if you need ideas, I sent a photo of me with laser eyes photoshopped on with the text "they / them" underneath and it's been smooth sailing from there

I agree with pretty much everything this guy is saying, but personally I love watching these trashy pseudoarcheological videos and pretending its D&D worldbuilding / sci-fi. flat earth people fascinate me. dragons are on the other side of the ice wall but they dont come here because of 5g and woke

easier to get out of bed is a great point tbh, never thought about that

how many did you put in your mouth at once

galen weston is first to the wall

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

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

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

The pay is okay. If you run your own clinic and are booked solid you could easily look at 100k+. I took a beating because I had to travel 3000 miles to find a clinic in my country that specializes in trans folks and has multiple employees. I haven't really thought about potential money very hard because I'm already a lot in debt and do a lot of pro-bono work. Thankfully I have some friends from home and my wife who are helping me scrape by while I hone my skills.

Right now I do more free work than paid work, but it's worth it for me because I'm developing my skills which will result in happier trans people in the long term. It's also a blessing to be in a position where I can offer these services for free for those who wouldn't be able to access them. It's a blessing to help my community.

If you have trans friends, ask around!! In my home city there's quite a few electrologist, but one of them is a staunch ally and does great work and therefore all the girls there end up going to her. We also have a trans focused laser clinic back home which is based as fuck

If you don't have trans friends, try and find a regional resource like a reddit for trans people in your state / province

Not sure, this is a regional flag with some other design elements and the friend who is from that region / gave it to me says it goes this way if I wanted to hang it vertically 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

There's also only print on one side. I dunno it's an heirloom from a civil war, shit happens lmao