Thanks J! Wishing you the best too. In time we'll both feel fully like ourselves. We still got some ways to go I'll think you're beautiful btw even if the mark wasn't hit. You're practically a model! For me, not so much, halfway decent guy to halfway decent girl hehe anyhow hope you're doing well

Thank you for all the information you posted.  Based upon your posts and posts from other people who went to t-change in the past year I've sent them a deposit for a date in September.  To be honest it feels strange to wire money to an account without anything to go on but faith regarding the recipient.

The other thing is this is probably just the beginning of a string of procedures.  My face has lots of sun damage from years of outdoor sports and working on my hobby farm, so LSR is on my list.  Also, to forewarn anyone with breast implants, the possibility of failure increases over time.  I had BA over 30 years ago, so another BA is on my list too.

Based upon your comments re: hair transplants I may try to schedule them in my Sept trip too.  It just depends on how well I recover from surgery.

thanks again for all your posts.

Quote from: RubyAliza on June 21, 2015, 06:56:45 PM
Hello,

     Thought I would post a minor update. As I mentioned in the previous posts, I am happy with my surgery. But the warnings doctors often give ffs patients about feeling depressed after surgery is true; I felt down because of all the pain, swelling, lack of energy/exercise, and normalcy of day-to-day life. Not sure if anyone else here felt the same after surgery but it's a very real phenomena that girls on this forum should not dismiss. especially if one has a history of depression or anxiety. Be diligent and remember you'll feel better very soon. Stay in touch with family, loved ones, and friends.

    I wanted to update my thread with info on my hair transplants. If the hair grows out just as it looks now (still scabbing), then it will have made an amazing difference. Seriously folks, consider it as an option to pulling the hairline down surgically. I asked Dr. Rossi to focus on rounding out the hairline and fixing the shape, so that the transplant surgeon could add a very feminine hairline that is a lot lower and naturally shaped. It looks great, better than possible through a hairline correction through ffs. The shape can literally be customized exactly the way you want it, unlike a surgical correction in which the hairline cannot be pulled in  ways that cause tension in multiple directions. Also, the scar behind the hairline is practically invisible. My transplant surgeon complement Dr. Rossi on his work. Transplants require a bit more patience though. The hair will fall out before it starts to grow again but should come back in 6 months. Here in Buenos there are many skilled transplant surgeons at affordable prices even less than places like Mexico (cheaper than Cardenas - I paid under $2000 for more than 1000 grafts).

    Dr. Rossi is coming by to see me one more time before I leave on Wednesday. I'm sad to be leaving, really. This city is incredibly beautiful. The food is great, the people are so nice, and the city feels like an eclectic mix of modern and old European style urban environments. Finally, I am going to miss Amanda so much. If I lived in this city, I would totally want to be good friends with her. She's so funny, honest, and full of wisdom. My partner and I have decided that we are definitely coming back to t-change which she runs with Dr. Rossi and his team. I will be getting body contouring, which one of Dr. Rossi's assistant surgeons, Dr. Angel Appiani, is highly skilled at doing (I met another girl here who got work done and she was very happy). Most likely I will want a second round of transplants too. So this will only be a temporary goodbye until next year hopefully, my budget permitting.

    I'll hopefully post more updates in the future but if anyone has any questions at all, feel free to message me. I've got quite a few messages already and I've answered every one as quickly as possible. So many nice people on this board Bye ya'll, until the next time!

- Ruby Aliza

Hope your recovery's coming along and your feeling better

Hi RubyAliza,

I have been very impressed with your info about your stay in BA and surgery with Dr. Ross and his Team. Wow. Since I'm in contact with him too, just yesterday I got an incredibly detailed mail explaining what Dr. Rossi wants to do with my face, he actually became my favorite to do the Job. By far the best explanation I got until now. From other places I got a mail telling what they would do. T-Change send me an info which took me literally 20 minutes to read. Amazing.
The most contact I had until now was with Dr. DiMaggio. I have a friend in Germany who did her FFS with him and was very happy. Also received an offer from FemiLife and next Tuesday morning I have a Skype Consultation with Dr. Simon from Facial Team. After that is done I will decide which Doctor will lay hands on my face.
I hope your recovery is going well and your look will be soon as you always have dreamed about.

