Facial Feminization Surgery Procedures

Facial Feminization Surgery Procedures

Trinity Rose

Copyright Trinity Rose 2010
Published by www.facialfeminizationsurgery.net

Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) refers to surgical procedures, which will alter a masculine face to a feminine shape through the use of plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and maxillofacial surgery.

Procedures range from the use of soft tissue procedures, facial fillers, implants, to more invasive procedures involving the buring (grinding) of facial bones, and the cutting (osteotomy) of facial bones.

Due to the fact people differ in facial characteristics; a combination of serval procedures may need to be used to alter the face to the desired result to feminize the face. Most people refer to Facial Feminization Surgery as FFS when describing it.

There are a number of surgical procedures that can be used to feminize the face when it comes to FFS. Depending on your facial structure and degree of masculine features, one or many of the following procedures can be used to feminize the transsexual face:

Forehead contouring: Complated by a high speed bur
Forehead reconstruction: Complated by cutting out a section or sections of the frontal skull
Forehead compression/controlled facture: Research in progress
Jaw tapering: Completed by a high speed bur or a bone saw
Chin contouring/Mentoplasty: Completed by a high speed bur and or chin inplant Sliding genioplasty: Completed by cutting and removing the chin
Cheekbone augmentation Through the use of implants
Cheekbone reduction Complated by a high speed bur
Lip contouring/Lip lift
trachea shave
blepharoplasty (Eyelid surgery to correct sagging or drooping of the eyelids) Rhinoplasty
Facial Implants
Facial Fillers
Facelift

FFS surgeon listings
Further links about surgery can also be found at the bottom of this page.

This surgery is not limited to female to male transsexuals; since there are also options that can be applied to help female to male transsexuals using this type of surgery to obtain masculine features. I will be adding Facial Masculinization Surgery information at a future date.

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Jaw tapering/Jaw contouring

Facial Feminization Surgery FFS has a great many options of procedures, which can feminize the face of transsexuals. Jaw tapering can have a great impact towards feminizing of the male bone structure in the transsexual face if done correctly during your FFS. All facial feminization surgery procedures carry a certain amount of risk.

It is important that transsexual women educate themselves about the procedures involved in the FFS process and research the available facial feminization surgery surgeons throughout the world.

View the affects of jaw tapering on the jaw in the above photo of the skulls (CLICK TO ENLARGE).

The Mandible (jaw): In males the jaw tends to be wider/fuller in the back angles for more of a square appearance (lateral and posterior flaring of the bony angles) compared with a female jaw. Females have a greater taper from the back of the jaw to the chin. Females tend to have more of a rounded shape in the back of the jaw.

Some females tend to have strong jaw angels and so having this procedure is subjective to the personal preference of the patients having this procedure done.

Jaw tapering, Angle of mandible reduction, and or Ramus reduction: This procedure involves removing a section of bone from the jaw to give it more of a rounded affect from the ear down to the new forward curve. This is done through a incision in the gumline of the mouth (there are a few other areas the surgeon may gain access to the area also) and the bone will be taken down with a bone contouring bur/saw. Depending on the size of your master muscle, a Masseter Muscle Reduction might also be done for further tapering, this procedure involves reduction with forceps and scissors. In most cases the masseter muscle is reduced at the same time. If you place your finger on the back your jaw and perform a biting action, you will feel the master muscle at work. You can also bite down and clench your teeth and feel the masseter muscle. The following link will provide more info and some more photos of jaw tappering.