FFS - Who Needs It, Who Wants It...

[Julie Marie]

When I was at the salon the other day, I was sitting in a chair facing a mirror waiting for the stylist to begin cutting my hair.  My hair had just been shampooed.  The chair is situated directly under a ceiling spot light, probably so the stylist can best see what she's doing.  She combed my hair back, out of my face.  Then it became obvious.

Sitting under that light with all the hair out of my face, the light shadowed and highlighted all my facial features.  It then became painfully obvious I had a lot of male markers.

Hair can hide a lot.  When I style mine just right I can pass almost anywhere.  But sitting in that chair, with all my hair wet and combed back, it just screamed male to me.  That's when I knew I'd be battling those features forever unless I had FFS.

Who needs it?  That's for you to decide.

Who wants it?  Well, I'm certainly considering it.

Julie

[Omika]

Every woman deserves to be beautiful, so unless you are already, you need it.  At least, I think so.

~ Blair

[melissa90299]

For me FFS is a mixed bag.  If I style my hair right (and as time goes on), I seem to have no problem passing, yet I know the potential for me to look stunning is there with FFS.  I also wouldn't have my insecurities about my male features.  People are probably thinking "what male features?"  I just have learned to hide them well.  Sometimes I can feel confident enough to go out without any makeup and I get maamed in a store and other times I am wearing makeup and I don't feel like I could pass at all.  It seems to vary.  My guess is that I will eventually have FFS, but I'm ok for now.

Melissa

Every woman deserves to be beautiful, so unless you are already, you need it.  At least, I think so.

~ Blair

Most people told me I didn't need FFS, believe me I did. BUt it's not about being beautiful, it's about having a feminine face. Some of Dr O's most succesful subjects are not beautiful but very feminine.

Melissa,
You say you have the voice down and that helps a lot, there was one avatar you posted that clocked 100% but I could frame a photo with the a camera angle and lighting pre-ffs that clocked 100% female as well. if I recall, your biggest male feature is your jaw. Most MtFs could benefit from a lip lift, in fact, an awful lot of GGs could too, lip lifts are a simple procedure that can be done in a surgeon's office and are relatively inexpensive. Just about any cosmetic surgeon can do them beware though, sometimes surgeons lift them too high and the results are unnatural and even bizarre.

[Kate]

Hair can hide a lot.  When I style mine just right I can pass almost anywhere.  But sitting in that chair, with all my hair wet and combed back, it just screamed male to me.  That's when I knew I'd be battling those features forever unless I had FFS.

It's really bizarre with me... some days I look in the mirror and just want to cry, it seems SO hopeless. The next day I'll look again, and wonder how I could ever doubt I'll pass (eventually).

Hair is funny... if I just let it hang straight down on my cheeks, it seems to "square" my jaw, and I look more masculine. If I tuck it behind my ear(s), or even just pull/tie it back, my lower face actually looks female.

There's just no single answer as to whether I'll need it or not yet. I guess being at 7 months HRT, everything is still kinda in-between.

One thing I HAVE noticed though - and it's kind of a cruel catch-22 - is that I look more female on the days that I'm happy with how I look, lol. I know, I know, but being relaxed and happy makes my face very feminine. When I feel down and gloomy, everything sorta droops into an expressionless, masculine look - which only reinforces the down mood.

Kate

[Suzy]

Need it?  I guess that depends on your level of anxiety.  The question is out on my ability to pass without it, so I guess it just depends.

Want it?  You bet!  If I could afford it, I'd sign up today.  But there are other more important things in my life right now.  I will be having blepharoplasty later this year, depending on when the doc certifies that it is medically necessary.  That would be an ideal time to add on a few little things.

Kristi

[Ms Bev]

Hmmm....
I don't usually consider it, except maybe my hairline.  But then on days like today, when I'm at the doctors office with my wife, and the nurse asks me "ummm.....who's (uses my wife's first name), I think, why worry? 
Then, another day goes by, and there I am, staring in the mirror at the hairline.
*sigh*
Yeah, if you obsess on a thing, maybe the best thing is to change it.  So, someday, if I have the money, I'll have that changed.  Hell.....everything else changed!

Bev

[katia]

i understand that ffs is a very [serious, expensive & painful] operation; it takes about a year to see the results.  who wants it? dunno, everyone who can afford it maybe?  who needs it? not too many people.  hormones are enough for most of us.