Hair removal planned on a surgical calendar
Laser for bulk reduction. Electrolysis for clearance. Both timed to an operative date, not sold as a spa extra.
Why this sits next to surgery
Genital-site clearance is a surgical prerequisite for vaginoplasty and gates the operative date. Donor-site hair on a forearm or thigh flap is the same kind of problem for phalloplasty. These pages are clinical, even though the menu lists them under Spa.
Laser devices are cleared for permanent hair reduction. Only electrolysis may be described as permanent hair removal. We keep that distinction on every page because it is both an FDA rule and useful to patients choosing a method.
Start at pre-operative clearance if you already have a surgical date, or laser versus electrolysis if you do not.
In this section
Laser hair reduction
Laser, bulk reduction on appropriate hair and skin. Permanent hair reduction, not removal.
Electrolysis
Electrolysis, permanent hair removal for remaining follicles, light hair, and surgical clearance.
Pre-operative clearance
Clearance overview, vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, meta and vulvoplasty, timeline, surgical date, outside electrologists.
Treatment areas
All areas, including facial hair, chest and abdomen, back and shoulders, underarms, arms and hands, legs, bikini and Brazilian, buttocks and perianal, hairline and nape.
Frequently asked questions
Is laser the same as electrolysis?
No. Laser offers permanent hair reduction on the right hair and skin. Electrolysis destroys individual follicles and is the method that can be called permanent hair removal. Many surgical-clearance plans use both.
When should I start before surgery?
Often many months before a genital reconstruction date. See the timeline. Starting in the last weeks is how dates move.
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