Does estrogen make you look younger?

[sysm29]

I am 26 and already I have a horribly aging face.  The skin is rough, it's got pimples and break outs all over it, facial hair even around my eyes.  It's so old looking and tired.  There has to be something I can do about it.  When I was on estradiol once before, I noticed it began to make me look like the younger boy that I looked like before and then it became an older-looking woman, which was strange.  What have you experienced with the estrogen?

[Bishounen]

Yep. That's one of the main reasons many FTM's literally look like boys although they are in their twenties.

[JenJen2011]

It does smooth and clear your face if you have acne, etc. which could give the appearance of a younger, more refreshed face.

[Alainaluvsu]

It also narrows the pores which can give a more youthful appearance.

[Emily Ray]

I also noticed the fine lines around my eyes and the wrinkles on my eyelids diminshinig in the two years that I have been on estrogen. I don't think it is going to change much more, but it did take ten years or at least five years off my face.

Huggs

Emily

[Cindi Jones]

I think it does!  So look forward to it!

Chin up!

Cindi

[fionabell]

hooray!!

[RhinoP]

To be honest, male androgens are really what's responsible for most types of aging (any times that a natal female suffers from large features or bad skin as she ages, it's usually because she's producing too much male hormones), and it's my opinion that even any straight male who cares about looking young should find a way to hormonally stop a bit of the aging process - to many a folk, it'd be very worth even giving up fertility. However, I believe there's options out there just to lower testosterone and androgens, not to totally cut them off.

[lilacwoman]

The Bible says about sex that a man should stick to the tricklings of his own well.   
Active sex life keeps  a man fit and healthy.
MtFs know estrogen makes us look great and younger.
Vaginas also have estrogen.

Go figure out why some sexy older guys look great and why miserable couch potatoes die young and aged.

[Lily]

I'm in my 6th month now.

For the first 5 months I didn't notice any changes, but this last month has caused a small degree of softening and my skin tone is slightly more even.

The time it takes to work differs for people, but you will get results eventually. I definitely look younger Dec 2011 than I did Dec 2010.

[annette]

Make your own judgement, when my avatarphoto was taken, I was 56 years old.
People are always thinking I'm a lot younger.
These are the results of 30 years of hormones.

[V M]

Most folks don't believe I'm 50    Most tend to guess early to mid 30's... I got carded at the store today    Not sure if it's the HRT or not, but I'll take it 

[Cyndigurl45]

I lost ten years. So instead of celebrating my 28th anniversary of 21st birthday :-) I look like I'm celebrating my 18th anniversary of 21st birthday

[eli77]

Didn't for me. But then I already looked 10 years below my age, so thankfully it didn't get any worse. I still regularly get asked where I go to school... meaning high school. I'm a uni graduate FFS!

[Tyler]

Most folks don't believe I'm 50    Most tend to guess early to mid 30's... I got carded at the store today    Not sure if it's the HRT or not, but I'll take it 

50? Is that you in that picture?? OMG I thought you were like 19-22!

[V M]

50? Is that you in that picture?? OMG I thought you were like 19-22!

No sorry, that's just an avatar    I haven't posted a pic. of myself for over a year now... Maybe someday I'll post one again, but I haven't felt comfortable about it for awhile

[Padma]

Getting onto hormones has made my skin softer, that's for sure, but the main reason I look younger is because as soon as I went on hormones, I relaxed like crazy .

[pebbles]

Vaginas also have estrogen.

Go figure out why some sexy older guys look great and why miserable couch potatoes die young and aged.

Errr... no. Just no.

That's not the reason why if anything it would be the regular excersize but I'm not convinced what you discribe is true.

[Christine Eryn]

It's made my face alot tighter, that and dropping alot of weight too. I am in my mid 30s, people say I look like I'm in my early 20s.  I look at older pictures of me (yuk) and I definitely look younger to myself.

[JessicaH]

Since starting HRT, I have got a lot of "you dont look 41".  For me, I'd definately say it has made me look much younger!