i decided to transition into this career path as it was a way to materially impact the lives of fellow trans people and erase boundaries that they face. It sounds dramatic, but I think of myself as less of an aesthetician and more of someone who helps improve mental health and makes you harder to discriminate against in daily life.

I am not one to impose traditional norms of femininity on anyone, but the world we live in is how it is.

I operate with a severe sliding scale payment model, which slides upwards to the extent that wealthier clients are able to pay it forward to fund free sessions for folks with less means, and downwards to the extent that it costs me money to work on someone (that is okay and everyone deserves this kind of service if they want it)

In addition to my own little practice I'm also working at another clinic which is also trans focused, and does a lot of work for folks who are prepping for lower surgeries as well as general gender affirming hair removal. This also means I work with a lot of trans dudes who are prepping for their lower surgeries, so it's not only trans fem folks

Ask me anything about hair removal

edit: Have a question in the future and this post is really old? Feel free to reply or DM me - I've been posting here for years and it's unlikely to stop until i'm a corpse

  • jwsmrz [comrade/them]
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    5 months ago

    The pay is okay. If you run your own clinic and are booked solid you could easily look at 100k+. I took a beating because I had to travel 3000 miles to find a clinic in my country that specializes in trans folks and has multiple employees. I haven't really thought about potential money very hard because I'm already a lot in debt and do a lot of pro-bono work. Thankfully I have some friends from home and my wife who are helping me scrape by while I hone my skills.

    Right now I do more free work than paid work, but it's worth it for me because I'm developing my skills which will result in happier trans people in the long term. It's also a blessing to be in a position where I can offer these services for free for those who wouldn't be able to access them. It's a blessing to help my community.