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Transgender Electrolysis Permanent Hair Removal

Sleep through treatment. Wake up hair free.

Now Offering Large-Volume Electrolysis Under General Anesthesia


Four Levels Of Comfort, From Fully Awake And Numb To Completely Asleep.

Electrolysis is the only method the FDA recognizes as permanent hair removal, and for transgender women and transgender men it is usually the last step before a face or a surgical site is truly finished. The problem has never been whether it works. The problem is sitting through it.

So we removed that problem. At our clinic at 1315 N Larrabee St in downtown Chicago, you can have large volume electrolysis under general anesthesia, under IV twilight sedation, under oral conscious sedation, or awake with prescription numbing cream, lidocaine injections and nitrous oxide. Whichever you choose, the person who administers it stays in the room with you for the entire session.

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Transgender electrolysis permanent hair removal at Electrolysis 100% Permanent Hair Removal and Skin Care, 1315 N Larrabee St, Chicago IL
General Anesthesia IV Twilight Sedation Oral Conscious Sedation Lidocaine Numbing Injections Prescription Numbing Cream ProNox Nitrous Oxide IV Hydration
Your Provider Never Leaves The Room Anesthesia and sedation providers stay with you full time for the whole session, monitoring you from the first minute to discharge.
Two Or Three Electrologists At Once Up to 21 combined electrologist-hours in a single treatment day.
Licensed Illinois Electrologists Members of the American Electrology Association and the Electrologists Association of Illinois.
Built Around Surgery Dates We work from your surgeon’s hair removal diagram for vaginoplasty, phalloplasty and metoidioplasty.
Our Services

Our Transgender Electrolysis Hair Removal Services

We split transgender hair removal into three focused services so each one gets the time and the specialist it needs. Facial work, pre-surgical genital work and FtM donor site work are very different procedures, and we treat them that way.

MtF facial electrolysis permanent hair removal in Chicago
MtF & FtM Facial

MtF Facial Electrolysis

Facial hair is the thing most transgender women want gone first, and it is the area where electrolysis clearly beats every alternative. We clear the beard, jawline, neck, upper lip and chin permanently, working close to your pain threshold, or with you asleep for the whole thing.

Our electrologists are specifically trained on coarse beard hair, which behaves nothing like the fine hair most clinics deal with day to day. Pricing, what to bring and exactly how a treatment day runs are on the facial page.

Pre-surgical MtF genital electrolysis permanent hair removal in Chicago
Pre-Surgical

Pre-Surgical MtF Genital Electrolysis

If you are preparing for genital surgery, your surgeon will require the surgical area cleared of hair first. Many ask for electrolysis specifically because it is permanent and removes every hair, including the light and gray ones laser misses.

This is sensitive, technical work. We treat it with numbing injections and oral sedation, and it is one of the areas where general anesthesia makes the biggest difference, because you are simply not there for it. It usually runs four to six sessions spaced several weeks apart, and the earlier you start the better.

ftm electrolysis hair removal
FtM & Donor Sites

FtM Electrolysis Hair Removal

Working toward phalloplasty or metoidioplasty means clearing the donor and graft sites completely, and your surgeon will not operate until that is done. We treat forearm, thigh and abdominal donor sites, along with chest, back and shoulders for transgender men who want that hair gone permanently.

Bring your surgeon’s diagram to your consultation and we build the schedule backwards from your date. Donor site clearing is exacting work, and every comfort option on this page applies to it, including general anesthesia, IV twilight sedation and the oral conscious sedation protocol.

Choose Your Depth

Four Levels Of Comfort For Transgender Electrolysis

Most clinics offer numbing cream and hope for the best. We offer a full range, from staying awake and comfortable to being completely unconscious for the entire treatment day. Every option below is available for facial, body and genital electrolysis.

Asleep

General Anesthesia

Completely unconscious for the whole planned treatment. Anesthesia is started with inhaled anesthetic through a mask instead of an IV, and no local numbing injections are used for electrolysis comfort.

No IV induction. No needles.
Drifting

IV Twilight Sedation

An IV is placed and sedation medication is given. You may become deeply relaxed and sleepy, drift in and out, and remember little of parts of the day. Local anesthetic numbs the treatment area.

One or multiple doses when appropriate.
Relaxed

Oral Conscious Sedation

Medication taken by mouth, so no IV is needed for the sedation itself. You stay awake and can talk to your team while feeling calm, paired with numbing cream, lidocaine and nitrous oxide.

Charged by the hour, not by package.
Awake

Awake With Local Comfort

Prescription strength numbing cream, lidocaine injections dosed by weight, and patient controlled nitrous oxide you breathe as needed. Plenty of clients get through an entire plan on this alone.

Drive yourself home after ProNox.

The Practitioner Who Sedates You Stays With You The Entire Time

This matters more than most people realize. Our anesthesia and sedation providers do not administer your medication and then leave the building. They remain at our clinic with you for the full treatment session, watching your breathing, oxygen and comfort from the moment you go under until you are ready to be discharged, and they adjust or re-dose whenever it is medically appropriate. You are never left with only the electrologists in the room.

Level 01 · Sleep Through It

Large Volume Electrolysis Under General Anesthesia

You close your eyes. Several hours later a team of electrologists has cleared the areas you have been putting off for years, and you open your eyes and it is finished.

