Dana El-Kurd

I have a lot of friends who have.

But the thing about electrolysis versus, like, you know, shaving or something is that once you hit a hair follicle, it's gone, right?

And theoretically, after you're done with, you know, like a bunch of the sessions, you just don't have hair growing there anymore.

Yes.

Correct.

And also, I should note that it is also covered by most health insurance that does coverage under affirming care.

I know we all have kind of mixed feelings about the WPATH standards, but it is considered the standard of care for hair removal under the WPATH.

So, you know, a significant proportion of the patients at the Real You Electrolysis Clinic are using insurance to pay for their care.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, which is really cool.

Not all trans healthcare is that expensive, but electrolysis is not the most cheap thing if you are paying out of pocket.

And it's really long.

Yeah.

It's usually out of pocket is somewhere between $120 to $240 an hour, depending on your provider.

And these are weekly sessions, usually at least an hour.

Sometimes they can be less for those who have difficulty tolerating it.

Some people go for even more, like some patients may elect to get like six hours of it done.

But again, this is a lot of out of pocket costs, especially when it generally takes anywhere from a year and a half to three years to fully clear an area.

So this is why it's so important to have this covered by insurance because it really adds up quickly.

Yeah.