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Lilia's Livestreams are happening in 2021 too! Schedules and past recordings below--> Great live video, I always appreciate these! Lilia's livestreams on current topics ...genuinely, thank you. I want you to know that this video had a profound impact on me... Also known as "Almost Weekly Wednesdays," Lilia's livestreams are bringing the important issues to the table.  I’m Lilia and my pronouns are she and hers. I created the 3000 member strong Facialteam Peer group on Facebook 8 years ago for

International FFS Webinars are in development for your country! Want to hear more insider information about FT, such as how we are keep working hard to move the FFS field forward, maintain your safety and are persistent in gaining patient rights to essential medical travel abroad? The Australian Webinar Yet another way we support you - In response to the global travel situation, Facialteam planned a live invite-only webinar on November 25th, 2020--exclusive for our Aussie and New Zealand patient

This is our COVID Advisory, Facialteam's periodic update on the developing situation as it affects our operations and patients. Changes to given information may occur without notice. Always check with local and international authorities, our coordinators as well as your airline on a frequent basis due to the possibility of modifications or cancellations. FEB 2021 Data update: Facialteam reports 9 months with an impressive 0% incidence of covid infection among patients and staff, thanks to our st

We feel so lucky to form part of the facial gender affirming journey of thousands of women around the world. Being a FFS surgery center is a privilege which does not escape Facialteam. That is why we put heart in soul in every detail. Facial gender surgery is not just a cosmetic retouch to fight the effects of aging. We are constantly reminded by patients and their families, to our great pleasure, that really we are in the business of saving lives. For this reason, our 8-phase facial gender surg

Facial Gender Surgery Training and professional development events in 2021 are under way! Beginning with a switch to a digital platform for the Training Workshop in March, the team has recreated the 2nd annual event with an ample lineup of international speakers on a myriad of topics in trans-related healthcare. Continuing Education in a new world Facialteam's Training & Education department, with superhuman effort, has been agile in adapting to the new world situation which makes presencial

Lilia's Livestream were inaugurated in 2020, with over 35 live episodes streamed in 2020. Schedules and replays links below--> Current topics with the voices of today It's called "Almost Weekly Wednesdays"!  I’m Lilia and my pronouns are she and hers. I created the 3400+ member Peer group on Facebook in 2012 to create a space where we could all supports one another and as a safe zone that made researching gender affirming services simpler, since the information overload is overwhelming online

The FFS support group in Marbella is moderated weekly by our staff psychologist, Marina. Although designed to bring patients together for helpful discussion, it is not just for the person having facial feminisation surgery!  The patient's companions, partners, parents, family, or friends are inevitably also experiencing their own adaptation period parallel to their loved one's gender transition.  For this reason, the support sessions welcome everyone involved in the gender exploration process. S

From the top and bottom of our hearts, we give thanks to all our collaborators, allies, patients, professionals and staff for making our work possible for yet another year. You are all exceptionally exceptional! In this video below, you will hear from just a small sample of the people who contribute in making Facialteam, as a whole, exceptional too. Not everyone could fit in a minute-long clip, so to you who are reading this, Thank you for your part too!  Every bit counts. Facialteam Holiday Gre

Today’s blog features Jecca Blac, who we love! Their dedication to the TGNB and gender-nonconforming community inspires us. Makeup is for anyone. That's right folxs! Anybody. It's particularly helpful to cover some of the bruising and swelling after surgery.  This gender free, vegan makeup brand began with the founder, Jessica Blackler, providing makeup lessons for trans women a few years ago, which sparked what has been built today: a company that visibilizes the grand diversity of gender ident

Several years ago, Pari Roehi came to Facialteam to have a feminizing forehead reconstruction, which changed the volumes of the brow bone and shape of the eye orbits. She was overjoyed with the results, which helped her to gain the confidence she needed to work towards her full potential as a model and artist. Fast forward to 2020. With a rising career ahead of her, she had grown tired of having to photoshop scars and imperfections left from surgeries she had in her teens and twenties.  “I am co

Jedet Sánchez, Spanish author, performing artist and LGBTQI+ activist, is living a key moment in her life now, having fulfilled her decision to undergo a facial feminization operation with Facialteam in Marbella, Spain. Why Jedet chose facial feminization In July 2020 @lajedet announced on her Instagram account that she was saying goodbye to her current appearance before undergoing the set of procedures for her case: feminization of the forehead, reduction of the jaw and chin, and an Adam’s Appl

People tend to think that FFS surgery expectations are only related to the outcomes of surgery. Understandably, your and your family's expectations may also be related to how you think life will be different with a more feminine face. These pre-existing (sometimes unconscious) assumptions have the purpose of motivating us. They may be beneficial if the expectations of facial feminization surgery results are based on reality. However, such hopes can be misleading if unrealistic. Do I have realist