(09-06-2015, 12:54 PM)ClaraKay Wrote: I've racked up 99 hours of electrolysis over the past 6 or 7 months. I still have about 10% of my facial hair to kill off. I've spent close to $9K getting this far. If there was an easier, cheaper way to get rid of body hair, the inventor would become rich and famous overnight.

Even laser is ineffective unless you have WHITE skin and BLACK hair. A male facial follicle is one of hardest things to destroy. It takes multiple hits with high heat, each successive hit weakening the follicle more and more till it dies.

I'm now on a two week treatment cycle. Every two weeks I endure the needle until my whole face and neck is cleared. It took 4.5 hours last time. Each session is taking less and less time to clear. I pay $85 an hour for epilator time.

I'm hoping to be 99% hair free by the end of the year.

If I had very dark hair I'd do laser for several cycles and then switch to electrolysis to reduce the overall cost somewhat. Laser alone will not get you there by itself.

Oh, and if you expect to transition later on, start beard removal a year or two beforehand. Having to grow out your facial hair for 3 or 4 days every two weeks (or what ever your cycle is) is a major inconvenience.

Clara

Thank you for the advice. Two obstacles I cannot wait to overcome: muscley arms and facial hair! Any suggestions for thin, almost peachfuzzy body hair?

I think I'll go back to using my Tria over the next 3 months as it did reduce the hair on my cheeks after 4 weeks/4 treatments (just not on Death Star setting 5...again...like ouch).

Hopefully, I can find a good electrolysis place when I move to Vancouver to take care of the remaining red/white hairs.