I don't really have specific advice for you, sorry.
I'm not a big fan of IPL, but it's not necessarily a bad choice.
Both IPL and laser work on the same rough principle. Both use a pulse of energy of a specific wavelength designed to heat the melanin in hair. This destroys the hair (hopefully) without damaging the skin, and in the case of those hairs still in the growth phase, the sudden burst of heat destroys the follicle as well. Both are rather uncomfortable but tolerable, and both take anywhere between 6-10 treatments to remove most of the visible hair.
I'm kinda torn here. As the actual technology behind laser (the machines themselves) is becoming more affordable, more widespread, and more effective, laser is becoming more of an attractive option. Compared to even 10 years ago, it's now safer, more comfortable, much more effective on dark-skinned individuals, and much cheaper.
By the same token, pulsed light (which was a bit of a junk treatment very early on) has gotten a lot better. The biggest issue with pulsed light before was its lack of effectiveness, but the latest and best machines seem to do a lot better.
The best specific advice I can give you is this: first, find the specific IPL machine which the place you're considering is using. From there, go to a forum focusing on hair removal (there are a few) and ask around as to whether those people have good experiences with it. And remember, while your mind is female, your hair (for now) is still male, in terms of both density and the thickness of individual hair. So I would make sure to ask guys for their opinion.
