Final answer:
Thermolysis destroys hair follicles by utilizing laser technology to heat and consequently damage or impair them, inhibiting future hair growth.
Step-by-step explanation:
Thermolysis destroys hair follicles by using laser to heat them. This process targets the pigment in the hair follicles, raising the temperature to a level which damages them, inhibiting future hair growth.
The heat generated from the laser goes through a process of photothermolysis, wherein the laser's light energy is converted into heat energy, resulting in the destruction or impairment of the hair follicle.
Thermolysis does not freeze, chemically dissolve, or abrade the follicles; it specifically utilizes heat as the mechanism of action.