you could have a big Winner if foreign travel continues to decline the Bombeck Hilton should do a bumper business thl year. . Dollar is Strong. English b spoken fluently an wildlife sin abundance.,. Especially under the  Hale to panic you but this is the year when americans Are playing musical Beds with their relatives. This is the year Margaret and Joweyne and their five boys Are headed or the Home of her third Cousin in Anaheim who lives in a one bedroom Condo near Disneyland. This is the year Iris and Paul s 36-foot re Breaks Down in her sister s driveway in Columbus Ohio while they Send out for a part that is made Only in Libya. Americans win Trade a View of the Arch of Triumph in. Paris for the Golden Arches in a South Carolina suburb and shopping spree to Harrod s in London fora trip to the hardware store in Cuya hoga Falls Ohio. The blending of two families under one Root is never what you expect it to be no matter How much you plan or love you guests  takes about 15 minutes lops. Then you Are  Gas mileage Fawn disease land people who died whom you pretend you be heard of. Sleeping arrangements Are always strained. If you give up Prown bed you secretly hate them for taking it. If you make your children give up their Beds they will lose their will to live of you put you guests on sofa sin the living room that look in Ihler eyes in the morning will haunt you for the rest of your Lite. Everyone to proud of thar state but showing visitors about wears thin. Besides if you do too much of a hard sell the visitors become defensive. Behave had a guest who Ald what do you Call that thing we Call it the grand Canyon we say proudly. He retaliates my cod Iii did t know better i d swear that was the Landfill where we dump off our grass clippings Back Nome. We became very soft on conducted Tours the year we took a couple to a historic pre columbian ruin several thousands of years old Only to have our guest Chew on a piece of grass and observe. Looks like you re going to miss jeopardy1 this afternoon  the Bombeck Hilton has hosted some pretty memorable Guesly. There was the kid who bounced a Ball Lor five solid Days against the Sid of the House. Heddin t even take Lime out to eat he could do ii with one hand. There was the guest who was in lha gargling olympics Hall of Fame. He could gargle and spit for hour sat a time beginning before the Sun went up. That was his Best time. And who could forget the guest who was allergic to dirty dishes and never touched a clean one because she did t know where it belonged. Americans Are visiting at Home to avoid the violence of overseas travel. Don t count onit