facial hair removal (from taking testosterone...)

[makipu]

Hello, I am not sure where this post should be but I was wondering how I can get rid of facial hair for good without laser treatment as I can't afford it?  I've been taking testosterone for almost 3 months now and I feel like hair under my chin is getting worse. I am only shaving my upper lips and chin and even then there is almost always a shadow appearing in the upper lip. As for below the chin, I don't even want to use a razor as I know it will make it thicker and worse. I hate the pin like feeling it gives.
Perhaps the MTFs here can suggest something that's effective?

[Monkeymel]

Electrolysis - expensive and time consuming
Hiratmus (?) - condition of excessive hair on women can be treated by a topological cream - but it is a prescription only and stops / slows hair growth only whist used. I don't have details from memory

[Adam (birkin)]

Something you might want to check into is if the electrolysis will be useful at this point since you will still (in all likelihood) develop a lot more facial hair over time. What I mean is, you're only 3 months in - I'm 2 years on T and new facial hairs are still popping up everywhere, getting thicker, and so on. Does electrolysis work on hairs that have yet to emerge?

[LordKAT]

As for below the chin, I don't even want to use a razor as I know it will make it thicker and worse.


Quick note, shaving will not make the hair thicker.

[makipu]

I wished it wasn't the case but when I did shave it twice before, it looks sharper and darker when I compare the two photos I took before and after... I am currently trying to just pick them out one by one with tweezers like I do between my eyebrows and buffing them...
I looked up Hiratmus but I wasn't able to find anything. When I see my doctor I am going to ask about the Finasteride but I am still unsure if it will actually help.

[Monkeymel]

Sorry my bad- the actual term is "hirsutism" - I should not rely on my memory of spelling...

[LordKAT]

A shaved face looks like the hairs are thicker/darker, but they aren't. They are just cut off bluntly at the thickest end. Hair sort of tapers off with length.