In case anyone is considering Keith Altman in the UK (highly recommended by me!), I thought I'd post a quick picture of my results. No makeup in either.
This is me from the front before:
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And this is me from the front now, almost four weeks after:
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I'll do some side ones later as well if anyone is interested.
Really wonderful result, naturally feminine very very happy for you. I'm having forehead with dr Bart soon. However, will want jaw/chin doing eventually. Can I ask your costs? Many thanks
Very good results, and from a very good start point too! Thank you for the recomendation.
Quote from: amberrain on March 15, 2012, 03:05:50 PM
Really wonderful result, naturally feminine very very happy for you. I'm having forehead with dr Bart soon. However, will want jaw/chin doing eventually. Can I ask your costs? Many thanks
I paid slightly over £10,000, that included two nights in the Hospital as well.
Thanks hon, think that was a good price for forehead, jaw and Chin?
Quote from: amberrain on March 16, 2012, 02:07:20 AM
Thanks hon, think that was a good price for forehead, jaw and Chin?
Jaw, forehead, nose, chin, eyebrow lift and hairline. It seemed good to me, it was certainly less than what I was expecting to pay and the standards of care there were absolutely excellent.
I also found Mr Altman's advice on what I should have very, very helpful. He actively discouraged me from having certain things done that he did not think were nessecary and the things he suggested I hadn't considered I think were absolutely right.
That's a really good price. He did an excellent job on you.
Hi Skyanne
Wonderful results. The before and after comparison is very good. You looked good before but even better now. I also love your avatar pic.
I am seriously considering Keith Altman for some FFS. I live about 30 mins away from the hospital where he practices, so it is very local to me.
I am hoping to plan a consultation with him in the summer with a view to surgery maybe before Christmas. I am also having a consultation with Dr Bart Van de ven in June for a comparison.
If you don't mind me asking. How long were you on hormones prior to your surgery. I am nearly 5 and a half months in (avatar pic was after 4 month) How long should i leave it to wait and see before going under the knife?
Thanks
You won't have any bony change with hormones if you're past puberty. Hormones will increase collagen/modify fat distribution - soft tissue change. If you need forehead work you'll still need it after hormones.
Quote from: Skyanne on March 16, 2012, 11:37:28 AM
Jaw, forehead, nose, chin, eyebrow lift and hairline. It seemed good to me, it was certainly less than what I was expecting to pay and the standards of care there were absolutely excellent.
I also found Mr Altman's advice on what I should have very, very helpful. He actively discouraged me from having certain things done that he did not think were nessecary and the things he suggested I hadn't considered I think were absolutely right.
Thank you very much hon.
Quote from: Caira on March 16, 2012, 04:53:06 PM
If you don't mind me asking. How long were you on hormones prior to your surgery. I am nearly 5 and a half months in (avatar pic was after 4 month) How long should i leave it to wait and see before going under the knife?
Thanks
Just under a year, it kinda matched up with my goal of going full time a year after starting hormones.
It looks good. But that's so damned expensive. :<
Wow looks great and I can save that in a year or two np ;D
Lol could book it now and pay with credit,does he have a website?
Yes please for the side pics would appreciate that.
Quote from: Skyanne on March 15, 2012, 07:39:30 PM
I paid slightly over £10,000, that included two nights in the Hospital as well.
Do you know if he charges this much to non-UK residents too?
Quote from: catpower on March 20, 2012, 09:55:18 AM
Do you know if he charges this much to non-UK residents too?
Why would he?
Quote from: catpower on March 20, 2012, 09:55:18 AM
Do you know if he charges this much to non-UK residents too?
It's a private hospital, so pretty sure. :)
I thought the first pic was the result before noticing the actual result underneath. You looked great before and don't think you really needed it but you look great after as well.
Quote from: catpower on March 20, 2012, 09:55:18 AM
Do you know if he charges this much to non-UK residents too?
Hi Catpower,
If you are seriously thinking of having a consultation with Keith Altman, I believe his website only mentions consultations taking place at a hospital near Brighton which would be a pain to get to. However, I had a consultation with him on a Saturday at his clinic which is within walking distance of London's Gatwick Airport -- so, in other words, a cheap taxi ride away. So if you do contact him, try to make your appointment with him there.
I'm actually having my ffs done with Dr Bart van de Ven in Ghent, Belgium, on April 16, but Keith Altman ran him a close second.
Regards
Carol
Skyanne, wow, you look fantastic!
Could please share more before/after photos? Such as the profile and 45 degree angle shots? Thanks!
Thats a really great result for such a relatively low price. Its also quite surprising theres decent surgeons in the UK. I havent researched it much, but always assumed i'd have to go to the US for my FFS; now I'm not so sure.
Oh, and Skyanne - I remember the very first post on the "Could I Pass One Day" thread was yours. Well yes, yes you do hun! :)
X
The brow makes a huge difference congrats. ;)
Hello, I am new here. I am looking into going ahead with a consult with Keith Altman. You look fabulous, a very natural result. I was wondering how neat the incisions were and have healed? Thanks
I agree with Jen you look great before. I think the brow change is the most feminizing change to your face. Next would be the chin work. Very nice indeed.
