Quote from: Charlotte_W on December 12, 2015, 06:26:38 PM
Yeah, it was Facial Team. The forehead is definitely flat and going on your photos I would think an approach like this would work well on you. I'm personally very happy with my results so far - I'm only just over 3 months into recovery and they say it can be up to 12 months to see the full results, but I'd guess I'm at least 90% there now.

Thank you Charlotte, that helps me feel good about going to Dr. S! I would never have guessed you had surgery 2.5 months before those photos.

Tomorrow is most likely gonna be the day I schedule with Dr. S 

I hope I can sleep tonight

Good for you! Just be adamant that he does what you want him to, and you'll be fine!

I still haven't gone ahead with a date. I sure have been staring at foreheads in person and on tv, however!

I'm tempted to go get a consultation with DeSchamps-Braly but really, I think travel is out. S is so close to me and I think he can do a good result as long as we're on the same page!

Does anyone know if Lana Del Rey has a more round... or a more flat forehead... lol

Trick question! It's somewhere in between. I'd say it's more rounded but she has a high nasal bridge so it's not readily apparent

Quote from: LadyDrifterLana on December 17, 2015, 12:40:07 AM
I'm tempted to go get a consultation with DeSchamps-Braly but really, I think travel is out. S is so close to me and I think he can do a good result as long as we're on the same page!

LMK if you end up going with him. I plan on flying to him for a consult next year and it'll most likely be between him and Spiegel for me.

Deposit placed! I'll be in Boston come March! Here's hoping for good results!

Quote from: LadyDrifterLana on January 02, 2016, 12:04:09 AM
Deposit placed! I'll be in Boston come March! Here's hoping for good results!

Yay! Wish you all the best! A youtuber named Elle Bradford had her forehead and jaw done by him and I think she looks great. She has a video talking about it.

I emailed Spiegel but didn't get a reply. It was quite awhile ago too. I'm going to try using his contact form on his website to give it another try.

What would be the best way to contact him?

Calling is really the best way to get in contact with these people. Email takes a long time sometimes and it can get lost.

Quote from: Debra on January 12, 2016, 09:55:56 AM
Calling is really the best way to get in contact with these people. Email takes a long time sometimes and it can get lost.

Ah, I see! thx for the tip

Surgery in five weeks. Woah! Wish me luck.

I still can hardly believe this is real. I go back and forth between anxiety and a massive dose of excitement!

Elle Bradford is really pretty! Anyone have a before photo of her? I'd love to end up with a result like her. I wonder what she told Dr S?

I keep thinking about what I need to say to him at my pre surgical consultation. It's two days before which is kind of nerve wracking. I'll have a day in Boston just doing nothing but thinking about the next morning! ! !

@LadyDrifterLana

Good luck!!! I'm so excited for you.

Elle has a video titled "My Transgender Journey | Before And After" (her most viewed video) and it has many pics and even clips of her before FFS and throughout her transition. I must say that I love her result, especially the forehead.

All the best~

Wow, Elle looked good before her surgery too. In a side profile shot of her in that video it looks like she already had a round female forehead. Her other features weren't particularly male either. I don't know that Spiegel could give me a result like hers.

LadyDrifterLana,

You are going to be fine! If Elle looked good before, so do you. I remember seeing your pictures when the links were still up and you aren't too different from Elle's starting point and not overly masculine at all... Looking at the replies others have said on page 1 and 2, many agree as well.

Thank you maquillage... it is reinforcing to hear positive input from others... I am still fighting my inner negative voice that points out all the stuff that's wrong with my body and that I'll never be " good enough" or 100% female. With five weeks to go I feel like my life is on hold until this surgery. I can't stop thinking about what I'm going to say to Dr S.

It's starting to sink in that this is -actually- happening! It kinda feels like a dream. I'm afraid to be excited, for fear that I'll wake up or somehow screw it up! I hope I'm ready for this recovery. If I bonk my head or sleep wrong and wake up on my nose or jaw or something... I'm liable to freak out!

Quote from: Danielle11746 on December 10, 2015, 03:21:38 AM
Carmen Carrera had her jaw and chin done by him.  Also Jenna the one from Canada who was contesting to be Ms Canada had full ffs by him.  That's to name a few.  Gigi did full ffs by him, but personally I dont think she looks good at all.  Cassandra Cass did full ffs with him last year.  Ava Glasscott did full ffs with him as well.  Try googling these names and you can find photos. 

Some of the girls look too overdone, and overdone doesn't help with passing or blending to lead a normal life.  That's why I personally suggest doing minimal work and fully healing, then reevaluate and go from there.  You want to keep some features with a natural look.  That why I suggest doing bone work only then down the line doing soft tissue cosmetic work, nose cheeks ect, as you don't want to come out looking like a wax figure as some girls do.  I would personally suggest only doing your forehead, chin and jaw.  Then after 2 years doing your nose, cheeks ect.

Did Carmen really have her jaw and chin done? How do you know this? I guess it doesn't matter but a couple of months ago I was going through a tough time and winded up in an instagram DM with her and she was telling me she hadn't had any work done before but she was thinking about it in the future.

See the link for Carmens FFS with Dr S
http://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Transgender-Surgeries-Male--Female-37383400?slide=2

I think that post op pictures (with big hair, heavy glam makeup, great lighting, etc.) next to a scrub face pre op picture with bad lighting, doesn't highlight what the surgeon was able to accomplish, and it is kind of mileading. My personal preference would be to see pre and post op pictures taken with similar lighting, same angles, without makeup, and similar facial expressions.

Quote from: kittenpower on July 13, 2016, 09:28:08 PM
I think that post op pictures (with big hair, heavy glam makeup, great lighting, etc.) next to a scrub face pre op picture with bad lighting, doesn't highlight what the surgeon was able to accomplish, and it is kind of mileading. My personal preference would be to see pre and post op pictures taken with similar lighting, same angles, without makeup, and similar facial expressions.

very much agreed. pretty darn misleading

Quote from: kittenpower on July 13, 2016, 09:28:08 PM
My personal preference would be to see pre and post op pictures taken with similar lighting, same angles, without makeup, and similar facial expressions.

Dr. Bart Van de Ven has the most honest before-after gallery of all FFS surgeons... all other surgeons should take that as example...