General anesthesia is for people facing an enormous amount of clearing, people who sat through one session and could not face a second, and people whose hands go cold at the sight of a needle. None of that makes you difficult. It means the usual options were never built for you.

Under our planned protocol, anesthesia is started with inhaled anesthetic delivered through a mask rather than through an IV. And because you are unconscious, no local numbing injections are needed for electrolysis comfort at all.

  • No IV for anesthesia induction
  • No local numbing injections for electrolysis comfort
  • No injection related swelling, bruising or tenderness
  • No repeated injections interrupting the work
  • No hours of bracing yourself and watching the clock

Traditional long electrolysis sessions often need topical anesthetic plus repeated lidocaine injections to make sensitive areas tolerable. Those injections take time to give, they wear off, and they can leave their own swelling and bruising behind. Skipping them puts that time back into clearing hair.

Licensed electrologist performing large volume transgender electrolysis permanent hair removal in Chicago
BreatheInhaled anesthetic through a mask, no IV induction.
Fall AsleepThe anesthesia professional stays beside you the whole time.
We WorkTwo or three electrologists clear face, body and genital areas.
Wake UpSupervised recovery, then a responsible adult takes you home.
Single Dose IV Sedation Elsewhere

How Other Clinics Usually Do It

Some large volume clinics give one dose of IV sedation at the start. Its real job is helping you tolerate the first round of local numbing injections.

The effect is strongest early and fades through the day. More sedation is not routinely planned, so when fresh local anesthetic is needed hours later, you may be awake enough to feel those injections, and the session stops while they are given.

Our Option

Unconscious For The Whole Planned Treatment

There is no point in the day where the comfort runs out and you start bargaining with yourself about how much longer you can sit.

Local numbing injections are not used for comfort at all, which removes the injection pain, the bruising, the swelling, and the time it takes to give and re-give them. Our anesthesia professional stays with you for the entire session and never leaves the clinic after starting your anesthesia.

Who This Was Built For

  • Transgender and gender diverse clients facing a large amount of clearing
  • Anyone preparing for vaginoplasty, phalloplasty or metoidioplasty
  • Clients with PCOS, hirsutism or heavy facial and body hair
  • Paradoxical hypertrichosis after laser or light based hair removal
  • Severe anxiety, needle phobia or very low pain tolerance
  • Anyone who would rather have fewer, far more productive treatment days

Waking Up, And The Days After

Because we skip the extensive local numbing, there is no injection swelling or bruising to recover from. Electrolysis itself can still leave temporary redness, sensitivity or swelling, and many clients feel comfortable going back to their routine and being seen in public within a few days. Recovery varies from person to person.

Every client completes medical screening and receives anesthesia clearance before we book the day. You will need a supervised recovery period and a responsible adult to take you home. We walk you through all of it on your consultation call, well before you commit to anything.

General anesthesia is available only to medically eligible patients and is administered and monitored by qualified anesthesia professionals. The anesthesia team retains responsibility for all anesthesia related medical decisions and may modify a planned anesthetic when necessary for patient safety.

Packages & Pricing · Level 01

One-Day Large-Volume Electrolysis Packages With General Anesthesia

Each package pairs general anesthesia with a block of electrolysis hours, so the work keeps moving while you rest. Two or three electrologists can treat at the same time, which is how one day covers what months of weekly visits would.

One Or Two Electrologists

4-Hour Package

$2,260
Up To 4 Combined Electrologist-Hours

A convenient option if you need a smaller or more focused treatment session.

  • One electrologist for up to 4 hours, or
  • Two electrologists working at the same time for up to 2 hours
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 4 hrs × $215$860
General anesthesia$1,400
Total package$2,260
One Or Two Electrologists

7-Hour Package

$3,235
Up To 7 Combined Electrologist-Hours

A good fit if you want a focused session, or if you are just starting your large volume electrolysis journey.

  • One electrologist for up to 7 hours, or
  • Two electrologists working at the same time for up to 3.5 hours
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 7 hrs × $200$1,400
General anesthesia$1,835
Total package$3,235
Two Electrologists At Once

14-Hour Package

$6,255
Up To 14 Combined Electrologist-Hours

Two electrologists work at the same time for up to 7 hours, so several areas can be covered in the same visit according to your treatment plan.

  • One treatment day, two electrologists
  • Face, body and genital areas can be combined
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 14 hrs × $185$2,590
General anesthesia$3,665
Total package$6,255
If your initial clearance is estimated at around 14 electrologist-hours, expect roughly 3 to 4 treatment visits, or about 35 electrologist-hours in total. Hair density, growth cycles and the area being treated all move that number.
Three Electrologists At Once

21-Hour Package

$9,070
Up To 21 Combined Electrologist-Hours

Three electrologists work at the same time for up to 7 hours. Two can work on the face, for example, while the third takes the body or a surgical preparation area.

  • Our highest volume single day under general anesthesia
  • Best value per electrologist-hour
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 21 hrs × $170$3,570
General anesthesia$5,500
Total package$9,070
If your initial clearance is estimated at around 21 electrologist-hours, expect roughly 5 to 6 treatment visits, or about 70 electrologist-hours in total. Depending on regrowth at each stage, later visits may mix the 14-hour and 21-hour packages.

