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Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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I did not get all the transgender references in the comments but gemini found it without issues. Nonetheless, great thing to have this. You can have a great default 'shave', can get rid of your ear hair, the hair on your toe nails. I need this

The hair on your toe nails??

Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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In general, experimenting at home with these kinds of light intensities is NOT a good idea. Way too much risk of accidental eye damage.

https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye... A fun related story about how even nominally professionals need adult oversight when working with high powered lasers.

lol, nice to know that I can go blind just randomly while working on the street.

I'm kinda curious what was sum of the damage in the end.

Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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I'm a rather hairy man and I literally don't even want to imagine the pain of going through this hair-by-hair.

I also don't see the aesthetics behind it, but I guess that's the hetero guy speaking.

Is this something that M2F trans people typically do?

Is it really this expensive? OP mentions hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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I'm a rather hairy man and I literally don't even want to imagine the pain of going through this hair-by-hair. I also don't see the aesthetics behind it, but I guess that's the hetero guy speaking. Is this something that M2F trans people typically do? Is it really this expensive? OP mentions hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Yeah, I tend to think of body hair as an adult trait, not a masculine trait. Aesthetically I see this kind of like a badass custom tattoo gun, where the tattoo is your own skin without the parts you don't like.

Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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I'm a rather hairy man and I literally don't even want to imagine the pain of going through this hair-by-hair. I also don't see the aesthetics behind it, but I guess that's the hetero guy speaking. Is this something that M2F trans people typically do? Is it really this expensive? OP mentions hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I think she meant that going to a place to get it done for the whole body costs that much. It still sounds expensive, but who knows.

Though, I have no idea who would want to sit through something that takes ten seconds per body hair. I got a light hair removal device and it's waaaaaaaay faster and cheaper.

Re: I built my own hair electrolysis machine

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I'm a rather hairy man and I literally don't even want to imagine the pain of going through this hair-by-hair. I also don't see the aesthetics behind it, but I guess that's the hetero guy speaking. Is this something that M2F trans people typically do? Is it really this expensive? OP mentions hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I'm a trans woman who's had a lot of electrolysis. Almost all of us get permanent hair removal on our face if we can afford it. Laser is far cheaper and quicker, but not everyone can get it since it needs specific hair and skin colour combinations.

Electrolysis on my face and neck has cost me tens of thousands. Think $100 per hour, and it taking 100-300 hours to complete typically. Full body hair removal would easily run in to hundreds of thousands, but very few people will be able to afford that.

I also don't see the aesthetics behind it, but I guess that's the hetero guy speaking.

Women are expected to not have beards, and having one or any beard shadow will get you seen as "a man" very quickly. It's both for safety, and reducing the amount of dysphoria we experience.

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