Greta

Hi Greta

     You can't go wrong with any of the surgeons you mentioned. In fact, that would be a difficult choice. For me, I didn't have the money to afford more than 20k but I also like a good deal. Dr. Rossi and his team did a great job, and like I've said in previous posts, I just plain really like him as a person. Almost a month out now from the surgery and I very happy with most everything. Now that the swelling is going down around my jaw/chin, I can see how much smaller and v-shaped it is overall. My nose is looking great for a first time rhinoplasty, smaller, thinner, very nice shape. Maybe I'll get a revision to make it smaller in the future, as it was big to start with. I have the opposite swelling as a normal patient. Usually the jaw and chin are the most swollen and the forehead doesn't have much swelling. I have swelling on my forehead and eyebrows and not very much swelling on the jaw/chin. This was made worse by the hair grafts of course.

I've pretty much decided that I'm going back next year for body contouring. I "tried on" some 350 cc implants and they look pretty good. Through the armpit approach would leave very little scars. If you were interested in that at all, it wouldn't add too much to the overall price. Another Rossi girl I met in person had it with her ffs and was very happy with her breast augmentation. I'm also planning on getting lip around my body and transferring the fat to my hips. I've also considering my transition as three parts: face, then body, and finally grs (my consultation with Dr. Bowers is next month!).

Deeiche - You'll be happy with your decision. Like I said, be very specific in the consultation. He has a great sense of balance and beauty so you can trust him, but as is the case with all surgeons, you may have a specific conception of beauty that is (slightly) different than the surgeon. This is true especially with eyebrows. For example, do you want them higher, more curved, or more flat? For the forehead, do you want the focus to be on hairline shape or focus on pulling it forward for a smaller forehead (I chose the former so I had the coronal incision behind the hairline - no visible scar).

Before I left, My partner and I got to hang out briefly Amanda and her partner. By our departure, we felt close to her and thinking back, I'll randomly laugh at her jokes. Great personality And Buenos Aires was beautiful, excited to return, this time with some warmer clothes.

Hope everyone is doing well on the forums.!

- Ruby

Quote from: RubyAliza on June 28, 2015, 12:31:10 PM
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Deeiche - You'll be happy with your decision. Like I said, be very specific in the consultation. He has a great sense of balance and beauty so you can trust him, but as is the case with all surgeons, you may have a specific conception of beauty that is (slightly) different than the surgeon. This is true especially with eyebrows. For example, do you want them higher, more curved, or more flat? For the forehead, do you want the focus to be on hairline shape or focus on pulling it forward for a smaller forehead (I chose the former so I had the coronal incision behind the hairline - no visible scar).

Before I left, My partner and I got to hang out briefly Amanda and her partner. By our departure, we felt close to her and thinking back, I'll randomly laugh at her jokes. Great personality And Buenos Aires was beautiful, excited to return, this time with some warmer clothes.

Hope everyone is doing well on the forums.!

- Ruby

Ruby

Once again, thanks for the info.  Eyebrows, now that is an interesting topic.  My eyebrows have always been relatively thin.  I had red hair, including eyebrows, until I began to gray.  Now that I'm focusing on my facial features I realize my eyebrows are almost invisible because of the gray hair.  Oh, well, we all age.  :-)

Hi Ruby  ,

since your FFS several weeks have passed. I don't know if you care to show some pics of you now and before. Those pics on the first days I think don't really do justice because the face is still swollen and usually looks like one wine into a the Box ring.
In another Blog I posted that I am going to have Skype Consultations for the next three days. Then I'm sure I will decide whom I chose. Having compared the evaluations of Dr. DiMaggio and Dr. Rossi the only thing I can say that Dr. Rossi's procedure is much cheaper than from Dr. DiMaggio.

best wishes on your continued recovery, Greta

Ruby

I'm guessing you went with FUS hair transplant instead of FUE based upon the stated cost.  I conversed with Amanda and I may go with FUE, yes it involves shaving the back of my head.  But I've worn various short dyke haircuts over the years, hair grows back. 

Quote from: RubyAliza on June 21, 2015, 06:56:45 PM
Hello,

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    I wanted to update my thread with info on my hair transplants. If the hair grows out just as it looks now (still scabbing), then it will have made an amazing difference. Seriously folks, consider it as an option to pulling the hairline down surgically. I asked Dr. Rossi to focus on rounding out the hairline and fixing the shape, so that the transplant surgeon could add a very feminine hairline that is a lot lower and naturally shaped. It looks great, better than possible through a hairline correction through ffs. The shape can literally be customized exactly the way you want it, unlike a surgical correction in which the hairline cannot be pulled in  ways that cause tension in multiple directions. Also, the scar behind the hairline is practically invisible. My transplant surgeon complement Dr. Rossi on his work. Transplants require a bit more patience though. The hair will fall out before it starts to grow again but should come back in 6 months. Here in Buenos there are many skilled transplant surgeons at affordable prices even less than places like Mexico (cheaper than Cardenas - I paid under $2000 for more than 1000 grafts).

