I'm currently ten days post op from having a hairline lowering, brow lift, brow shave and chin shave with Dr Altman. He is very friendly and so far I am happy with the results. He didn't originally want to operate on me because he said I was the most passable MTF he had ever met which was a huge compliment, but I am very insecure about my face and 3 consultations later, I pushed for the surgery. The reason I say this is because he was making sure it was something I really wanted and wasn't like "oh yes you need this and this". He actually pushed back.
Surgery was Friday am, I was in hospital for 2 days. If you have your hairline lowered that is pretty easy, but the head bandage you wear for 24 hours is really tight and that gets annoying. You also have two drains in your head but you don't notice or feel them at all. (It's not as gross as it sounds)
The first week is distressing because you look awful - bruised, swollen and scary. I was not prepared for the swelling by day 2 (the peak)
The chin/jaw shave is by far the most painful. For me it was worse and more uncomfortable than my SRS and my Boobs.
Happy to talk to you about my experience.
