I'm almost at my one year mark and have been fighting insurance for months to pay for Spiegel's quote for FFS, however my voice therapist recommended a place literally half a mile from my house called The Quatela Center that is apparently good with FFS and I'm wondering if anyone here ever got procedures there? They're currently undergoing work on the site which is why some procedures are upfront vs others. The surgeon I'd have would be Heather Lee and she only does facial work there. On October 4th I had a two hour in depth consult with pictures, talking to her and the team, and shown a bit why she recommended implants in the cheek/chin area. Of course this is just an initial consult and I'm due back next month for imagining to simulate such changes.
Other than that, I'm just unsure how one would truly know if a surgeon's the right one. I feel so much more comfortable at this place than Spiegel and we'd have a very intimate relationship with recovery. 7 hours first night, 3 hours next, and if things happen they're right down the road to get me fixed up. This would potentially happen 7 months from now after VFS. Spiegel also told me I don't need to wait for fat to change on my face whereas this place told me at least a year to really let things settle down first so I feel that says a lot.
Thoughts? So far going by feel has worked for me during my transition so maybe keep using what works? My avatar of me in a red cardigan sitting at the doc's office is recent (October 1, 2018) so you can use that as reference.