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- Ruby Aliza

   I decided to post some pictures even though I was originally going to wait for more healing. The photographs on the left were taken right before surgery, and the ones on the left approximately 1 month after. I still have swelling everywhere, the forehead, brows, nose, upper lip, chin, jaw, and the neck (I seem to be particularly prone to swelling). An important detail: I opted to lower the hairline through hair transplants 2 weeks after my FFS. I did not want the incision in front of the hairline. With the coronal incision, the scar is nearly undetectable.

   Another detail worth mentioning is that my electrologist warned me that some facial hair would come back because of the extra blood flow to my face. She was right - it came back worse than I expected so I have a slight shadow around my upper lip and chin. I have to shave ever day again sadly so you can see it much in these pictures. I am wearing a bit of sunscreen in the after photos too so that helps cover it as well.


Profile


Front


   I am particularly happy with the profile before/after. As I've said before, I am going back to Dr. Rossi for breast augmentation and lipo/fat transfer to hips(very competitive prices!). As part of that surgery I may ask for a slight lift of the middle of my eyebrows to give them more curve, but since there is swelling behind them right now they may hopefully lift a bit on their own (they were higher before the swelling hit after surgery). Also, the lip lift was necessary because it was so long, but the sliding genioplasty was so successful in moving my chin up and forward that it actually pulled my lower lip down, making it harder to close my mouth (but closing my mouth has always been a problem with my big front teeth). I'm happy as is but I think it might be correctable with lip fat injections, which would also make my lips look nicer too

   I'm just happy the hard parts are over. I have my consultation with Dr. Bowers later this month but I hear that FFS is usually more intense in terms of pain and recovery time. I really just want this whole transition to be done. It's been quite a ride but I'm ready to put my time into other areas of my life. Still, I have to say that the reason I care so much to post all of this information is because other people in the forum have made such a difference in my transition. I never heard of T-Change, Dr. Rossi, and Amanda before coming here, and the tips, advice, testimonials, and pictures here have made a big difference. I even another girl from here (Charlotte) in Buenos Aires) so I can say that there really are some great people posting here

   Most likely I'll update this thread again at a later date as more swelling goes down. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask on here or through private messages.

Ciao,

- Ruby

Hi Ruby,

finally I am able to see your pics and they look really good. I'm glad you are happy with the results. In a different Blog I explained already that right now I have postponed my FFS for a while until I have enough money without it ripping a too big of a hole into my pocket. I had my three Skype Consultations, but actually wasn't very happy with Dr. Rossi's explanations. I don't know, there was no vibe between the two of us. First I thought it was because we talked in Spanish, but later when I talked to Dr. DiMaggio also in Spanish there was an immediate understanding plus he was able to go so much deeper on everything. That evening in my mind I chose Dr. DiMaggio ahead of Facial Team and Dr. Rossi. So, when I do have enough "spare" money I will certainly contact Dr. DiMaggio for my FFS.
I do wish you good luck with Dr. Bowers. When is your GCS happening?

hugs and thanks so much for posting your pics, Greta

Hi Greta,

   Different strokes for different folks, as they say. I got a great vibe from Dr. Rossi when I met him. Amanda, who knows him well, told me that he's worked with many trauma patients before and I got the sense that he is a very compassionate person. I'm sure Dimaggio is nice too, but I got an email back from someone who works for him in broken English that may or may not have been unintentionally rude. I was told that my face would be "a challenge" lol like thanks! I know I am ugly haha! Also, I really didn't like how he wanted me to get temporary lip fillers - I don't have the time or money to go back every few years to get my lips redone. The last thing is that I really didn't want to pay the extra $7000 he was asking for. Dimaggio costs a lot more, more than 60% more. Yes, he is more experienced (although Dr. Rossi has been doing maxillofacial surgeries for a very long time) but the difference in price is too much, especially considering Dr. Rossi did such a great job. I met another awesome girl here on the forums (Charlotte) who had surgery with Dimaggio at the same time as me and we came out the same. I don't know what to say, I think Dr. Rossi has become really good at FFS quickly and he's not exactly new at this either. And day by day, he's getting better with more experience.