Hi Skyanne, photos are great Im going for a consult with Mr Altman early September. Id be interested to hear fm anyone else whos had consults in the meantime. How are you now, ddid you post the side views btw?
Best wishes
Samantha
Quote from: Sampathique on August 08, 2012, 09:10:05 AM
Hi Skyanne, photos are great Im going for a consult with Mr Altman early September. Id be interested to hear fm anyone else whos had consults in the meantime. How are you now, ddid you post the side views btw?
Best wishes
Samantha
I've been waiting to get them from Mr Altman. I'm actually seeing him again in september myself, maybe we will bump into each other! ^^
I am still very happy with my results btw. :)
mr altman was featured in the recent embarrassing bodies epsiode. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/embarrassing-bodies/4od (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/embarrassing-bodies/4od)
series 5 episode 15
Hi again,
Ta for the link Sandra - its running now as I type so havnt got to the Mr Altman bit. Im coming down from Yorkshire on 6th September and going back on the 7th specially for the consult. I had to put it forward half an hour but Gill was v helpful to help fit it in with trains times.
Are you guys far from B'ton ?
Best,
Samantha.
I just saw Mr Altman yesterday and got my pre and post surgery side photos, so I thought I would upload as promised. They're not exactly the best photos of me ever taken, but they're good to show the differences in the bone structure of my face after surgery.
Pre-Surgery:
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Aprox 6 months Post-Surgery:
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Scar healing aprox 6 months:
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Hi there - thanks for posting yr profile pics theyre looking great! I saw Mr Altman on Thursday and travelled down from the North specially - guess we nearly passed one another in the corridor? ;O)
The only area where Im still unsure abt Mr Altman is in the jaw/chin area. He doesnt like doing
jaw angle reductions at all. What he can do is narrow the chin by taking a piece out of the chin
but I dont want to be left with any more saggy skin than I already have as I cant afford a facelift in the forseeable future :-\ So thats one Ive got to weigh up but Ive emailed him a query about this.
He is very thorough and tried to go into as much details as possible.
Grateful for everyone's post s about anxiety attacks and FFS as I had experience of this
earlier in the year and thats really reassuring ;)
Quote from: Sampathique on September 08, 2012, 01:31:48 PM
Hi there - thanks for posting yr profile pics theyre looking great! I saw Mr Altman on Thursday and travelled down from the North specially - guess we nearly passed one another in the corridor? ;O)
I think I may have seen you just before I went in to see Mr. Altman myself. :)
Hi,
Hope I didnt just walk right by - I didnt see you tho love. I just had a quote from Mr Altman.
For Forehead contouring, scalp advance and browlift, rhinoplasty, liplift and augmentation,
chin reduction and genioplasty (No jaw angle reduction) total cost: £ 13,240 inc of two nights in hosptital and postop check-ups. It works out abt the same as Dr NvdD when I change to Euros.
Hope yr well,
Samantha.
Hi, I have an appoint with Keith Altman this coming Friday. I would love to talk somebody who has already had work done with him.
Thank you.
Hello,
Thank you for posting this information about Mr. Keith Altman. I have a consultation booked with him in December. I'm also seeing Mr. Brian Musgrove in December and Dr. Bart in a weeks time. I'm very close to Brighton so Mr. Keith Altman is preferred already due to closeness to home.
Costs wise, if anyone is willing to share, did he break down the costs on his fees? I'm very keen to proceed with jaw and chin surgery. I'm 30 now but 12 years post transition. I had my nose done with mr. Musgrove in 2003 and extremely pleased with the results but there's not a great deal about the overall results jaw/chin wise with Mr. Altman and Musgrove (at least that I have found)
Thanks,
V
Hi, tothestars, welcome to Susan's Place! here are a few links that may have some information. I couldn't find much on Dr Musgrove.
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,153309.msg1274926.html#msg1274926
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,132202.msg1053072.html#msg1053072
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,151513.msg1275487.html#msg1275487
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,128411.msg1036684.html#msg1036684
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,118783.msg915156.html#msg915156
Thank you Devlyn.
I think I had found most of those threads but a couple I hadn't so very helpful indeed thanks!
Hopefully the surgeons will have a good amount of before and after to show me, although what they say they can do for me personally will be most important.
I did have a consultation about this with Mr. Musgrove in 2005, but didn't proceed as I was finishing university at the time and couldn't afford it really. However it has always nagged me to some degree, and now I'm fortunately in a position where pretty much I can get it done without having to borrow money hopefully.
His advice at the time was that he didn't feel I needed anything drastic and I think he's overall right, although I do believe my jaw could be brought in somewhat, it's the width of it, the angle at the rear isn't actually a problem, but the width with the masseter muscle is, it's probably in proportion to my chin at the moment, but changing one will adversely affect the prominence of the other.
Thanks again,
V
Did anyone have FFS with Keith Altman recently? x