Electrolysis consult. Pace was good, pain was very tolerable, and my face is red! She had the time, I liked how things were going, so I turned it from a consult to a full appointment of about an hour and a quarter. I will go with her.
I also took a recent suggestion to suggest short-notice, fill-in appointments for a discounted cost. She is amenable and I'm trying to see if I can carve out time as soon as tomorrow (she has a cancellation).
Although we tried out several areas at my request so that I could see how it was going to be, I didn't really notice much difference. The most pain turned out to at the back of my jaw and not my upper lip. Turning it to a regular session, she started work on the right side of my face. Although amenable to other approaches, she prefers to start in an area, then revisit it and extend it in subsequent appointments. By doing that, she says she gets (after a few appointments) to a much higher percentage of actively growing hairs and a better kill rate.
What else? I have average hair thickness and BELOW average density (Yay - I win for once!). She said my pain tolerance is very high (which I knew), though she warned me that it would go down the longer I'm on hormones. But for now, I see no need for painkillers. 75% of her clients are trans and she chatted while working about local groups and activities.
I don't recall seeing a lot of electo pictures, so snapped the attached about a half-hour after my appointment.
Another beginning.
