Physical
Information and comments about the physical aspects of transition.
Hair removal
Voice
Facial feminization
Hair loss
Reproduction
Hormones
Orchiectomy
Vaginoplasty
Breast implants
Injected silicone
Breast forms
Movement
Tall clothing
Skin care
Makeup
Handwriting
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Maxillofacial surgeon Dr Bart van de Ven, director of the Agave Clinic, notes:
Attached I send you our brochure about facial feminization surgery that contains lots of information about FFS.
http://www.tsroadmap.com/notes/images/uploads/FFS_patient_guide_en.pdf
Further reading:
Facial Feminization Procedures
http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/face/facesurgidx.html
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I had previously reported that FFS surgeon Douglas Ousterhout was in the planning stages of a 2011 retirement. Those plans have now changed. Dr. Ousterhout notes:
Mira just brought to my attention that I was going to retire and you added it to your web-site. That was a nasty rumor that was started by me. Well, I got smart. [My wife] Nancy probably couldn’t stand me around the house that much. So, I am NOT going to retire. I repeat, I am NOT going to retire. At least not in the foreseeable future. Could you please eliminate all rumors.
Be sure to check out Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
, his excellent 185-page overview of available procedures, with many illustrations and images. I highly recommend it for anyone considering these procedures, as it is the definitive consumer guide. It includes an introduction by Donna Rose, who, like me, had life-changing results from these procedures. Both of us are among the many patients who consented to having our results included in the book.
Chapters include:
- Overview
- Preparing for FFS
- Scalp advancement
- Forehead feminization
- Temporal fossa augmentation
- Cheek contouring
- Nose reshaping
- Lip reshaping
- Chin reshaping
- Lower jaw tapering -angle reduction
- Thyroid cartilage reduction
- Lower jaw (mandibular) surgery
- Upper jaw (Maxillary) surgery
- Other facial procedures (ten other procedures that can feminize the face)
- Also includes resource lists, glossary, and list of relevant medical publications
As I have said since I had FFS in 1996, it is the best investment I have ever made, period. I strongly urge everyone planning a transition to consider the benefits and potential issues of FFS.
Related reading:
- Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
- Facial Feminization Procedures
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Luna Allison notes:
At the end of November, one of the world’s most celebrated gender reassignment surgeons retired after more than 30 years of performing genital reconstruction and other transition-oriented surgeries. His work has profoundly changed the lives of thousands of trans men and women all over the world.
“We take care of them as if they were our children, our brothers and our sisters,” Dr Yvon Ménard once said of his team at Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS) Montreal.
Since 1996, gender reassignment surgeries have made up the lion’s share of Ménard’s work — in fact, that year he had to hire a second surgeon, Dr Pierre Brassard, to keep up with the demand.
The combined full- and part-time staff at GRS Montreal’s facilities now numbers about 70 people.
Full article:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Celebrated_genital_surgery_doc_retires-7971.aspx
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Posted by
Andrea James on 12/13 at 09:39 AM
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Sunday, December 06, 2009
I just got my preview copy of Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman by FFS pioneer Douglas Outserhout. It’s an excellent 185-page overview of available procedures, with many illustrations and images. I highly recommend it for anyone considering these procedures, as it is the definitive consumer guide. It includes an introduction by Donna Rose, who, like me, had life-changing results from these procedures. Both of us are among the many patients who consented to having our results included in the book.
It is scheduled to be available in December 2009 and is already available for pre-order.
Chapters include:
- Overview
- Preparing for FFS
- Scalp advancement
- Forehead feminization
- Temporal fossa augmentation
- Cheek contouring
- Nose reshaping
- Lip reshaping
- Chin reshaping
- Lower jaw tapering -angle reduction
- Thyroid cartilage reduction
- Lower jaw (mandibular) surgery
- Upper jaw (Maxillary) surgery
- Other facial procedures (ten other procedures that can feminize the face)
- Also includes resource lists, glossary, and list of relevant medical publications
As I have said since I had FFS in 1996, it is the best investment I have ever made, period. I strongly urge everyone planning a transition to consider the benefits and potential issues of FFS.
Related reading:
- Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
- Facial Feminization Procedures
This is talk, not advice. See Terms of Use for details.
Posted by
Andrea James on 12/06 at 11:50 AM
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Lynn Conway notes:
This interactive map reveals that the Centre for Addiction and mental Health (CAMH) not only controls the fate of gender transitioners in Ontario, but in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland too. It also reveals that CAMH requires a two-year RLE in all cases, in non-compliance with the WPATH Standards of Care.
Sex reassignment surgery in Canada: what’s covered and where
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Sex_reassignment_surgery_in_Canada_whats_covered_and_where-7706.aspx
Province-by-province breakdown of SRS coverage
http://www.xtra.ca/BinaryContent/stories/77/06/7706/7706-SRS/212_SRS.swf
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