Sometimes fathers are the unsung heroes in families when it comes to head lice treatment. If moms and kids panic, dad is often left to reassure them that everything will be okay.
Not that dads don’t get frantic themselves. There are also times when desperate dads bring the family into clinics for treatment. The message to all of them is, “the lice journey ends here.”
This Father’s Day, Lice Clinics of America is saluting dads. The company is the world’s leading head lice treatment center and the exclusive provider of lice treatment using AirAllé®, an FDA-cleared Class 1 medical device that has been clinically proven to kill live lice and more than 99 percent of eggs (nits). AirAllé uses carefully controlled heated air to dehydrate lice and eggs. Treatment takes about an hour and is guaranteed to be effective.
Lice Clinics of America want dads to know that with the AirAllé device, their family can be lice-free in an hour. Traditional treatments can take weeks, and, in many cases, they don’t work because most lice have become immune to the pesticides in popular lice treatment products.
A study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology in 2016 found that 98 percent of lice in most of the United States have developed a genetic resistance to pyrethroids, the class of pesticides used in traditional lice products. Pyrethroids have also been linked to developmental and behavior issues in children. The AirAllé medical device is effective against pyrethroid-resistant lice and non-resistant lice because it doesn’t rely on pesticides or chemicals.
AirAllé was invented by a dad confronted with head lice. A University of Utah research team was studying bird lice and found that the lice struggled to survive in the arid desert climate and often died of dehydration. When the daughter of one of the researchers got head lice, and traditional treatments didn’t work, he turned the research team’s attention to finding a way to dehydrate head lice. The idea for AirAllé was born, and after 10 years of development and trials, the device was cleared by the FDA as a safe and effective treatment for head lice.
To date, AirAllé has treated some 800,000 cases of head lice with a success rate better than 99 percent.
Lice Clinics of America also offers a complete line of pesticide-free home lice treatment and prevention products that are guaranteed to be effective when used as directed. Home products include the OneCureTM, a home version of the AirAllé that is also guaranteed to kill lice and eggs in an hour.
The best lice treatment is to prevent children from getting lice in the first place, and preventive shampoos and sprays serve as a lice repellant and, like mosquito repellant, keeps the bugs away from children.
With 330 Lice Clinics of America treatment centers in 35 countries, Lice Clinics of America is the world’s largest network of professional lice treatment centers. The AirAllé has successfully treated more than 800,000 cases of head lice with a success rate better than 99 percent.
For more information or to find a clinic, visit https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/.