Package pricing includes the daily preparation fee and general anesthesia services. A deposit reserves your treatment date and the balance is due before treatment begins on the day. Package hours are combined electrologist-hours, meaning the total treatment time performed by all electrologists, which is not the same as the number of hours you spend under general anesthesia. Treatment estimates, total hours and the number of visits are approximate and vary with hair growth, density, the area treated, previous hair removal history, hormonal influences and how your hair responds to electrolysis.

Pre-Surgical · Level 01

Genital Electrolysis Package With General Anesthesia

Built specifically for genital electrolysis and gender-affirming surgical preparation. One day, one electrologist, and you asleep for all of it.

One Electrologist · Asleep

Genital Package, Up To 6 Hours

$2,850
Up To 6 Electrologist-Hours

One electrologist works continuously for up to 6 hours while you stay comfortably asleep under the care of the anesthesia professional, who remains with you for the whole session.

The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 6 hrs × $225$1,350
General anesthesia$1,500
Total package$2,850
Why this one is priced on its own. Genital clearing is slow, precise work in an area most people would rather not be awake for. It gets its own single-electrologist day so nothing is rushed and nothing is missed, and your surgeon’s diagram is followed exactly.

Treatment time depends on your individual needs and the area being treated. General anesthesia and all medically necessary anesthesia care are determined and administered by the anesthesia provider. Package pricing includes the daily preparation fee and general anesthesia services.

Level 02 · Sedate And Numb

IV Twilight Sedation For Large Volume Transgender Electrolysis

An IV catheter is placed into a vein so sedation medication can be given. Depending on the planned depth and how you respond, you may become extremely relaxed and sleepy, drift in and out of sleep, and remember little of parts of the treatment.

Sedation RelaxesIV medication provides relaxation, anxiety control and reduced awareness of the day.
Local Anesthetic NumbsLidocaine injections numb the actual treatment area, because sedation alone does not.
Not Limited To One DoseOne or multiple doses may be given during treatment when medically appropriate, unlike protocols capped at a single starting dose.
Your Provider StaysThe anesthesia professional remains with you for the entire session, monitoring you and deciding on any additional dosing.

The sequence is straightforward. The IV goes in, sedation begins, local numbing injections are given while you are already relaxed, the area goes numb, and then electrolysis starts. During longer sessions, or when we move into a particularly sensitive area, additional local anesthetic may be needed when medically appropriate. IV twilight sedation gives excellent procedural comfort, but it does not remove needles from the day. If needles are the specific thing you cannot face, look at general anesthesia instead.

Packages & Pricing · Level 02

Facial And Body Large-Volume Electrolysis Packages With IV Twilight Sedation

Choose 7.5, 15 or 30 combined electrologist-hours depending on how much hair needs treating and what your individual plan calls for. All three are priced at $170 per electrologist-hour with IV twilight sedation included.

One Treatment Day

7.5-Hour Package

$2,275
Up To 7.5 Combined Electrologist-Hours

A focused large volume session for clients beginning their electrolysis journey, or for an area that needs one concentrated clearing.

  • One electrologist for up to 7.5 hours, or
  • Two electrologists at the same time for about 3.75 hours each
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 7.5 hrs × $170$1,275
IV twilight sedation$1,000
Total package$2,275
Two Electrologists At Once

15-Hour Package

$3,550
Up To 15 Combined Electrologist-Hours

For clients who want to accomplish significantly more permanent hair removal in a single large volume treatment day.

  • One treatment day
  • Two electrologists at the same time for up to 7.5 hours each
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 15 hrs × $170$2,550
IV twilight sedation$1,000
Total package$3,550
If your initial clearance is estimated at around 15 combined electrologist-hours, expect roughly 3 to 4 treatment visits, or around 37 combined electrologist-hours in total to work toward complete clearance.
Two Days · 15 Hours Per Day

30-Hour Package

$6,100
Up To 30 Combined Electrologist-Hours

Our highest volume IV twilight package, performed over two consecutive treatment days. Particularly useful if you are traveling to Chicago for one trip.

  • Day 1: two electrologists × 7.5 hours each
  • Day 2: two electrologists × 7.5 hours each
The Breakdown
Electrolysis · 30 hrs × $170$5,100
IV twilight sedation$1,000
Total package$6,100
If your initial clearance is estimated at around 30 combined electrologist-hours, expect roughly 5 to 6 treatment visits, or around 100 combined electrologist-hours in total. As regrowth decreases from one clearing to the next, later visits often need smaller packages rather than another full 30-hour day.

Combined electrologist-hours represent the total treatment time performed by all electrologists and are not necessarily the same as the number of hours you spend under IV twilight sedation. The number, timing and amount of sedation doses are determined by the anesthesia professional based on your individual response, treatment progression, medical needs and clinical appropriateness. Sedation and additional dosing are subject to medical evaluation and individual eligibility.

Pre-Surgical Packages · Level 02

Genital Electrolysis Packages With IV Twilight Sedation

One Treatment Day

6-Hour Genital Package

$1,950
Up To 6 Combined Electrologist-Hours

A concentrated clearing of the surgical area, or a follow-up visit once regrowth has slowed down.

  • One electrologist for up to 6 hours
The Breakdown
Genital electrolysis · 6 hrs × $200$1,200
IV twilight sedation$750
Total package$1,950

The same large volume structure, priced for genital and pre-surgical work at $200 per electrologist-hour with IV twilight sedation at $750. Bring your surgeon’s hair removal diagram and we treat exactly the area they specify.

