Community Conversation => Transitioning => Facial feminization surgery => Topic started by: phnm on February 05, 2014, 07:52:03 PM Return to Full Version

Title: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: phnm on February 05, 2014, 07:52:03 PM
I'm 21 years old and male. I want to stay male but improve my aesthetics. I've had my brow bossing burred down before and I'm scheduled for having it reconstructed. Will reconstruction make me look better or worse?

CT Scans
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FSV9JY1Gs.jpg&hash=9e647dd9bac82857a60a76c10732f3bbcf64300f) (http://imgur.com/SV9JY1G) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FnIcTr4cs.jpg&hash=1f8296417e564584e39d79b50c13118d709e4865) (http://imgur.com/nIcTr4c)

Right Side Of Face
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWVGG9Wos.jpg&hash=f6cb6e5987fd37f8b91c7e9ec561d650b4d3aa1a) (http://imgur.com/WVGG9Wo) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FwBqtkKbs.jpg&hash=265f5a732265b882d5ce86675f83dd3b4bd06d18) (http://imgur.com/wBqtkKb) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F7k1Mr4Cs.jpg&hash=1dd7d759e3469dcfe192caa508041f3ecfd7dcdf) (http://imgur.com/7k1Mr4C) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fj0SJCiTs.jpg&hash=44ec22b8dac30f581660d4c862e4c96ae024cbe5) (http://imgur.com/j0SJCiT)

Left Side Of Face
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fhs8Xvd2s.jpg&hash=94d0c69f7d72f3172dacdadb51b61d26e36089ba) (http://imgur.com/hs8Xvd2) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FqJvnqets.jpg&hash=ab634251c52118f495ef2a4f1d1ff89531252934) (http://imgur.com/qJvnqet) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FV6se4kPs.jpg&hash=45750a3de4199a0a517bd3cce3b09ca47877292b) (http://imgur.com/V6se4kP) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FqIZTLCgs.jpg&hash=09b8b949d381266f0ac6190ac9732965b3b90dd0) (http://imgur.com/qIZTLCg)

Frontal View
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FAAepGoAs.jpg&hash=e99dd2c1188f048395c85c24d1bf4949e403fbbb) (http://imgur.com/AAepGoA) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FG6KylO3s.jpg&hash=18e7904b2d539c40587c5866c9e4c0d78f33d5b0) (http://imgur.com/G6KylO3)

Close-Ups
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8ciBQh0s.jpg&hash=866a44c1954da873a68fa4e1caa68352f3bcb61e) (http://imgur.com/8ciBQh0) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3QSxGhgs.jpg&hash=e0fa557da10f9ef5fb8a4796e83d8ce6c42d46c2) (http://imgur.com/3QSxGhg) - (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FdxA9oWRs.jpg&hash=a0161f0f696d320b28edcf4407fed28314c41ffe) (http://imgur.com/dxA9oWR)

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I want to achieve something similar to this
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FdujdTmA.jpg&hash=3f44e27fad3ec5a6fbfffcdd7c341d62bc0e6157) (http://imgur.com/dujdTmA)
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: Flan on February 06, 2014, 02:26:09 AM
I would concur with reconstruction because the sinus cavity is large (thin bone) so burring down bone or filling in the forehead isn't an option (latter because of the slope of the head would be undesired).
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: phnm on February 06, 2014, 05:16:35 AM
Thanks. I don't want to look like a woman though. I want to feminise it as much as I can without looking like a woman. Do you think that's possible with reconstruction?
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: dejan160 on February 06, 2014, 07:02:01 AM
If you want to remain man and have feminine looks, I think your forehead looks totally okay. You need temporal brow lift and a nose job and perhaps cantopexy and chick implants to be a really good looking guy with feminine looks. I recommend Dr. Mayer to you.
On top of it all if you fix your nose with a radix implant, then your forehead will look more flat and you will get a perfect nose as well. I know that Dr Mayer does this kind of procedures with great success
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: phnm on February 06, 2014, 09:06:19 AM
Thanks for the advice. I think my forehead is really big and I do plan on getting rhinoplasty after I fix my forehead. I think my forehead sticks out so much and I want to feminise it more but I'm scared I might overdo it. It used to be much worse than it is until I got it burred down and I like the result but I want more.
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: dejan160 on February 06, 2014, 10:04:51 AM
you will get more visually with a radix implant without opening the sinus
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: bingunginter on February 06, 2014, 12:58:45 PM
In my amateur eyes, the frontal bone already looks very thin. Your options are reconstruction or fill the forehead. In asia they do a lot of forehead fill procedure. You might want do photoshop simulation to determine whether you like it or not. Anybody know whether the soft tissue in front of the frontal bone can be reduced ? This could work too. I think even if the surgeon make the forehead female like, as long as everything else is stay the same, you would still pass as male. Lots of FTM still pass as male even though they didn't do brow bone augmentation procedure. You can try order virtualffs service.
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: phnm on February 07, 2014, 01:05:02 PM
Quote from: swan on February 06, 2014, 07:02:01 AM
If you want to remain man and have feminine looks, I think your forehead looks totally okay. You need temporal brow lift and a nose job and perhaps cantopexy and chick implants to be a really good looking guy with feminine looks. I recommend Dr. Mayer to you.
On top of it all if you fix your nose with a radix implant, then your forehead will look more flat and you will get a perfect nose as well. I know that Dr Mayer does this kind of procedures with great success

Thank you for your advice. I am beginning to research those things now. What would I look like if I got forehead reconstruction plus all those things?
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: dejan160 on February 07, 2014, 02:21:12 PM
Similar to the woman you showed just still being a man. I would not recommend reconstruction. With tissue transfer you can get better results.
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: phnm on February 07, 2014, 06:55:34 PM
Quote from: swan on February 07, 2014, 02:21:12 PM
Similar to the woman you showed just still being a man. I would not recommend reconstruction. With tissue transfer you can get better results.

Okay. If i had reconstruction, would I still need the radix implant? And how far back should the brow be reconstructed while still looking male?
Title: Re: Do I need reconstruction to achieve my goal? (Pics and CT Scan included)
Post by: dejan160 on February 08, 2014, 11:29:47 AM
I think you should talk about that to a doctor. IMO your brow looks good to me but it is your own face so you must decide