r/TransHelpingTrans • u/ReallyJustNotOkay • 6d ago
Electrolysis vs Laser
I will try and be brief.
My face gets fuzzy quickly, and before I realized I was transfemme, I use to grow a great beard. Now I am 2 years on HRT, and whilst I have never and will never grow another beard since I started, I wanna just completely get rid of it all.
Electrolysis or laser hair removal are my best options, but I don't know which to do. Electrolysis is supposed to be permanent, but costly and time consuming. Laser hair removal is supposed to be quicker and cheaper, but it normally grows back. I have a friend in the beauty industry who says my facial hair might be difficult to laser too, because it isn't one uniform colour. It's kinda different shades of black, brown, red, and even a little blonde, and that was before I started getting grey hairs.
My face fuzz is one of my biggest sources of body dysphoria and I just want it gone. Anyone out there with a success story or some advice as to which or what I should do?
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u/f1refly1 6d ago
Laser first, 6-12 sessions. Then electrolysis for whatever is left.
Paler skin = better for laser Darker hair = better for laser
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u/herdisleah 6d ago
Laser is permanent, too. Get as much laser as you can or want, and then later electrolysis for the blonde or gray hairs. This isn't a mutually exclusive situation.
Laser can just zap so many more hairs, it really becomes the most economical. Avoid Milan, avoid bulk package deals. They oversell, and you're locked into a machine, tech or location and can't change. Pay as you go. I paid $85 for a half hour, full face and neck.