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| FAQ's: UNDERSTANDING HAIR GROWTH |
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Q. 1
: Can a beard be permanently removed? |
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Q. 2
: How much
time is required for body hair removal? |
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Q. 3
: Will (female) hormones make beard removal easier? |
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Q. 4
: What is a hair follicle? |
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Q. 1: Can a beard be permanently removed?
Yes, it
can be fully and permanently removed. However, given the best of
circumstances, the process of beard removal will likely take about 1-1/2
to 2 years and will require between 200 and 300 hours of electrolysis
treatment.
Q. 2: How much time is required for body hair removal?
Usually,
body hair is not nearly the problem one may think. While facial
hair does not diminish with hormonal therapy, body hair is greatly
reduced with properly administered feminizing hormone therapy. As
a general rule, any body hair removal should be saved until after at
least two years of hormonal therapy.
Q. 3: Will (female) hormones make beard removal
easier?
The
coarseness (thickness) of the beard may slightly lessen after many
months, possibly years, of hormone therapy. And the speed at which the
beard hair grows will also lessen somewhat. But, the amount of hair
follicles needing treatment will not decrease. Also, the
facial area will gradually become more susceptible to treatment injury
and pain as hormone therapy progresses. For these reasons, beard
removal should begin early in one's transition.
Q. 4: What is a hair follicle?
All hair
is produced from a minuscule organ of growth, located below the surface
of the skin, called a hair follicle. A terminal hair (those needing
removal) follicle contains a blood supply for newly forming hair cells,
associated oil gland(s) and a small muscle (seen as "goose
flesh" as these muscles contract en masse). Once the cells
responsible for hair growth, primarily located at the bottom of the
follicle, are destroyed, the remnants of this miniature organ are
absorbed by the body. No further hair growth will occur. This
destruction of an individual follicle, multiplied by thousands in a
given area, comprises the process of permanent hair removal.
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