Laser Or Electrolysis

[Guest plutogirl]

As i begin my transition i feel my first priority is beard removal and facial reconstruction so that i can be fully passable during my real life exp. and while horomones begin to take effect. I want to know the best way to romove facial hair perm. I woulld like to try laser because it is faster and less painful, but will it really get rid of the hair forever? I am fair skined but i also have light brown hair. i have heard that laser does not do well on light hair which makes sense because it targets pigment . i have also heard that there are some lasers that are effective against lighter hair. I would love an experienced opinion on this. Do these lasers work? is this a waste of money? should i just endure the long and painful process of electrolysis to ensure results. please help!! I am also looking for a plastic surgeon who can do male facial feminization that is closer to NC that Boston.

thanks

daniella

[Sally]

Daniella,

I moved your topic here to the hair removal forum - more people with better information will find it here and you should get some good answers pretty soon.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Frank67]

Hi Daniella

i tried both, first the needle thing "ouch auwa oweh" nothing for me then the rubin laser this thing hurts a lot and thats all, then the alexandrit laser and this worked well on my dark brown hair (a bit of my face, neck and the complete pubic hair and here it really hurts) and after 3 years (i think) nothing came back, but I had mor than 6 to 8 treatments. Right now I try IPL on my chest and this really doesn't hurt. The studio uses a cold gel and the lens from the IPL is also cooled, all you can feel is a pinch, but I just had my second treatment so I don't have any experience with it. The studio told me they can use the IPL on blond hair, too but I don't know if this is true.

[Guest Darlie]

As i begin my transition i feel my first priority is beard removal and facial reconstruction so that i can be fully passable during my real life exp. and while horomones begin to take effect. I want to know the best way to romove facial hair perm. I woulld like to try laser because it is faster and less painful, but will it really get rid of the hair forever? I am fair skined but i also have light brown hair. i have heard that laser does not do well on light hair which makes sense because it targets pigment . i have also heard that there are some lasers that are effective against lighter hair. I would love an experienced opinion on this. Do these lasers work? is this a waste of money? should i just endure the long and painful process of electrolysis to ensure results. please help!! I am also looking for a plastic surgeon who can do male facial feminization that is closer to NC that Boston.

thanks

daniella

Hi Daniella ,

The fastest way to research is to go to Andrea James site tsroadmap.com . I went to E3000 ( electrolysis )for the face to get the mass done . Two electrologists , facial injections and I had a TOTAL clearing in 3 days ( I also slept between injections ) . It's expensive but if you want a head start they are awesome and Andrea I think thinks highly of them as well .

http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/hair/electrology-3000.html

Laser works best for mass open areas where hairs are dark and clearly defined against white skin but the main thing is to CHECK OUT THE COMPANY tsroadmap outlines the basics so you don't have wacky bunnies firing ruby light at tour face..

On FFS , hon , this is your face and it will be for th rest of your life. I had Ousterhaut do mine but I've seen great results from my SRS doctor Toby Meltzer in AZ. There are also FFS groups on Yahoo that have pictures from most every leading doctor ( or did years back) , massively helpful .

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ffs-support/

[Guest BriannaM]

E3000, is the best place to go to get hair removal. They do the complete face at each session, and if you follow thier schedule, they have you done in least amount of time.

With laser, its not permanent, so you might as well save your money and get electro to start with, thats my opinion.

As darlie said, they cost a bit more, but in my opinion getting rid of the hair first time, is well worth it. The ladies thier are the best.

Bri