Diathermy Armpit Ow

[the_local_echo]

My Transwoman-Solidarity Hair Removal Project continues. I had short wave diathermy (the more brutal form of electrolysis) on my left armpit today, and my sympathy with my wife and other trans women has increased, because it hurt a lot more than laser or blend electrolysis did. If I ever have that done again, I'm taking painkillers beforehand! I

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[cmcmck]

In my case, facial electrolysis took six years to completion (all done without anaesthetic cream or safety nets!) Never bothered with body hair removal 'cos I never had much body hair :o)

[beckyrachel]

I'm sorry to hear you went through that.
No electrolysis is nice and without any pain prevention it can be horrible.
For the most part my genital electrolysis was done with the benefit of lidocaine, but not all of it as for the odd hair outside a numbed area simply isn't worth the pain of the lidocaine injection. I have one more session and I Won't miss the pain of the wire going in, or the brief intense burning sensation as the RF is turned on. That extra second or so with the RF on makes a lot of difference :-/

[auntysarah]

It's not that Sara turns the machine on for less time herself - she has a funky computer controlled thing which delivers two pulses of a couple of tens of miliseconds each, with the needle at different depths for each. Apparently it's more effective at killing hairs that way. Since she switched to it I have to say the results have been impressive (my genitals were done on her old machine, where she controlled the duration).

[joycegirl]

my goodness.

I recently switched to blend from diathermy, and have been enjoying the relative freedom from pain as well as the results - especially the way I heal after these sessions.

Diathermy left me looking "beat up" for two days afterward, and definitely was significantly more painful. My doctor prescribed EMLA cream for me, but I have not used it for electrolysis. Curiously, I can endure the pain of electrolysis, but when it comes time for my self-administered I.M. injection I am very happy to numb the skin first. As we say here in New Jersey - "go figure!"

[cmcmck]

Icon love :o)