Quote from: anjaq on November 24, 2016, 03:07:16 AMI am not sure if it makes sense to look at an x ray to determine if forehead change is needed - people have no xray vision, they just see what is visible and if that is ok, why change the bones?
CT scans always seem so crude and artificial to me, lacking in precision. An X-ray, though, can show how thin the bone is (if it's thin in front of the sinus cavity, it
has to be removed and reshaped if you want to change it), and might reveal a shape that's currently hidden by favorable fat deposition and youthful skin, nice things that will fade over time.
And sometimes we need the change just to exorcize the ghost.
QuoteI know FT almost always recommend forehead work though, they consider it to be the most important feminization that can be done. And they always do type 3 as well. I think the goal is not so much to change brow bossing, but to set back the center part of the forehead, above the nose - this "opens the eyes" more, when done in conjuction with an orbital shave and this seems to be quite feminizing. I know that many women have deep set eyes as well, so unless it is very pronounced and there is also brow bossing involved, such a surgery is probably optional and more a matter of cosmetic/beautification surgery?
Some women have deep voices, too, but I wouldn't recommend settling for 160Hz as one's base pitch.
Our faces aren't the only aspect of our embodiment. Just about all of us will have some other features that aren't terribly feminine as well -- be it ribcages, shoulders, hands, hips, height, even the overall size of the skull itself. Voices that are a bit low. Manners and instincts that have yet to be honed. So it's a sensible strategy, I think, to adjust everything that can be adjusted, even if it's a minor adjustment.
Looking closer at Aibee's forehead, there is a ridge above the nasal bridge, and some protuberance extending up from the orbits by the temples. If the bone is thick, this can all be shaved, but the effect would still be minimal. Doing it all at once (Type III) gives the surgeons less limitation and more control over the final result. Now, does she
need it in order to pass? No... just looking at her face. But it would still make her look more feminine (and prettier, which is always a good ting). It'd be another finger pushing down on the scales.
Quote from: oneoftwo on November 20, 2016, 09:30:44 PMImportant to evaluate that - - before you or your doc considers the sliding genioplasty.
I'm not a big fan of the sliding genioplasty. It can create irregularities in the line between the chin and mandible. Which doesn't have anything to do with feminization, it can just make it look like you've had work done.
Again, though, it's the breadth of her chin that's less feminine, not its actual position. The height of her chin is already optimal. It's slightly recessed in profile -- which a small implant could possibly correct. But then I'm not a big fan of making anything bigger, either.