$200 Per Electrologist-Hour
$750 IV Twilight Sedation
  • We treat exactly the area your surgeon’s diagram specifies.
  • Hours are combined electrologist-hours, not hours under sedation.
  • Sedation is administered and dosed by an anesthesia professional.

Genital package hours are combined electrologist-hours and are not necessarily the same as the number of hours you spend under IV twilight sedation. One or multiple sedation doses may be available during your treatment when medically appropriate, and the anesthesia professional determines the medication, dosage, timing and level of sedation for every patient. Treatment estimates are provided for planning purposes and are not guarantees.

Level 03 · Relax And Numb

Hourly Rates With Oral Conscious Sedation And The Complete Comfort Protocol

For clients who want a higher level of comfort without IV sedation or general anesthesia. The sedation medication is taken by mouth, so no IV is needed for the sedation itself. You stay conscious and able to talk with your treatment team while feeling calmer and more relaxed, and because oral sedation does not numb the skin on its own, it is combined with our full local pain management protocol.

Face & Body

Complete Face And Body Treatment Rate

$325
Per Hour
  • Face and body electrolysis
  • Oral conscious sedation and anxiety medication
  • Prescription topical numbing cream
  • Local lidocaine numbing injections
  • ProNox nitrous oxide gas
The Breakdown
Face and body electrolysis$200/hr
Complete Comfort Protocol$125/hr
Total$325/hr
Genital & Pre-Surgical

Complete Genital Treatment Rate

$350
Per Hour
  • Genital electrolysis
  • Oral conscious sedation and anxiety medication
  • Prescription topical numbing cream
  • Local lidocaine numbing injections
  • ProNox nitrous oxide gas
The Breakdown
Genital electrolysis$225/hr
Complete Comfort Protocol$125/hr
Total$350/hr

What The Complete Comfort Protocol Actually Feels Like

You take the medication before we begin, so by the time you are in the chair the edge has already come off. The numbing cream has been working on the surface, the lidocaine takes the treatment area to properly numb rather than just dulled, and the ProNox mask sits in your hand for whenever a patch turns out to be more sensitive than the rest. You can still talk to us, tell us to pause, and ask how far along we are.

Because oral sedation keeps you awake, this option works well for clients who want to stay in control of the session, or who cannot arrange the recovery period that deeper sedation requires. You will still need someone to drive you home. The provider who gives you the sedation stays with you at our clinic for the entire appointment.

Oral conscious sedation, local anesthetic and nitrous oxide are provided only after medical evaluation and are subject to individual eligibility and the treatment plan established by the appropriate licensed medical professional.

Every Option We Offer

All Pain Management Options For Transgender Electrolysis

Electrolysis has a reputation for hurting and we are not going to pretend otherwise. What we will say is that we offer a wider range of pain relief than almost any clinic in the country, all the way up to sleeping through the entire session. Mix them or use one on its own.

Topical

Prescription Numbing Cream

Prescription strength cream applied to the treatment area before we start. It takes about ten to thirty minutes to take effect and reduces surface sensation. Plenty of clients get through an entire treatment plan on this alone, and it layers underneath every other option on this page.

Available with every treatment level
Local Anesthetic

Lidocaine Numbing Injections

Local anesthetic injected into the treatment area for deeper numbness than cream can reach. Dosed by weight and given by a board-certified nurse practitioner, it numbs the area within minutes. This is what makes genital and pre-surgical work genuinely tolerable while you are awake.

Used with IV twilight and oral sedation
Inhaled

ProNox Nitrous Oxide

Patient controlled nitrous oxide gas. You hold the mask and breathe it in whenever you need it, the calming effect starts within seconds, and it clears as soon as you stop, so you can drive yourself home. Several clients have told us ProNox is the single thing that made four-hour sessions possible.

No recovery time, no escort needed
Level 03 · By Mouth

Oral Conscious Sedation

Anxiety medication taken by mouth before your appointment, with no IV needed for the sedation itself. You stay awake and able to communicate while feeling deeply relaxed, and some clients rest through most of a session. Combined with cream, lidocaine and ProNox as the Complete Comfort Protocol.

$325/hr face and body · $350/hr genital
Level 02 · Intravenous

IV Twilight Sedation

An IV is placed and sedation medication is administered by the anesthesia professional. You may drift in and out of sleep and remember little of parts of the day, with local anesthetic numbing the treatment area. One or multiple doses may be given during treatment when medically appropriate.

Included in large volume packages
Alongside Any Of It

IV Hydration

Useful on four-hour-plus days and for clients flying in and out on tight schedules. Our nurse practitioners run it alongside your treatment so you leave feeling steadier than a long session would otherwise leave you. Ask about adding it when you book your treatment day.

Optional add-on at any comfort level
Level 01 · The Furthest We Can Take It

General Anesthesia

Completely unconscious for the whole planned treatment, with anesthesia started through an inhaled mask rather than an IV. No local numbing injections are used for electrolysis comfort, which removes the injection pain, the bruising and the swelling along with the time it takes to give and re-give them. Requires medical screening, anesthesia clearance, a supervised recovery period and a responsible adult to take you home. This is the option to ask about if you have a very large amount of clearing ahead of you, a needle phobia, or you tried electrolysis once and could not face going back.

