Best US FFS Doctors?

[Debra]

So I have been reading through a bunch of FFS accounts and I do still want to explore the possibilities of getting a brow shave and rhino but I don't want to fly outside of the US really.

I'm hearing good things about Facial Team and Dr. Rossi but again, I am not sure I want to fly that far.

So what are the big names in FFS in the US/Canada ?

[JaniceNL]

Dr Spiegel in Boston does great work, he would be my first choice if I had the money to cover all extra expenses that come with travelling to the US instead of staying in Europe.

[kittenpower]

Dr. Meltzer did my type 3 forehead reconstruction and rhinoplasty; it was a great experience, and I am extremely happy with the results.

[warmbody28]

If your on the east coast in florida Dr. Vartan Mardirossian in south florida is a good choice. he trained under renowned FFS surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel for 7 years. takes his time and does some really good work. I like what i have sen coming out of his office. plus hes not all crazy expensive yet. and if your looking to get a more feminine  body I have also seen some sick results from T girls hes done. he turned a few of my friends into some real cute hourglass types 

http://palmbeachplastics.com/ffs-surgery/

[deeiche]

If your on the east coast in florida Dr. Vartan Mardirossian in south florida is a good choice. he trained under renowned FFS surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel for 7 years. takes his time and does some really good work. I like what i have sen coming out of his office. plus hes not all crazy expensive yet. and if your looking to get a more feminine  body I have also seen some sick results from T girls hes done. he turned a few of my friends into some real cute hourglass types 

http://palmbeachplastics.com/ffs-surgery/

Dr Mardirossian was on my short list.  I had a couple Skype consults with him and his price is very reasonable for a US surgeon.  I ended up going with Dr Rossi in Buenos Aires, because I had extensive soft tissue work, along with FUE hair transplants, done along with bone work done.

[iKate]

Dr Zukowski is one I am considering. There are a few girls who went to him. I am also considering facial team in Marbella, Spain.

[Karen5519]

Douglas Ousterhout in San Francisco did the complete menu on me back in 2001........three weeks after 9/11....... and it turned out better than I could have ever imagined.  At that time he was considered the best but as time has passed I do not know if that is the case today.  I know that he has brought on a partner to his practice as Dr. O is now getting up in age.  All I can say is the experience that he and his staff offered was outstanding which included accommodations after surgery in a very nice home they owned.  Dr. O was expensive but it was money well spent as if you are serious about passing and be accepted as a woman in society very good facial surgery is essential.

[iKate]

Yes, Dr O is retiring. I have a friend who is friends with him and spends time up at his house.

[Khalysta]

Dr meyer in Los Angeles is good if you need just the basics like a trachea shave, brow shave/lift, lips, nose, etc.  He is very skilled at that stuff and even though he is in Beverly Hills he is very affordable.  He just doesn't do major reconstruction like the type 3 forehead.  I saw him about a year and half ago now and I'm happy with the results

[Obfuskatie]

Douglas Ousterhout in San Francisco did the complete menu on me back in 2001........three weeks after 9/11....... and it turned out better than I could have ever imagined.  At that time he was considered the best but as time has passed I do not know if that is the case today.  I know that he has brought on a partner to his practice as Dr. O is now getting up in age.  All I can say is the experience that he and his staff offered was outstanding which included accommodations after surgery in a very nice home they owned.  Dr. O was expensive but it was money well spent as if you are serious about passing and be accepted as a woman in society very good facial surgery is essential.

Dr. Jordan Deschamps-Braly is the person who is taking over for Dr. O, although Dr. O was still there in an advisory capacity for my surgery with Jordan.  I'm very happy with my results, and both Dr. Douglas Ousterhout and Dr. Deschamps-Braly were very friendly and kind. I had a scar revision surgery with Jordan in July this year to minimize my widows peaks, and the second time was just as good of an experience.
I specifically chose my surgeon team, because Dr. O literally wrote the book on FFS. I figured that I wanted to spend a premium to end up with a premium result, but I understand that not everyone is as lucky as I was to have the savings to pay for it. Nevertheless, I highly recommend Dr. Deschamps-Braly, although I don't know how long Dr. O is going to mentor/advise.
I met both of the doctors during my consultation and before the surgeries. But I only saw Jordan and his old and new PA during my follow-up visits. I think Dr. O is only at the office on Mondays when they do initial consults and at the surgeries.

     Hugs,
- Katie
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[warmbody28]

Dr Mardirossian was on my short list.  I had a couple Skype consults with him and his price is very reasonable for a US surgeon.  I ended up going with Dr Rossi in Buenos Aires, because I had extensive soft tissue work, along with FUE hair transplants, done along with bone work done.

from what I have seen hes very accommodating and able to sculpt some good lookin faces. not to mention bodies. some of the work I've seen him do Im like ...,"ok... ."

[mtf18y]

Dr. Jordan Deschamps-Braly is the person who is taking over for Dr. O, although Dr. O was still there in an advisory capacity for my surgery with Jordan.  I'm very happy with my results, and both Dr. Douglas Ousterhout and Dr. Deschamps-Braly were very friendly and kind. I had a scar revision surgery with Jordan in July this year to minimize my widows peaks, and the second time was just as good of an experience.
I specifically chose my surgeon team, because Dr. O literally wrote the book on FFS. I figured that I wanted to spend a premium to end up with a premium result, but I understand that not everyone is as lucky as I was to have the savings to pay for it. Nevertheless, I highly recommend Dr. Deschamps-Braly, although I don't know how long Dr. O is going to mentor/advise.
I met both of the doctors during my consultation and before the surgeries. But I only saw Jordan and his old and new PA during my follow-up visits. I think Dr. O is only at the office on Mondays when they do initial consults and at the surgeries.

