I am starting my laser treatments next week in tampa as I want to have my surgery with Dr Preech in November, anyways I was thinking full brazialian and underarms first then my back followed by chest and legs.  Does this make sense and what have others done and in what order.
Thanks Girls for any input.

body hair usually disappears with HRT anyway so it could be a waist of money. Only face and genitals for most Mtf's. At least that's been my experience. The most important of course in genital to prepare for surgery, you don't want to have that done post surgery believe me.

Stardust

Thanks Stardust for your input.

stardust is correct. My back hair is completely gone, my belly hair is almost gone, and my chest hair is thinning thanks to HRT. But the underarms, arms, legs and pubic area are all unaffected.

What happens to facial hair with HRT? I've been looking into laser, and it seems it's no good if you've got greying hair already, so it's electrolysis or nothing. Does HRT change facial hair growth?

[sorry, not an attempted hijack, just curious...]

I can testify personally, HRT has no effect on a matured male beard.   

Mine was predominantly brown, red, blonde, white, and grey so laser was never an option.  I'm currently having two to three hours of electrolysis each week.   Slight pain (nothing unbearable) and slow process, but it works, no matter what color the hair.  Look for an electrologist who uses an Apilus Platinum machine.  This machine provides PicoFlash and Synchro technologies which reduce the amount of energy necessary to release each hair (Pico Flash) and speed the treatment (Synchro).  The electrologists who participate at hairtell.com can tell you how well it works.

Thanks, I'll see what's available in the south-west of England where I'm moving next month - I like the idea of people there not being used to how the "usual" me looks, so I feel more confident about playing with my appearance . It's very useful to get the gen on which machinery works best.

Fortunately, my facial skin is so sensitive, I haven't shaved much over the years (I use clippers to keep it debiblicalised) so the skin has stayed kind of girlish underneath (another strange "coincidence").

Quote from: yoxi on March 04, 2011, 01:32:48 PM
Thanks, I'll see what's available in the south-west of England where I'm moving next month - I like the idea of people there not being used to how the "usual" me looks, so I feel more confident about playing with my appearance . It's very useful to get the gen on which machinery works best.

Fortunately, my facial skin is so sensitive, I haven't shaved much over the years (I use clippers to keep it debiblicalised) so the skin has stayed kind of girlish underneath (another strange "coincidence").

I am exactly the same as you. I have only cut it all off about twice, since I was 23.

But its a real bummer that HRT won't get rid of the wretched stuff. 

I had a gray beard and got laser to get as much as it could get, followed by electrolysis for the rest.  I also had laser on my legs and to trim the pubic patch.  I had laser on my chest and will have an occasional white hair grow but otherwise no.  I probably could have waited for the chest to see how HRT would affect it, but I was shaving regularly because I couldn't stand to have the hair there. 

I haven't had my arms done and don't intend to, especially now that the hair is so fair and light.  I also had my armpits lasered, just so I wouldn't have to shave them.  I don't have noticeable hair on my back. 

At one point my electrolysis tech sent me back to the laser tech for some hair on my face.  Laser is quicker and cheaper than electrolysis for the hairs it can handle.

- Kate

How bad was the pain in your armpits? I was a chicken there!

I had full-body laser (not Brazilian, though) several years ago, and the underarms weren't painful at all.  They were some of the least painful spots, in fact.

My doctor wrote me a presription for litocaine 5% cream said it should help have others used this cream

I had quite heavy facial hair and the first clearing of the upper lip was a doozy. The goggles were full of tears . After 4 treatments I shave about once a week, had my chest and tummy done 'cos I'm thinking of  boob implants.

I'm not sure if it's a problem in some parts of the world but I was warned to keep lasered areas covered with sun screen when out.

You can get a test patch done to see if it is going to be successful, which is a good idea with the cost of it.

Cindy

I was told to watch out for the sun as well. The best time to do it then, is late in the afternoon after work.

I'm doing only my beard, since HRT has no effect on it, then I will wait to see what HRT does to my body before I think about laser. I've been waxing and epilating, though. It helps reduce hair a lot.

Quote from: Maiara on March 06, 2011, 01:16:09 AM
I'm doing only my beard, since HRT has no effect on it, then I will wait to see what HRT does to my body before I think about laser.

That's the best thing to do in almost every circumstance. Wait and let HRT do it's job. Body hair, facial changes, boobs, body shape, etc. People tend to want to rush things a bit too much when HRT will do most of what they want over time.

I went for full-body, including face. And now use electro to kill off the few remaining hairs on my face. HRT does help, but it takes time. I'm just not that patient.

Oh, and the arm pits don't hurt that much. Your face, right under your nose/upper lip is about as bad as it gets. 

Quote from: JennX on March 06, 2011, 03:55:45 PM

Oh, and the arm pits don't hurt that much. Your face, right under your nose/upper lip is about as bad as it gets. 

Thank god it doesn't gets worse than the upper lip, because it is simply horrid!!!!

Yah it hurts REALLLLYYY BAD 

Quote from: SamanthaFLA on March 06, 2011, 01:28:51 PM
That's the best thing to do in almost every circumstance. Wait and let HRT do it's job. Body hair, facial changes, boobs, body shape, etc. People tend to want to rush things a bit too much when HRT will do most of what they want over time.

I agree with Samantha on this one.
I'm getting my beard and neck done with LASER first and letting the HRT take over the rest.  I've been on HRT for around 5 months and most of my leg hair is almost nil.  My chest hair is taking it's time but the texture is def changing already.  I would concentrate on the face first since that is what people will see first.

Quote from: CindyJames on March 06, 2011, 12:13:54 AM
I had quite heavy facial hair and the first clearing of the upper lip was a doozy. The goggles were full of tears . After 4 treatments I shave about once a week, had my chest and tummy done 'cos I'm thinking of  boob implants.

I'm not sure if it's a problem in some parts of the world but I was warned to keep lasered areas covered with sun screen when out.

You can get a test patch done to see if it is going to be successful, which is a good idea with the cost of it.

Cindy

Cindy is that life long sunscreened?

I have heavy beard though my upper lip isn't particularly so I'm hoping for a reprieve, hoping