Packages from $2,260 · Anesthesia professional present for the entire session

Nobody Administers Your Medication And Then Leaves

Whichever level you choose, the licensed practitioner responsible for it stays at our clinic with you for the entire treatment session. They monitor you continuously, adjust or re-dose when it is medically appropriate, and remain with you through recovery and discharge. Ask any clinic you are comparing us to whether they do the same, because a lot of them do not.

Side By Side

Compare Your Four Comfort Options

The honest differences between the four levels, including the parts that involve needles. If you are not sure where you belong, most people land on this table for a while and then call us.

Compare General Anesthesia IV Twilight Sedation Oral Conscious Sedation Awake With Local Comfort
Conscious during treatment No Varies with depth Yes Yes
How it is administered Inhaled through a mask Medication through an IV Medication by mouth Cream, injections and inhaled gas
IV for sedation or anesthesia No, planned protocol Yes No No
Local numbing injections Not used for electrolysis comfort Yes Yes, when included Optional, most clients choose them
Needles in the planned comfort protocol No Yes Yes, for local injections Only if you choose lidocaine
Repeated local injections No May be needed May be needed May be needed
Injection related swelling or bruising None from local injections when not performed Possible Possible Possible
Practitioner stays for the whole session Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ride home required Yes, plus supervised recovery Yes Yes No, you can drive yourself
How it is priced One-day packages from $2,260 Large volume packages from $2,250 $325/hr face and body, $350/hr genital Standard hourly electrolysis rates
Overall experience Sleep through treatment Sedate and numb Relax and numb Awake and numb

All sedation and anesthesia services require appropriate medical evaluation and eligibility. Anesthesia is administered and monitored by qualified anesthesia professionals, who retain responsibility for all anesthesia related medical decisions and may alter the planned approach when necessary for patient safety.

More Electrolysis, Fewer Treatment Days

What Large Volume Transgender Electrolysis Actually Means

Standard electrolysis is a one-hour appointment every week for years. That does not work when you live three states away or you have a surgery date on the calendar. Large volume means multiple electrologists working on you at the same time, in long sessions, so a single treatment day covers what months of weekly visits would.

One Treatment Room

7 Combined Hours

One electrologist for up to seven hours, or that time divided between electrologists.

Two Electrologists

14 Combined Hours

Two electrologists working at the same time for up to seven hours each.

Three Electrologists

21 Combined Hours

Three electrologists working at the same time for up to seven hours each.

01

Several electrologists work at once, which multiplies how much we clear per session.

02

You grow your hair out once before a clearing session instead of every single week.

03

Lidocaine makes sessions essentially pain free, and general anesthesia removes the injections entirely so the team works without interruption.

04

Our progressive epilation technique with insulated probes targets a high kill rate with low risk of scarring.

05

Fewer trips. For clients traveling to Chicago, that is the whole point.

06

Face, body and genital areas can be treated in the same appointment instead of booked separately.

Combined electrologist-hours represent the total treatment hours performed by all electrologists and are not the same as the amount of time a patient spends under sedation or anesthesia. Many clients finish the bulk of their facial work in roughly four to ten visits depending on hair density and how often they can come in.

Why We Are Different

Top-Rated Large Volume And Pre-Surgical MtF And FtM Electrolysis

Whether you are transitioning male to female (MtF) or female to male (FtM), we treat transgender hair removal as gender-affirming care rather than a beauty add-on. Most of the transgender clients we see are working toward a surgery date or toward a face they do not have to think about every morning. Both of those need a plan, not a standing weekly appointment.

Electrolysis is the only method the FDA recognizes for permanent hair removal, and that distinction matters here. Laser is cleared only for permanent hair reduction. It targets pigment, so it can thin a dark beard quickly but leaves behind the light, gray and fine hairs it cannot see, which are exactly the ones you do not want left. Electrolysis treats every follicle one at a time regardless of hair color or skin tone, which is why it is the method that finishes the job.

For pre-surgical work, surgeons require the area fully cleared, and many prefer electrolysis because it is permanent and catches every hair. Laser is also widely accepted, and for some clients with dark hair a surgeon may suggest starting with it. We work with whatever your surgeon asks for and we are happy to coordinate directly with their office.

MtF And FtM Clients Welcome

Treatment plans built around your goals and your timeline rather than a standard package.

Two Or Three Electrologists At Once

Large areas clear in a single visit instead of across a year of weekly appointments.

We Follow Your Surgeon Exactly

We speak English, Romanian and Russian, and we work to your surgeon’s hair removal diagram. We have worked from protocols for clients of Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langner in New York City for robotic vaginoplasty, Dr. Hope Sherie in Charlotte for top surgery, Dr. Curtis Crane in Austin and San Francisco for phalloplasty and vaginoplasty, Dr. Angela Rodriguez in San Francisco for facial feminization and bottom surgery, and others.

Out Of State Clients

Transgender Electrolysis Permanent Hair Removal If You Live Outside Chicago

You do not have to live in Illinois for this to work. Most of our transgender clients do not.

They fly into O’Hare or Midway, drive in from Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, and plenty come from a lot further than that. We have treated people from both coasts and most of the middle of the country.

If you have been searching for transgender electrolysis hair removal near you and coming up with nothing, that is normal. Electrologists trained on coarse beard hair who will take on large volume work are scarce, and in some states there is nobody within a day’s drive doing pre-surgical clearing on a schedule that lines up with a surgery date.

