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Jul. 17th, 2011 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
adrienmundiYesterday was my first hour of electrolysis. The interactions were a little awkward; the facility markets itself to the mtf community (as well as the general public), so there were some unspoken assumptions about me, but it wasn't too bad.
It was a little more painful than I'd anticipated, like having a needle jabbed into my face over and over. It's a totally different pain that getting a tattoo; I start to get used to that after a while. But the follicle specific shocking is a different thing; each instance is its own separate instance of pain.
Afterward, my cheeks were swollen pretty badly. It makes sense; I abused the skin pretty soundly. They're only now starting to get back to their usual contours. I'm aiming for every two weeks, since I'm so fucking tired of shaving my face. I admit to having some anxiety about my upper lip; the electrolyzer (electrolyte?) said that was the most painful place in the body (and considering all the places they work, that's something).
It was a little more painful than I'd anticipated, like having a needle jabbed into my face over and over. It's a totally different pain that getting a tattoo; I start to get used to that after a while. But the follicle specific shocking is a different thing; each instance is its own separate instance of pain.
Afterward, my cheeks were swollen pretty badly. It makes sense; I abused the skin pretty soundly. They're only now starting to get back to their usual contours. I'm aiming for every two weeks, since I'm so fucking tired of shaving my face. I admit to having some anxiety about my upper lip; the electrolyzer (electrolyte?) said that was the most painful place in the body (and considering all the places they work, that's something).
