How much did HRT effect your face?

[drippin]

Is there anyone who feels that there face wasn't passable pre-hormones, but after a while on hormones it became passable? my profile is slightly masculine and i'm not sure if hrt will help at all. It's just my forehead area is a little 'rough' looking. I'm hoping HRT can soften this out. Everyone seems to say that HRT changed their face quite a bit. SO I just wanted some opinions.

I'm 19, been on HRT for about 5 months.

[drippin]

ps. With fringe/bangs my face is completely passable, but i'd like to have the option of other styles. Maybe FFS is necessary for that?

[aubrey]

It may be? Hair goes a long way toward framing the face however you wish though. YES, HRT effects the face...much. Have you seen any HRT progression videos on YT? Very inspiring. The face is the most obvious change. You may be not noticing your changes as much due to it being you, and you see yourself everyday

[Nigella]

Hi,

My face changed a lot with fat distribution but it will not change the bone structure that has already grown unless you are in your early teens. After puberty there will not be any change with the bones. If you bone structure is more endogenous then you will have good results.

Stardust

[pebbles]

Can't change your bones if that's what you mean if it's a boney brow bossing you gotta live with it or get FFS you sound like your in the same boat as me :/ I have a fringe out of nessecity not really stylistic choice.

[valyn_faer]

My face has changed a little bit. My skin seems different. I think I look younger too. There are ciswomen who have more masculine brows and jaw lines and are still quite beautiful.

[Christy Edwards]

Its been 11 months for me and I think my face has changed some, but as it's already been said, when u c urself everyday u dont notice it as much.....

[Rock_chick]

what exactly do you mean by 'rough' that is both highly descriptive and totaly nondescript way to describe your forehead.

Anyway, I've seen pictures of you hun and you look fantastic.

[drippin]

Thank you all for your input ...And Helena, by rough I mean it just looks kind of masculine and rugged? like sharp. It doesn't look soft. I'm hoping with some fat redistribution/skin softening that maybe someday I can wear my hair up etc. without having to worry about my profile? From straight on it's fine, but from the side the profile is slightly masculine. I still don't even know if it DOESN'T pass from the side, but I don't think it does. The thought of having to wear bangs/fringe until I can afford FFS is scary ... especially cause I don't even know how much FFS will be. Anyone know how much it costs to take care of minor brow bossing in California??? LOL

[Rock_chick]

Chances are you may be over emphasising features...there are days when I thing I have the eyebrows of a neanderthal, but when you look at me in profile that's patently not the case. If you're feeling brave try posting a profile shot.

[drippin]

Helena, I seriously considered posting a profile shot, but I just can't

Way too embarrassed

[Rock_chick]

tell you what, I'll show you mine if you show me yours?

Hee hee...that is just soooooooo school playground



I actually hadn't seen my face in profile and doing that made me realise that actually I don't have neanderthal eyebrows

[Nigella]

Walk past a crowd of teenagers or young children, you will know if you look female or not after that.

They tell the truth so beautifully, lol. I call it the TC test of passing, lol. Scares the pants off you at first but walk up and down, look at them, smile and carry on. Seriously though it is one way to find out and also there is a wide range even within the female spectrum. Unfortunately the media only seem to give certain examples of female beauty, that's why cosmetic surgery is big business with CIS gendered making up the largest majority who have that kind of surgery. So join the club of female insecurity, its part of being female, lol. 

Stardust

[Skyanne]

tell you what, I'll show you mine if you show me yours?

Hee hee...that is just soooooooo school playground



I actually hadn't seen my face in profile and doing that made me realise that actually I don't have neanderthal eyebrows

Wow, is that just hormones? Cause you have a totally feminine profile!

[Rock_chick]

No...It's mainly bone structure...there's been a bit of filling out of my cheeks and my skin looks a bit more radient, but thats about it for the effects of hrt on my face.

The main point is that i have actually wasted far more time than i should have, poking and prodding my face telling myself it's far too masculine. It's easy to see the male, because essentially we've conditioned ourselves to. A lot of the time it's a really good idea not to focus on details and take in the whole.

[Skyanne]

Well you're really lucky, I have kinda a masculine profile unfortunately, hoping HRT will help!

[drippin]

Helena, your profile is great! But there's no way i'm posting mine here for everyone to see ;( it's THAT bad. But i'll send it to you in a private message.

[Nigella]

Ok, in the next five mins I'm goin to post in my avatar pic a pic of me at the beginning, not for the faint hearted, lol

I'm only going to leave it here for ten mins, I have no idea how to post a pic in the actual message.

Stardust

[drippin]

Stardust, that was your face pre-hrt? So all the changes were from hrt?!

[Nigella]

Stardust, that was your face pre-hrt? So all the changes were from hrt?!

Phew, glad that was gone, lol. Yes the before ugly monster, lol. All by HRT about 2 1/2 years since June 2008 I said it wasn't for the faint hearted, only surgery I have had is GRS.

Stardust