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Patients' Voices

Researching FFS, the Internet is your Best Friend

As I was planning this article I realized how complex the topic of online research can be. My objective with this article is to share [...]
Advice

How to Prepare for Your FFS Consultation

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

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 [...]
Patients' Voices

Picking the Right FFS Surgeon, the Franches Way

In November of 2015, when I started hormone replacement therapy (HRT), I made an agreement with myself to look for ways to soften my face. [...]
Patients' Voices

Top 3 criteria for FFS Surgery, the Franches Way

Deciding to go through surgery, especially the first surgery, was a difficult process for me. A good facial gender transition was the ultimate objective. However, [...]
News

Acupuncture in facial feminization recovery

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

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

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

Main relaxation techniques which can be used both before and after a facial feminization surgery.
Advice

Lymphatic drainage for FFS Surgery

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 [...]