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 I have a shopping mall across the street from where I live, and the other evening I was out walking, when I discovered that in a professional area, that there was an electrolysis. So I was around the area today, and I went in to see her. She looked at me, and told me disappointedly that I have a heavy beard  :(, and then she told me that it would take forever to completely get rid of all the hair on my face. But hey, I'm a very determined young lady, and so after talking with her for a little while longer, I told her that I'd like to come in three times a month, and that I may start next week. Fortunately she's open for half a day on Saturdays, which really works out good for me.  :) I then asked her about the cost, and she told me her cost is $1.00 a minute for an hour session, which isn't too bad. So we'll see what happens in the weeks to come.

Gina  :)

Some electrologists will give you an extra hour if you pay for 10 hours in advance.

And they do love transsexuals; we can be a steady income.

An aspirin before you go in can help, and a non-narcotic pain killer pill or cream is often needed for the upper lip.

Thanks Robyn for the good advice.  :) I'll be just paying per session though. I spoke with the owner and she's the one that will be doing the electrolysis on me, and she told me that she would like to start on the lower neck area. But I don't think that she realized that I am a transsexual . . . yet. Like I've recently said, Port Charlotte is too much of a conservative place.

I'll go and buy a bottle of aspirin that I'll keep for my sessions.  ;D I'll get the non-narcotic cream when we start to work on the upper lip.

Gina  :)

Quote from: gina_taylor on May 02, 2006, 03:54:56 PM
  So I was around the area today, and I went in to see her. She looked at me, and told me disappointedly that I have a heavy beard  :(, and then she told me that it would take forever to completely get rid of all the hair on my face. But hey, 

QuoteI spoke with the owner and she's the one that will be doing the electrolysis on me, and she told me that she would like to start on the lower neck area. But I don't think that she realized that I am a transsexual 

Question?  Are these posts talking about the same establishment?

Hi Leigh,

Yes these posts are of the same establishment. The professional area is just outside of the shopping mall.

The lady that I saw that told me that I have a heavy beard is the owner of the electroylisis business.

Hope this clears up any confusion.  ???

Gina  :)

Quote from: gina_taylor on May 03, 2006, 06:02:48 AMI'll go and buy a bottle of aspirin that I'll keep for my sessions. 

Beware of aspirin... I've read reports of how it can increase the risk of bruising (at least with laser) since it thins(?) the blood. I've been using ibuprofin, as it's supposedly an effective anti-inflammatory and doesn't thin the blood as much as aspirin.

Thanks Kate for the advice. I forgot that aspirin is a blood thinner. I'll be looking for some ibuprofin this weekend.

Gina  :)

I've used Betacaine for upper lip work.  it helps -- some...  There's just no getting around the fact that of all the areas on the face, the upper lip, and especially right underneath the nostrils, is painful!!!!

Be careful with the anasthetic creams, though.  They usually include a vasoconstrictor, to keep the blood from flushing away the anasthetic too rapidly.  This is NOT good when using electrolysis or blend, because the process needs moisture (water) and salt in the skin to electrolyze into sodium hydroxide (lye).

I had a bad experience one evening.  I took some benadryl (an antihistamine that also dries you up,) and then 'buttered' my face with Betacaine.  The combination left my skin with little moisture, even though I'd been hydrating (drinking lots of water) that afternoon.  I 'bubbled up' very poorly, and had some neck hairs (another pain-filled zone, because the hairs are deep and slanted,) that took more than a minute to treat properly.  Now I don't take benadryl until after the session (it cuts down the post-session inflammation.)

While I'm at it, when you get your upper lip done, your eyes will tear up and your nose will turn into a snot-factory before plugging tight.  For that reason I'm adding 12-hr nose spray to my electro prep kit (90% alcohol, gauze sponges, betacaine creme, ibuprofin ('ranger candy', if I can get it ;) ), generic benadryl, swiped business cards to use to apply a thick, even layer of the creme.)

Karen