So we built the calendar around people who travel. Instead of one hour a week for three years, we book long clearing sessions across consecutive days, often with two or three electrologists working on you at once, and now with general anesthesia or IV twilight sedation if you would rather not be present for any of it. A single trip here can cover what months of weekly appointments would cover at home.

Have a surgery date already? Tell us at the start. We count backwards from it and show you how many trips you realistically need, whether you are MtF and clearing the face and surgical area or FtM and clearing donor and graft sites.

Your Consultation Can Be Done Online, By Phone Or Video Call

We ask every new client for a consultation before the first appointment. If you are out of state, you do not need to come to Chicago for it.

A phone call works. A video call works better, because seeing your hair color, density and skin on camera tells us far more than a description can. You are welcome to send photos ahead of time and we will go through them with you.

We cover your timeline, whether starting with laser is worth it, roughly how many sessions this takes and what it is going to cost. By the end of the call you should know enough to book flights.

Scheduling Built Around Flights

We block consecutive days and long sessions, so one trip does the work of months of weekly visits back home.

Paperwork For Your Insurer

We are out of network in every state, so you pay us and we give you itemized invoices to claim against.

Step By Step

How Your Transgender Hair Removal Plan Comes Together

Every plan starts with a conversation, because hair color, skin tone, density and your surgery date all change the right approach.

Step 01

Consultation

We look at your hair and skin, talk through your timeline, and tell you honestly how many sessions this will take. Out-of-state clients can do this online.

Step 02

Laser If It Helps

If your hair is dense and dark, starting with laser thins the bulk quickly. If it is already light or gray, we skip straight to electrolysis.

Step 03

Choose Your Comfort

Numbing cream, lidocaine, ProNox, oral conscious sedation, IV twilight sedation or general anesthesia. Sedation and anesthesia require medical screening and clearance first.

Step 04

Clearing And Surgical Clearance

Long appointments with multiple electrologists. We work to your surgeon’s diagram and deadline, send itemized invoices for your claim, and coordinate with their office.

Combining laser hair removal and electrolysis for transgender permanent hair removal in Chicago
Both Treatments, One Clinic

Laser First, Then Electrolysis

One of the most common questions we hear from transgender clients is whether to choose laser or electrolysis. For most people the honest answer is that it is not a choice between the two. The best results usually come from using both in sequence: laser first to reduce the bulk of dense dark hair quickly, and electrolysis afterward to permanently clear everything laser cannot.

Laser only sees pigment, so gray, white, blond and very fine hairs pass right under it. Electrolysis treats each follicle regardless of color, which is what gets a face or a surgical site fully clear. Used together, laser handles the volume and electrolysis handles the finish.

We offer both under one roof with the same team, so you are not coordinating two clinics or retelling your story to a new provider. If you are preparing for surgery, start early: laser protocols typically run six to nine months before a surgeon signs off, and electrolysis adds time on top of that.

Read how we combine laser and electrolysis
Real Client Results

Before And After Transgender Electrolysis

Our own clients, photographed in our Chicago clinic and shared with permission. Results vary with hair density, skin type and how consistently you can come in.

Before
Beard before MtF facial electrolysis permanent hair removal in Chicago
After
Face cleared after transgender electrolysis permanent hair removal

MtF facial electrolysis

Before
Facial hair before transgender electrolysis hair removal
After
Face after MtF transgender facial electrolysis in Chicago

MtF facial electrolysis before and after

In Their Words

What Transgender Clients Say About Us

A 5.0 rating across 100 Google reviews, a lot of them from transgender clients who traveled to get here.

★★★★★

“Electrolysis 100 was by far the best place I’ve gone for high-volume, transgender facial electrolysis. The technicians are highly professional and competent, while also caring and compassionate. They also prioritized minimizing the pain of electrolysis, which helped given my deep pain sensitivity. I will be flying back to Chicago for follow-ups.”

JessicaGoogle review · Facial electrolysis
★★★★★

“It truly meant the world to me when she told me she wanted to purposefully help transgender patients receive hair removal. The website is very upfront and affirming about being a safe space. Valeria has been transparent and helpful in sending and resending invoices so my insurance company will accept cost-sharing. I have my bottom surgery in five weeks, and I am beyond grateful.”

Renee B.Google review · Pre-surgical electrolysis
★★★★★

“Irina, Anna and Olga are all incredibly skilled and caring people who made me feel welcome from the moment I arrived. They worked hard but were always personable and friendly. The spa itself is modern and light and meticulously clean. Very happy I got to choose this business and these ladies to help me through this tough step of my transition.”

Jim W.Google review · Large volume electrolysis
Who You Will See

Meet The Electrologists

Valeria Tartacovschi, licensed electrologist and founder, Chicago

Valeria Tartacovschi, LE

Founder · Licensed Electrologist

Valeria trained at the Accurate Academy of Electrology and spent four years working alongside one of Chicago’s leading plastic surgeons before opening her own practice. She came to electrolysis as a client first, and that experience is still what drives the work. She founded the clinic specifically to close the gap in transgender hair removal care.

Nataliya Tkachova, licensed electrologist, Chicago

Nataliya Tkachova, LE

Licensed Electrologist

Nataliya has worked in the beauty industry since 2016 and became a licensed electrologist after seeing what the treatment could actually do. She is known here for steady hands on long clearing sessions and for the kind of consistency that keeps clients booking with her specifically.

