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re: weight HRT will slow your metabolism and you’ll probably eat less to fuel your body, but this also means if you binge eat as a coping mechanism at a similar level on HRT it’s likely you’ll gain weight

To my knowledge feminizing hormone therapy does not have a difference in risk factors depending on weight. I also found that I was happier on HRT, which meant less pointless eating and drinking, so I kinda just lost weight by accident

I posted a long ~1.5 year retrospective about my experiences with HRT here a while back, I think I deleted it due to retroactively feeling uncomfortable with that much personal information being out in the open; but i’d be happy to DM that to ya, I think I saved it on my computer.

My attitude toward HRT when I started was “fuck around and find out, if I dont feel better in a month or two I’ll stop” and found it was great for me mentally before I even noticed many physical changes happening. I guess I feel similarly to you in that besides my facial hair I don’t mind my masculine characteristics so I generally am read as a butch lesbian, or a suspiciously pretty man at 2.5 years into HRT

tl;dr the craziest side effect from HRT is now when i look in the mirror i’m like “hell yeah”

This is really cool; i’m an electrologist so feel free to bounce any questions off me. I’d definitely love to offer any insight since you’re right that at-home electrolysis would be awesome for many.

in my humble opinion the pain point of DIY electrolysis is not access to a machine since they can be acquired relatively cheaply. The hard part is finding the right magnification and posing solutions to accurately target follicles in a self-work context, its pretty challenging to even work on an accessible area like a leg. Doing full DIY bottom surgery prep sounds pretty daunting.

Regardless this is badass, and more access to electrolysis machines is Good

PS Sphynx is such a cute and fitting name for this project, stoked to follow along

Moved back home recently, got keys for my new electrolysis clinic, bout to zap the fuck out of my community

YES

what if my misfits shirt is really thin and makes my tits look good

thats a pretty nice tunnel

I get 3 bottles and generally only use most of 1 by the time my prescription is due to be refilled. So I’m hoarding like a greedy hog

congrats! im an electrologist and this makes me really happy. lmk if anything in particular sucked besides the obvious pain aspect so I can try to do better for all of us

those pants sound cool as fuck

If you think intelligent spiders named Portia are cool, highly recommend the novel “Children of Time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s one of the best sci-fi books I’ve ever read.

It’s also part of a trilogy, but imo the first (Children of Time) is the best

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No form of hair removal is “one and done forever” and I cant stress that enough

The pace of electrolysis is slower, but has a vastly higher follicle kill rate compared to laser. So it might be more efficient in the long run, but thats on a case by case basis.

Some folks might find that having a lot of laser sessions accomplishes virtually nothing, some folks will find that it gets them to the goal line. Every body is different

I don’t arbitrarily charge people more money on a whim, I have a base rate and allow people to volunteer information during my booking process which will then effect the rate.

I offer discounts for folks who are unemployed, on disability benefits, and a number of other circumstances

You are also able to identify as high income + “I want to pay it forward” in this booking process

That’s okay, I come from a family that has many cis people so it’s a demographic that is near and dear to my heart. In fact both my parents were cis, and I even have multiple other cis relatives

One of the main reasons I practice mostly electrolysis and less laser is because those with densely rooted terminal hairs (read: most body hairs on a body that has had a lot of testosterone at some point) is unlikely to get perfect results with laser

These machines are likely IPL laser devices, so google for more information - Worst case could be hurting your skin, best case would be a pretty decent reduction in hair growth and some thinning of hair

You’d get better results from a salon with a more powerful laser, you’d get better results than that with electrolysis

$400 would probably get you 4-6 laser sessions at a good salon, so that might be a better investment unless you’re looking to cover a lot of surface area

I dont know enough about the risks of DIY machines to comment too deeply on your question about dangers of DIY. Eye damage is a risk with all forms of laser to my knowledge, but you can get special glasses that filter that colour spectrum

My week was challenging because it’s lonely here, I’m far away from my loved ones and community. But eventually I will bring these skills home when I’m more confident

it is unlikely that you will be able to achieve permanent removal, as laser / IPLs are best classed as “severe reduction in hair growth” and not permanent removal. But for the ideal laser recipient, its such a slowed pace that it may as well be permanent. It is unlikely you will achieve this with an at-home DIY laser treatment with a cheapo machine

I’m glad it’s working for you, and depending on how long you’ve been HRT you might see further gains in hair rate slowing and reduced density, finer hair texture etc. <3