Patient’s Voices
Patient's Voices
“FFS saved my life, literally”, Maria on gender transition
29 August 2022
read time - 8 min
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 […]
Patient's Voices
How FFS Benefits my Privileges
15 July 2022
read time - 11 min
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
24 June 2022
read time - 12 min
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
17 June 2022
read time - 11 min
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”
30 November 2020
read time - 4 min
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
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 […]
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Choosing FFS Procedures, the Franches way
01 May 2020
read time - 9 min
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
24 April 2020
read time - 11 min
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
17 April 2020
read time - 10 min
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
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. […]
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Review FFS Providers’ Websites
05 April 2020
read time - 8 min
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
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 […]