  You're welcome with all the info I like to make sure people have as much knowledge about the different options as possible, especially for the girls here like me who work hard to pay for this important surgery out of pocket. Like seriously, Dr. Rossi was a godsend! Honestly, insurance should pay for this kind of surgery considering how much pain and dysphoria it causes. If that were the case, I would have gone to Dr. Deschamps-Braly (who took over for Dr. Ousterhout here in San Francisco where I live). As for my GRS, not sure exactly when that is happening because Dr. Bowers has a very long waitlist! Luckily my insurance will pay for the whole thing Not bad for one of the best surgeons in the world, up there with Suporn and Brassard. Can't wait for that. Also can't wait for my body contouring with Dr. Rossi next year using the money I saved by getting my FFS with him.

- Ruby
   

Your results are stunning. I really love your nose. I don't think you need any revisions at all as you mentioned in some previous posts. Congratulations on your successful surgery.

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Your profile looks great.  I'm looking forward to a similar change.  Plus your hair transplants haven't started to grow out.

After your posts regarding hair transplants I contacted Amanda and she quoted both FUS and FUE procedures.  I'm going with FUE and hairline incision, over time the incision should be covered behind my new hairline.  Yes, the back of my head has to be shaved for FUE, but since I'm an old dyke lesbian anyway it isn't the first time I've worn close cropped hair.   

One other procedure I need once I've healed from FFS is Laser Skin Resurfacing.  At 56 I've spent a lot of time outside, riding motorcycles, playing soccer & softball and farming.  I don't see many posts here regarding LSR, maybe because folks don't consider it related to FFS.  For us older folks I'd say it should be considered as something on your list, however it is definitely not necessary for transition.

Your thread and Firestarter's started me down the path to consider Dr Rossi.  My interactions with Amanda have been great.  She has answered my bazillion questions promptly.

Quote from: RubyAliza on July 03, 2015, 09:00:26 PM
   I decided to post some pictures even though I was originally going to wait for more healing. The photographs on the left were taken right before surgery, and the ones on the left approximately 1 month after. I still have swelling everywhere, the forehead, brows, nose, upper lip, chin, jaw, and the neck (I seem to be particularly prone to swelling). An important detail: I opted to lower the hairline through hair transplants 2 weeks after my FFS. I did not want the incision in front of the hairline. With the coronal incision, the scar is nearly undetectable.
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Ciao,

- Ruby

I am also seriously considering fat transfet to the butt and hips. What is Dr Rosi price and experience for that?

possessed - thanks! Quite a difference in the nose huh? That's actually where most of the swelling is now, at the bridge and tip. You may be right on not needing any revisions. Besides, I wouldn't want to go through that much pain again. As for the fat transfer, not sure if I should post prices up here. Let me PM you.

deeiche- Very happy that me and firestarter could help you in any way. My profile is a much bigger change than from the front but I look feminine enough. On the way back I tried to go as a guy lol and it didn't really work. Everyone at the three airports and different flights called me ma'am or senora.

  As for the hair grafts, you're right they haven't grown out yet and I wonder how thick the hair will look. Many patients often need a second round. The doctor said though that probably won't be necessary. Hope you like him. He's very nice, I liked him very much. Hopefully he becomes part of the t-change team. That's a really good combination - hair grafts and a front incision you'll be able to move the hairline really far forward. Very happy for you

   I agree with laser skin resurfacing as well - it's definitely important for many girls' transitions. I also spent a lot of time outside but I also have hereditary capillary breakages (Telangiectasia) so I tried getting IPL. It worked decently but it was expensive. I discovered a better way that you don't often hear about; electrologists can do the same, but can use the needle to target specific capillaries and zap them fast and efficiently. Took about 5 minutes to clear a bunch of them on my face. But not sure if that's relevant to you.

- Ruby

Hi Ruby, you have a fantastic result, and you look very pretty; your profile is awesome

I agree with Kittenpower. Your profile is awesome. I think you got one of the best forehead works that I've ever seen. Congratulations!

Thanks Celia! That means a lot especially considering I thought the same thing about your before/afters. I remember when I first saw them on the t-change website and I was like damn, she's pretty Jealous of your amazing eyebrows. I'm still healing though, I'll wait 6 months for the final result as you suggested in another thread. Lot's of swelling all around. Good to hear another patient had a good experience with Dr. Rossi!

Hi Ruby,

You look wonderful !!  You mention going back to Dr. Rossi for hip enhancement via fat grafting?  Does he have a good rep with this?  It is something I have dreamed of !!!

Lost Soul

Wow! Looking so much better! I absolutely love the profile of your nose, what a difference! I noticed your forehead bossing is nice and gone, although... maybe it's just the photo but it almost appears as if there is now an ever so slight concavity. It's really difficult to tell from the one photo. How do you feel about your forehead result? Tanks so much for posting more photos Ruby!