I promised the owner Irina that I would post my results here. I've waited 6 weeks after the procedure to post up so I could assess not only my healing, but the efficacy of her procedure. I'll dispense with the warnings about this kind of thing and how important it is to be careful and prepared. That's all I will say on that matter.
I was picked up from my Hotel by Irina on the day of the procedure at about 5 A.M. I was driven by her to her office located in the Zukowski Center for Facial Feminization. Once there I was prepped by having an I.V. hooked up with some type of anesthetic involved that left me awake but calm. Dr. Zukowski then injected my face and neck in a number of areas in effort to numb the entirety of my face. After that, Irina and her assistant got busy...and I mean busy. I've had previously done 88 hours of electrolysis so I was no stranger to the procedure. Both started at my sideburns and simultaneously worked their way down. I felt nothing. The girls kept me calm with small talk and chit chat and were very accommodating. This went on with both of them working continuously for 11 hours with a half hour break around midway. This turned the operation into 22 hours of continuous electro. I won't sugar coat it. When the day was through my face looked twice its size with massive amounts of swelling. To say I was comically hideous is a massive understatement. But I was also something else that previous electrologists had failed to do in the previous 88 hours work that I'd had. That something was to clear my face. When I was done, every hair on my face and neck were gone. That's no mean feat by the way. I'm what you'd call pretty hirsute. Look it up...lol! Once done, a procedure was done to soothe the skin as well as help keep it from infection. It also aids in healing. Once finished, Irina took me back to my Hotel room where I promptly went to my room and passed out for ten hours. I was able to drive myself 500 miles home after this. YMMV. I have a high pain threshold but didn't feel like that advantage was necessary after the procedure was through. The shots that are administered for anesthesia prior to the procedure, do hurt. If you have a problem with large hypodermics, this procedure may not be your cup of tea.
All that being said, I felt as though I received my money's worth. How much money? Sit down, Ladies.......$3000.00 dollars. But you know what? It was a relatively pleasurable experience. My face was totally cleared of all hair and 6 weeks later the amount of hair that HASN'T grown back is staggering. Every session I ever had prior to this, the hair would be back in a matter of a few weeks. Dejavu, ad nauseum.
I'm incredibly impressed with the people's professionalism, cleanliness, attention to detail and most of all, their results. $250.00 an hour may seem unreasonable, but when the results became apparent, it looked like a bargain. I had no scabbing and no infected areas by the way. Considering the time in the chair, this is nothing short of miraculous.
I've cut and pasted their information below and although I don't work for these people, if you choose to use their services, it would be awesome if you told them Lisa C. sent you! It would corroborate to them that I followed through on my promise to post my results here. Hope this information helps those that may be frustrated with the time consumed and the lackluster results from many of the practitioners that exist out there. There's just a whole lot of people doing this that are clueless. I was lucky in that the woman I had prior to this had been doing it for many years and was quite good, but I know many have been damaged by hamfisted and amateur Electrologists. Hope all this helps some of you!
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