Adriana Besleaga, licensed electrologist, Chicago

Adriana Besleaga, LE

Licensed Electrologist

Adriana is meticulous, which is exactly what you want on facial work. She keeps up with new techniques and equipment, and she has built her reputation here on taking the time to get every follicle right.

Paying For Treatment

Payment Plans And Insurance Reimbursement

Cost is the reason a lot of people put this off. There are two ways to make it manageable, and both are worth understanding before you book.

Buy Now, Pay Later

Split It Into Monthly Payments With Affirm

We book through Vagaro, and Vagaro offers Buy Now, Pay Later through Affirm. That means you can spread the cost of a large volume session or a full pre-surgical plan over monthly payments instead of paying the whole amount on treatment day.

You will see the option at checkout, and applying takes a couple of minutes without affecting your credit score. Rates and terms come from Affirm, not from us, so you will see exactly what you are agreeing to before you confirm anything.

Learn about buy now, pay later
Insurance

How Insurance Reimbursement Works

Most insurers still classify hair removal as cosmetic. Hair removal before gender-affirming surgery is the exception, and it gets approved case by case with prior authorization. We have had transgender patients approved by several insurance companies.

We do not bill insurance directly. To your insurer we are an out-of-network provider, so you pay us, we give you an itemized invoice, and the insurance company reimburses you.

  • Call your insurer and tell them you are having surgery and need hair removal beforehand as a medical necessity.
  • Send them the same documents that qualified you for surgery: the two WPATH letters plus a letter of medical necessity from your surgeon. We have our own supporting letter ready if they ask for one.
  • Wait for written prior authorization, then start treatment.
  • Submit each invoice promptly. Late submissions get denied even with prior authorization approved.
Read the full insurance guide
Coming From Out Of Town

Travel And Accommodations Near Our Chicago Clinic

Most of our transgender clients fly or drive in, so we keep a short list of hotels near the clinic at 1315 N Larrabee St. All of these are a quick ride from our door and several are walkable if the weather cooperates.

Hotel Lincoln near our Chicago electrolysis clinic
Hotel LincolnA Joie de Vivre property in Lincoln Park, right by the lakefront and an easy ride to the clinic.
The Sono Chicago hotel near our electrolysis clinic
The Sono ChicagoApartment-style rooms in Old Town, close enough to walk over for a morning appointment.
Ambassador Chicago hotel in the Gold Coast
Ambassador ChicagoA Gold Coast classic, quiet and central, with places to eat within a block or two.
Level Hotels and Furnished Suites in Chicago
Level Hotels & Furnished SuitesFull suites with kitchens, which helps if you are staying a week or recovering after surgery.
The Chicago Hotel Collection properties downtown
The Chicago Hotel CollectionSeveral downtown properties under one booking site, useful when comparing dates and prices.

Planning Around A Surgery Date?

Tell us your dates and we will schedule your sessions around them and point you to somewhere convenient to stay. If you are booking a general anesthesia day, plan an extra night, because you will need a supervised recovery period and someone to take you back to your hotel.

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Plan Your Visit

Getting Here And Booking Your Treatment Day

We are at 1315 N Larrabee St, Chicago IL 60610, open Monday through Friday, 9 to 6, by appointment only, with no walk-ins. There is parking, and we are an easy ride from downtown hotels if you are flying in.

Address1315 N Larrabee St
Chicago, IL 60610
HoursMonday to Friday
9:00AM to 6:00PM
LanguagesEnglish, Romanian
and Russian

Booking And Cancellation Policy

To be fair to all clients and to use our time effectively, we have established the following cancellation guidelines. For appointments that are one hour or less, we require at least 24 hours notice. For appointments longer than one hour, a minimum of 72 hours notice is necessary. For treatments scheduled for four hours or more, we require at least 14 days notice. If proper notice is not given, a fee of 100% of the scheduled service will be charged.

If you need to change your appointment, call us at (252) 722-5006 or email [email protected]. If you have never had electrolysis or laser hair removal with us, we require a consultation before your first appointment. For out-of-state clients, consultations can be done online.

