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Laser hair removal experience as a non-binary trans man on T

I started laser hair removal in February of 2021.

At the time I was 5.5yrs on t. Could easily grow a full thick beard, but never did. My hair grows fast so 5 o'clock shadow was very real.

First laser session:

I bought a package of 6 sessions for $500. That is the base price without any groupon deals or sale.

The session lasted about 7-10 minutes. The laser technician was super nice. Gave me silicone boobs to squeeze bc of the pain.

I don't have the best pain tolerance. It was very painful for me. I had to stop every 2 zaps. The max I went was 3.

People often say it feels like a rubber band snap, yea that's pretty accurate. It's like that if it was several rubber bands pulled back as far as they'd go. It's a very sharp pain, but it's a short lasting one.

Post first session

My face was super red, but that's to be expected. The scare came in the evening though (i did the session at 10am).

My face was still red, but a slightly darker red, and started getting A LOT of whitehead acne everywhere. It looked honestly horrifying. I called the laser place and they said that it's not uncommon to have such side effects and that it'll go away in a week.

During that time I couldn't really shave bc of the irritation. So it was definitely a shitty time.

It DID go away though. Every day it got significantly better until after about 5 days things went back to normal. It was like it never happened.

Hair started falling out after 10 days, took about 3 days for all the hair to fall out. Let me tell you, it's the most satisfying thing omg. Made the side effects worth it.

Most of it fell out while I was shaving. Or sometimes I'd just touch my face and it would get rubbed out.

Sessions 2-6

So the following sessions were all vaguely similar:

- 5-7 minutes of pain

- look like shit for 5 days

- momentary satisfaction in having

the smoothest face ever

- next wave of hair starts growing a few days after the hair stops falling out.

Every round of laser got easier as there was less hair to zap. There was some variation, session 4 was rougher than session 3, idk why. Overall though the sessions got faster and less painful. The nasty side effects lessened by a lot too.

I would say about 20% of hair was removed every session, but that's a very loose statement. It varied quite a bit. Anyway, after the 6th session about 70% was gone. What remained was small patches here and there. Mostly on my chin/mustache area and the sides.

Session no.7

The most recent session. About a year after session 6. I couldn't buy another package due to money.

The pain wasn't that bad. It was way less than what I thought it would be.

The redness faded away almost immediately. I did get some acne, but it's barely visible. I look like usual. The only thing is that my face is a bit itchy, but nothing I can't ignore.

It's only the day after right now so idk how much hair will come out this time.

Laser as a trans person

I can't speak about other places, but the place I went to was pretty trans friendly. At first they thought I was cis, or at least I assume so. Later on though bc of my medical history they realized I'm trans and were chill about it.

At some point I had a convo about society and gender with the person doing my laser as I was getting zapped.

Final thoughts

While it's expensive and can cause shitty, though temporary, side effects, laser does it's job. It takes a long time, but the effects do come. I would consider it worth it even though I haven't finished. I have significantly less hair and honestly my skin is better.

I think that if you're someone who is on the fence of maybe going on t, but worried about facial hair this *could* be a solution. Or if you're on T and it's bothering you, it's an option. It's expensive and not easy, but it's something. I'm not saying it's THE option/solution, but something to consider.

I will say that laser is NOT permanent. It reduces hair, but it has limits. Electrolysis is permanent, but more painful and slower. Laser removes the vast majority of hair given enough sessions. However you do have to go back once a year or two for maintenance. So proceed with caution I guess.

#laser hair removal #transgender #nonbinary #ftm #trans man #not putting photos cause its embarrassing #especially for the first session

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