Many trans and indeed cis women want to remove hair and laser, or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) often works well.

There are also many more practitioners but do ensure you go to a reputable salon and bear in mind that you will likely need several treatments in any body area to work.  Also, your skin colour and hair colour will be essential factors concerning both eligibility and success. 

Laser & IPL works best if you have dark hair and light skin colour. It often can’t be done on dark skin as it can cause severe burns.

I tried several salons, and in the main, I felt most were very good, but you do need to beware that there can be significant differences in costs. 

When I got towards the end of my salon visits, I discovered the home device from Philips called “Lumea IPL”.  They cost around £325, but to my surprise, it worked exceptionally well, and I would certainly recommend buying one.  

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(Pronouns - she/her) - Steph Richards is a 73-year-old 'post-op' trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate and works as a human rights activist. She was the elected Women's and LGBT Officer at Portsmouth Labour Party 2021 - 2024, CEO of Translucent.Org.UK, winner of the LGBT Organisation of the Year at the National Diversity Awards in 2022, co-founder of Women's Action Network (Portsmouth) and a volunteer at a Women's health charity. Steph was shortlisted as a "Gender Role Model" at the National Diversity Awards in 2025. Steph has been platformed live on BBC Radio 4 three times, including Women's Hour. She has also appeared on Times Radio, LBC Radio, GB News and Channel 4 News. In 2023, Steph debated trans human rights at an American university event alongside Harvard biologist and author Carole Hooven, PhD. Steph (an intersectional feminist) is passionate about the inclusion and acceptance of trans people in society. She advocates for women in prison, specifically pregnant women and calls out the mounting concern that abortion rights are at risk in the UK. She was the recipient of an Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Award in March, 2023.

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