Charles Michel (American ophthalmologist) 4153336 194126856 2008-02-26T07:49:44Z Jaraalbe 261435 reclassify '''Charles Michel''' was an [[United States|American]] [[ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] best known for publishing the first clinical report of successful [[electrology]] in [[1875]]. Michel was practicing in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], when he began using a battery-powered needle epilator to treat [[trichiasis]] (ingrown [[eyelash]]es) in 1869. This [[direct current]]–powered method was called [[electrolysis]] because a chemical reaction in the [[hair follicle]] causes [[sodium hydroxide]] to form, which damages the follicle. Electrolysis is also sometimes called galvanic electrolysis. == References == *Michel CE. Trichiasis and distichiasis; with an improved method for radical treatment. ''St. Louis Clinical Record,'' 1875 Oct; 2:145-148 *Wagner RF Jr, Brysk H, Tyring SK. Revisiting the Michel/Green controversy of 1879: was [[Carron du Villards]] the first to use probe/needle electrolysis for permanent hair destruction? ''International Journal of Dermatology'' 1997 Dec;36(12):947-51. {{US-med-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Michel, Charles}} [[Category:American ophthalmologists]]