Answers

Transgender Electrolysis Permanent Hair Removal FAQs

Can I really be asleep for the whole thing?
Yes. Our large volume electrolysis under general anesthesia keeps you completely unconscious for the entire planned treatment. Anesthesia is started with inhaled anesthetic through a mask rather than an IV, and no local numbing injections are used for electrolysis comfort. Every client completes medical screening and receives anesthesia clearance first, and you will need a supervised recovery period and a responsible adult to take you home.
Does the person who sedates me stay in the room?
Yes, for the entire treatment session. Our anesthesia and sedation practitioners do not administer your medication and then leave the clinic. They stay with you full time, monitoring you throughout treatment, adjusting or re-dosing when medically appropriate, and staying through recovery until you are discharged. This applies to general anesthesia, IV twilight sedation and oral conscious sedation alike.
What is the difference between general anesthesia and IV twilight sedation?
With general anesthesia you are completely unconscious, the anesthetic is inhaled through a mask, there is no IV for induction, and no local numbing injections are used for electrolysis comfort. With IV twilight sedation an IV is placed, you may drift in and out of sleep depending on the depth, and local anesthetic injections are still used to numb the treatment area, because sedation relaxes you but does not numb skin. IV twilight can give excellent comfort, but it does not remove needles from the day.
Is IV twilight sedation limited to one dose at the start?
Not with us. Some protocols give a single dose at the beginning, which fades as the day goes on. Ours allows one or multiple doses during treatment when medically appropriate. The number, timing and amount are determined by the anesthesia professional based on your individual response, treatment progression, medical needs and clinical appropriateness.
What is included in the Complete Comfort Protocol with oral conscious sedation?
Oral conscious sedation and anxiety medication, prescription topical numbing cream, local lidocaine numbing injections and ProNox nitrous oxide gas. It is billed at $125 per hour on top of electrolysis, which makes the complete face and body rate $325 per hour and the complete genital rate $350 per hour. You stay awake and able to communicate the entire time.
What do the large volume packages cost?
Under general anesthesia, one-day packages run $2,260 for 4 combined electrologist-hours, $3,235 for 7 hours, $6,255 for 14 hours and $9,070 for 21 hours, plus a dedicated genital package at $2,850 for up to 6 hours. Under IV twilight sedation, facial and body packages run $2,275 for 7.5 combined hours, $3,550 for 15 hours and $6,100 for 30 hours across two days. Genital packages with IV twilight sedation run $2,250, $3,750 and $6,750 for the same hour blocks.
How much can actually be done in one day?
Up to 21 combined electrologist-hours with three electrologists working at the same time for up to seven hours each, or 30 combined hours across two consecutive days with IV twilight sedation. Combined electrologist-hours are the total treatment time performed by all electrologists, which is not the same as the number of hours you spend under sedation or anesthesia.
Is electrolysis or laser better for transgender hair removal?
For most people it is not a choice between them. Electrolysis is the only method the FDA recognizes as permanent hair removal and it treats every follicle regardless of hair color, while laser is cleared for permanent hair reduction and only sees pigment. If your hair is dense and dark, laser first thins the bulk quickly and electrolysis afterward clears what laser cannot see. If your hair is already light or gray, we skip straight to electrolysis.
How many sessions will I need?
If your initial clearance is estimated at around 15 combined electrologist-hours, expect roughly 3 to 4 treatment visits, or around 37 combined hours in total. If it is estimated at around 30 combined hours, expect roughly 5 to 6 visits, or around 100 combined hours. Hair density, growth cycles, treatment area, previous hair removal history and hormonal factors all move those numbers, and later visits usually need smaller packages as regrowth decreases.
Do I need to clear hair before genital surgery?
Yes. Surgeons require the surgical area fully cleared before vaginoplasty, phalloplasty or metoidioplasty, and many prefer electrolysis because it is permanent and removes light and gray hairs that laser misses. Your surgeon determines the exact area. If they gave you a hair removal diagram or surgical protocol, send it to us before treatment planning so we can follow those requirements exactly. Because hair grows in cycles, multiple clearings are generally required.
Do you treat FtM clients as well as MtF?
Yes. We treat forearm, thigh and abdominal donor and graft sites for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty, along with chest, back and shoulders. Every comfort and sedation option on this page is available for FtM treatment, and we build the schedule backwards from your surgery date using your surgeon’s diagram.
Does it hurt?
Electrolysis is uncomfortable, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. What changes the experience is what you pair it with. Prescription numbing cream reduces surface sensation, lidocaine injections numb the area properly, patient controlled ProNox nitrous oxide takes the edge off within seconds, oral conscious sedation keeps you calm and awake, IV twilight sedation has many clients remembering little of the day, and general anesthesia means you are not present for any of it.
Do you work with people who travel to Chicago?
Most of our transgender clients come from outside Illinois. We block consecutive days and long sessions so one trip does the work of months of weekly visits at home, and consultations can be done by phone or video before you book flights. We also keep a list of hotels near the clinic at 1315 N Larrabee St.
Will insurance cover it?
Most insurers classify hair removal as cosmetic, but hair removal before gender-affirming surgery is the exception and gets approved case by case with prior authorization. We do not bill insurance directly. You pay us, we give you an itemized invoice, and your insurer reimburses you as an out-of-network claim. Get written prior authorization before you start and submit each invoice promptly.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes. We book through Vagaro, which offers Buy Now, Pay Later through Affirm at checkout. Applying takes a couple of minutes and does not affect your credit score. Rates and terms come from Affirm.
Can more than one electrologist work on me at the same time?
Yes, and that is the core of large volume electrolysis. Two electrologists working simultaneously for seven hours each is 14 combined electrologist-hours, and three is 21. Multiple areas can be treated at once, so two can work on the face while a third takes the body or a surgical preparation area.
Verified transgender friendly by Laura's Playground
Verified TG-friendly by Laura’s Playground
Member of the American Electrology Association
Member, American Electrology Association
Member of the Electrologists Association of Illinois
Member, Electrologists Association of Illinois
Let’s Build Your Plan

Tell Us Your Hair, Your Timeline, And Your Surgery Date

We will come back with an honest estimate of what it will take, how many sessions, what it will cost, and which of the four comfort levels fits you. No pressure and no judgment, whether you are MtF, FtM or somewhere your own words describe better.

1315 N Larrabee St, Chicago IL 60610
Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 6:00PM
By appointment only. No walk-ins.