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What is Gender-Affirming Care?

Below is a timeline for those undergoing gender-affirming (and other) surgeries. Schedule your Uncle Nat’s care regime to speed up your healing, reduce scarring, and get the best results.

Post-op care services are also amazing for c-sections, chest augmentations, those who may be susceptible to keloid scarring, or who need any other type of wound or scar support.

If you’re looking for more information about what your unique wound or scar healing process could look like,
book a chat with Nat.

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1 YEAR

PRE-OP

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BEGIN LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Laser hair removal is timed differently for everyone. See our laser page for more info on what it could look like for you.

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IMMEDIATELY

POST-OP

LED LIGHT THERAPY AND MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE (MLD)

The minute you are ready to change your bandages, you should come to the shop for LED light therapy. We can help you remove your bandages and replace them after your session. This will help inhibit the scarification process. You can do LED as often as you like.

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6-WEEKS

POST-OP

ENZYME SKIN TREATMENT

This treatment includes manual lymphatic drainage, light massage, buffered acids and enzymes and other treatments based on the color, texture, and age of scarring. Includes LED red light therapy. Recommended series of 5 every 4-6 weeks

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8-WEEKS
POST-OP

SCAR SCRAPING AND SKIN ROLLING

This treatment includes manual lymphatic drainage, light massage, buffered acids and enzymes and other treatments based on the color, texture, and age of scarring. Includes LED red light therapy. Recommended series of 5 every 4-6 weeks

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