Patient’s Voices

Patient's Voices

“FFS saved my life, literally”, Maria on gender transition

Four years ago Maria was really struggling with gender dysphoria. She chose to have facial feminization surgery to “remove all those features that made me […]
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How FFS Benefits my Privileges

I’m one of the relatively few trans people who have access to the privilege of FFS benefits. As a fortunate one, the “burden” of this […]
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Gender Dysphoria and Body Dysmorphia Explained

Hello, it’s me, Franches, author and owner of HolaSoyYo.com, a blog of thoughts and experiences with a trans feminine perspective. Until recently I was fairly […]
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FFS Changed My Life…and didn’t, Looking Back 5 Years Later

October 2021 marked 5 years since my facial feminization surgery. So I took some time to look back on my life since.  Like most everything, […]
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“I’m finally me, Jedet”

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 […]
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Trans documentary captures transition in real time, a view from within

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 […]
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Choosing FFS Procedures, the Franches way

By mid June 2016 I had already decided I was going to have Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) with Facialteam. To get to that point I […]
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Reviewing FFS Surgeons on Social Media

I use social-based websites with a fairly cynical eye. This article is dedicated to weaving through social media as part of your ffs surgery research. […]
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Finding the Right FFS Surgeon using Videos

There are all sorts of ffs surgery videos on YouTube, on other sites like blogs or surgeons’ websites, that can provide a lot of information […]
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Ariadna Arantes on her facial feminization

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. […]
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Review FFS Providers’ Websites

I believe my early online searches were for “FFS surgeons” which took me to some web pages with transgender resource listings. They didn’t have much […]
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Charlie Martin, Looking Back 6 Years after my Transition

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 […]