     Hugs,
- Katie
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Since I can't send pm's, I try to reach out you here. If you would be interested to talk a little more about your experience with Dr. Jordan Deschamps-Braly, please send an email to me: clana9710@gmail.com
Sorry if this is not allowed.  /Lana

[Lagertha]

Dr. Deschamps-Braly is a craniofacial surgeon, as are dr. Ousterhout and dr. Di Maggio... others who offer FFS in US and elsewhere are not. That might be important for some.

[Jessie Ann]

You may also want to consider Dr. Harrison Lee who has offices in Beverly Hills and New York City.  He did a great job on my forehead, brow ridge and eyes.  He is board certified in Maxillofacial Surgery as well as two other specialties.  Hit me up with a PM and I will send you some before and after pictures.

[shoko]

Anyone have experience with Dr. Haena Kim in Northern CA?

[Debra]

All good options everyone. Thank you everyone!

I've setup skype/phone consults with most of them and I'll probably go see Dr B in San Fran early next year too.

[Paula1]

Any reason why you are restricting yourself to the Americas?

I know you  mentioned not wanting to fly but I would fly anywhere in the world for the best surgery.

Facial Team in Spain are great surgeons with very natural results and I wish that they had been around 11 years ago when I had my FFS.

They operate on quite a few USA patients.

Worth calling them and arranging a Skype consultation.

See: http://facialteam.eu/

 

[myfairlady49]

Anyone have experience with Dr. Haena Kim in Northern CA?

She claims to be "board certified."  But everyone has to be careful with those claims.   The "board" she claims as her board certification is not one that I have been able to find as being one of the "recognized" boards that is part of the American Board of Medical Specialties.   (see www.certificationmatters.org.  Easy to sign up there and check out any doctor or surgeon.) 

The "academy" to which she refers on her web page appears to be one of the many "vanity" boards that are used for marketing medical services over the internet.  One should consider avoiding any surgeon that claims an affiliation with one of the vanity boards.

There are only a very small number of the surgeons commonly mentioned here that are actually board certified by one of the "recognized" specialty boards. Fewer still that are actually board certified in plastic surgery (as opposed to one of the other distantly related specialties) and then further specifically trained in craniofacial surgery.  It is really unfortunate that this area is so full of mis-information.   

Helpful to always first go to www.certificationmatters.org and check out the real board certifications of the surgeon you consider.  Those that show up here and announce that Dr "Smith"  is  "double" or "triple" board certified are almost always mis-informed and the "boards" to which they are referring are almost universally "vanity" boards.

Take the time to verify and double check !   Think twice before relying on one of the board certifications that is not sponsored by the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

Sometimes the details are really important. 

[Jessie Ann]

I've had a few requests for my before and after pictures from my FFS with Dr. Harrison Lee at the end of August.  I figure there may be a few other people who are curious so here are my results:

To start off here is an 8 month before and after picture.  I didn't start on hormones until the beginning of March of this year.  The picture on the left is from the first of February of 2015, and the one on the right is from the end of October 2015 which is about 2 months post FFS.


Here are some side by side pictures

This one is the day before and then day after surgery


These are from 6 weeks before on the left and 3 weeks post-surgery on the right.





Here are a couple of more recent close up shots





Most people have no idea I have had FFS until I tell them and then they want my Dr.'s contact information because they love the work.  You really can't see the scar on my eyelids where he did the work and my hairline scar is just about faded away.  I have hair growing through the incision and I'm pretty sure that shortly you won't be able to tell I have it at all.  People tell me that there is something softer about my appearance and they can't believe I've had plastic surgery.  That to me is the mark of a good doctor.

Hopefully this is helpful for you.  Please feel free to ask me anything, I'm happy to help out the members of our community.  

[SamSparks]

Dr. Deschamps-Braly is a craniofacial surgeon, as are dr. Ousterhout and dr. Di Maggio... others who offer FFS in US and elsewhere are not. That might be important for some.

On Facial Team's website it says that both of the surgeons completed fellowships sin craniofacial surgery but I am not sure what that means, and how skilled they are compared to someone who went immediately into a craniofacial surgery residency through a med school track.  It seems both of them went through maxillo-facial tracks with more dental focus and then got a fellowship in craniofacial surgery later on.  I suppose the question I am interested in is the strength of these "fellowships" that the various surgeons participated in.  Looking at Deschamps-Braly, he went through the general surgery tract, then got a fellowship in craniofacial surgery and then some other experience through further fellowships.  So clearly the fellowship level is where you specialize your skills as a craniofacial surgeon, but I wonder about the strength of these programs, like say the fellowship the Facial Team guys participated in vs. the fellowship Deschamps-Braly participated in.  I suppose Facial Team has their results to back up their skills.  It is just interesting how medical professionals from various, sometimes seemingly unrelated tracks, end up doing Facial Feminization Surgery.

I don't like how the surgeons just put on their websites "completed X fellowship" and don't even tell you how many years the program was, how many surgeries they performed during that time and other information like that.  Guess I could always ask in the consultations :p.