Well after some hunting around I've settled on a clinic in Surrey that I really liked. Super staff who put me at ease.The prices seem reasonable too considering e.g. £350 for 6 sessions on full face.

The clinic uses the Soprano Platinum Ice Laser which uses trio cluster wavelengths (Alexandria 750nm, Speed 810nm, and YAG 1064nm). The patch test on both my face and chest didn't hurt at all. Certainly not compared to the 60+ hours of electrolysis I had once.

The clinician said she will use motion passes but also some pulse work on my face, so maybe that will hurt a bit more.

And the best thing? It's a 10 minute walk through a country park from where I now live

I'll keep you posted: fingers crossed that it works!!!

xx

@Tills
Dear Tills:
Thank you for sharing and posting about your VERY GOOD NEWS regarding finding a nearby clinic.

Please keep me and the rest of your followers updated as things progress for you.

Warmly,
Danielle [Northern Star Girl]
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That is exciting news!

I hope it goes well.

Tills,


That is very good news!  Yay!


Chrissy

As a follow-up, I was expecting to need my back doing but the clinician took a look and said, 'well you don't really need it'. This was a big surprise. So she took a photo with her iPad and showed me. Basically what used to be quite a bit of heavy hair has disappeared into just some wispy light bits that are hardly visible.

I may still have it done but it's no longer a big priority.

Estrogen, eh, don't you love it?! 

First sesh today on my face, abdomen, and chest.

It went really well. I didn't feel a thing. More like a pleasant warm massage. Because of this she will do some high pulse work on a few small areas of my face next time.

xx

I'm glad the session turned out good. I'm hoping the Motus AY is as good. From what I was told it seems to be about the same process.  I am kinda excited for next Wednesday for my appointment.  I am scheduled for face, neck, chest and arms. I want to get a majority done in one session. Then go back for legs and under arms. This also comes with 6 follow ups. I just hope it is as pleasant as yours was. Congrats Tills. 🤗

Good luck Annaliese!

I know what you mean about wanting to get on with a good amount from the outset. I may have my back, legs, and arms done sometime although none of those areas have much hair in my case. I'll also have to see what the surgical team say about genital hair in advance of the vaginoplasty.

Anyway, fingers crossed for you for next week.

A key thing I was reminded about is to keep out of the sun, wear a wide-brimmed hat, and use SPF 50. Suntan or sunburn is a no-no for effective laser work.

xx