i decided to transition into this career path as it was a way to materially impact the lives of fellow trans people and erase boundaries that they face. It sounds dramatic, but I think of myself as less of an aesthetician and more of someone who helps improve mental health and makes you harder to discriminate against in daily life.
I am not one to impose traditional norms of femininity on anyone, but the world we live in is how it is.
I operate with a severe sliding scale payment model, which slides upwards to the extent that wealthier clients are able to pay it forward to fund free sessions for folks with less means, and downwards to the extent that it costs me money to work on someone (that is okay and everyone deserves this kind of service if they want it)
In addition to my own little practice I’m also working at another clinic which is also trans focused, and does a lot of work for folks who are prepping for lower surgeries as well as general gender affirming hair removal. This also means I work with a lot of trans dudes who are prepping for their lower surgeries, so it’s not only trans fem folks
Ask me anything about hair removal
edit: Have a question in the future and this post is really old? Feel free to reply or DM me - I’ve been posting here for years and it’s unlikely to stop until i’m a corpse
How do you recommend finding a technician? I had a few groupon specials with very poor results and professionalism; one tech did not know about cooling gels and did not offer lotion afterward. A friend recommended me a very expensive dermatologist’s office. While I have been saving for it, I want to try to find a cheaper option in my area.
If you have trans friends, ask around!! In my home city there’s quite a few electrologist, but one of them is a staunch ally and does great work and therefore all the girls there end up going to her. We also have a trans focused laser clinic back home which is based as fuck
If you don’t have trans friends, try and find a regional resource like a reddit for trans people in your state / province