• Quokka@quokk.au
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        10 hours ago

        Is my tech doing something wrong? My laser is a 10 minute zap that I barely notice and doesn’t hurt the second it stops.

        Electrolysis scares me and I’ll probably need it for my upper lip area.

        • applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          6 hours ago

          they might be using low settings so you have to do more sessions and they get paid more. its an unfortunate reality in some cases, especially at the cosmetic places, or so I’m told. I’ve been getting electrolysis on my face for the past several months, and while it does hurt it’s manageable. I really like that it’s actually permanent, so even if it will take a while because of the number of hairs on the face, every fully treated hair is gone forever, whereas laser is only a reduction for most hairs.

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            5 hours ago

            I use nation wide trans run clinic that offers cheap prices for trans customers, so luckily I think I can rule price gouging out. According to the email they send after each session, I’m on 14J/CM setting - whatever 14 joules per cm entails exactly.

            I’m only on session 3 for laser, I’ll go up until 7 or 8 before making the move to electro - I’m seeing progress everywhere but the lips+ area. Mostly I’m scared of the risk of scarring from electrolysis.

        • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlOP
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          9 hours ago

          Woah, I didn’t know we could do animated pfps! Very cool. Sorry about the future electrolysis though, sounds like it blows