Lilia Koss
Patients' Voices
Trans documentary captures transition in real time, a view from within
05 May 2020
read time - 4 min
Nearly 3 years ago, Facialteam met lifelong friends, Roger Sherman and Jamie Peebles, in the midst of filming her gender-affirming journey. Now the film has [...]
Advice
Facial Exercises for FFS Recovery
29 April 2020
read time - 4 min
Christie Block, MA, MS, CCC-SLP, an expert in gender affirming voice care for trans and non-binary (TGNB) speakers, shares her approach in assisting clients with [...]
News
The benefits of ultrasonic instruments in FFS surgery explained
14 April 2020
read time - 4 min
At Facialteam, we’ve long been supporters of the use of ultrasonic instruments in FFS surgery in the place of traditional methods. We believe in embracing [...]
Patients' Voices
Ariadna Arantes on her facial feminization
08 April 2020
read time - 3 min
Several years ago, Ariadna Arantes approached Facialteam for her facial feminization surgery. Ariadna is a makeup artist and influencer with over 500,000 followers on Instagram. [...]
Patients' Voices
Charlie Martin, Looking Back 6 Years after my Transition
24 March 2020
read time - 6 min
Charlie’s story, in her words. I recently passed the six-year mark since I boarded a plane for Malaga on a journey that would change my [...]
Advice
How to Prepare for Your FFS Consultation
20 February 2020
read time - 5 min
You have done loads of research and now it is time for some FFS consultations with your top choices in ffs clinics. It has not [...]
Friends & Family
Workbooks for the family in gender transition, by D. M. Maynard
21 January 2020
read time - 5 min
Knowing your partner or member of the family in gender transition is finally able to live in the physical body that aligns with their affirmed [...]
News
Acupuncture in facial feminization recovery
11 September 2019
read time - 4 min
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in post-surgical recovery. For our patients, the goals of this [...]
News
Hilotherapy and facial feminization aftercare
10 September 2019
read time - 3 min
Since 2008, Facial Team surgeons have employed hilotherapy (or cryotherapy) in the aftercare of facial feminisation patients. This is the application of a controlled cooling [...]
Advice
Tightness, numbness and stiffness after FFS Surgery
16 November 2018
read time - 5 min
It is common to experience facial stiffness after FFS Surgery. Tightness and a lack of sensitivity in the areas of the intervention are to be [...]
News
Relaxation techniques for Facial Feminization Patients
11 August 2017
read time - 5 min
Main relaxation techniques which can be used both before and after a facial feminization surgery.
Advice
Lymphatic drainage for FFS Surgery
02 September 2016
read time - 3 min
Pre-operative and post-operative care are just as important as the surgery itself for patients undergoing facial feminization surgery. To provide our patients with the highest [...]