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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Angélique LaCava on January 21, 2016, 09:56:23 PM

Title: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Angélique LaCava on January 21, 2016, 09:56:23 PM
I just looked at my face and I hav 4 spots where hair use to grow n it's completely smooth. Omg I'm so happy.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Mariah on January 21, 2016, 10:30:43 PM
Congrats
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: stephaniec on January 21, 2016, 10:33:59 PM
Quote from: Mariah2014 on January 21, 2016, 10:30:43 PM
Congrats
ditto
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: JLT1 on January 21, 2016, 10:43:26 PM
Hi,

It seems that it can cause thinning...

Congrats on being one of the lucky ones.

Hugs

Jen
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Dankster on January 21, 2016, 11:51:53 PM
Congrats! I got lucky there myself. Its such a life saver knowing laser/electrolysis won't be to costly.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Jacqueline on January 22, 2016, 12:02:24 AM
How lucky! I can hope but kind of doubt I will share that.

With warmth,

Joanna
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: ToniB on January 22, 2016, 02:16:37 AM
Hi I am also one of the lucky ones my beard has virtually stopped growing I really only need a light scrape each Day just to be sure .
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: ChasingAlice on January 22, 2016, 02:49:16 AM
I am too scared to have a beard. The day after I received my hrt letter, I got my first laser treatment.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: archlord on January 22, 2016, 07:55:43 AM
Yes angélique,  it affects facial hair .   Hairs on my upper lip, chin didnt change but  almost all my hairs on cheeks/jaw thinned, reduced in amount and turned blonde making it harder for my laser therapies.

I noticed same change to my scrotum... Yep i thought i would have to get it done with electrolyse/laser before SRS but it looks like its going away on its own following a female pattern.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Emileeeee on January 22, 2016, 09:01:32 AM
I was always told that I was wasting my money by doing laser before HRT because it would thin it out a lot. I still did it because I couldn't stand the sight of it though.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: archlord on January 22, 2016, 09:39:50 AM
Yeah but it depends wich zone.  the beard 5oclock shadow wont dissapear by itself if you have it so better do laser :)  .  My friend has been on HRT for 4 year , hairs thinned and turned blonde but she has to pluck/shave because she has no money for electrolyse
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: starting_anew on January 22, 2016, 10:11:04 AM
Oh so jealous of you girls! :)

HRT is working wonders for me, but certainly not in that department lol.  I'm still definitely getting lots of laser.

Anyway, awesome to know it can work for some! :)
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: RobynD on January 22, 2016, 11:05:03 AM
The growth of mine has slowed a lot and i totally believes parts of it are more sparse than before.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: KayXo on January 22, 2016, 11:06:31 AM
BTW, laser is NOT always permanent, hairs can come back years after the last session.
Title: Re: I thought hrt didn't affect facial hair?
Post by: Angélique LaCava on January 30, 2016, 07:59:07 PM
Both my cheeks are now almost completely hairless and now my jaw is losing hair :D