Transfem
A community for transfeminine people and experiences.
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Some helpful links:
- The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
- Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
- LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
- Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
- TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
- TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
Support Hotlines:
- The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
- TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
- LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
- 988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.
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That's not quite correct. It gets said that way because the US has very specific requirements for what can be called permanent hair removal and what can't. Laser does do permanent hair removal. It just never gets 100% of your hairs, and some of the ones it does get will grow back. But the vast majority of lasered hairs will be zapped, and zapped permanently.
A common approach is to laser the majority of the hair on your face, and then finish off the stragglers with electrolysis.
I've got dark hair and light skin, and I lasered my face between 8 and 9 years ago, and I've never had electrolysis, because I've never needed it. The few hairs that did escape my laser treatment are small enough in quantity that I tweeze them. Maybe 3 or 4 a day. That's pretty permanent hair removal :)
yes, I didn't mean to imply anything to the contrary; I should have said something like "official" form of permanent hair removal - it's also my experience that laser does result in permanent hair loss
I also have only had laser on my face (though not as long ago as 8 years), and I have no beard shadow and like you the remaining hairs are few enough that I could probably manage them with tweezing (I use a little battery-operated face shaver because I'm still getting laser treatments in the hope it might eliminate the remainder of hairs - so far there hasn't been much luck).