These are weekly progress pics from my FFS on July 8th with deschamps-braly. I had forehead work (browridge, orbital, eyebrow raise, hairline advancement), rhinoplasty, chin + jaw (emphasis on chin with jaw adjusted to meet the new chin + small removal at the corner of the jaw by my ear), and trachea shave. I am a big girl, and I'm Jewish. I was explicit that I wanted my face to match my body, my ethnicity, and my family. I didn't want a small nose / chin / forehead -- I just wanted to look like the girl version of myself.

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Some milestones:

• ~ 2 weeks: even though i still look kinda busted, i feel an instant change from the forehead work. The swelling here is minimal, and I can go into the world and feel like this alone is getting me gendered correctly. I'm also starting to see myself in the mirror, and my energy is coming back. there is still SO much swelling around my nose, mouth, and chin/jaw, which is a bit distressing.
• ~ 4 weeks: i'm starting to feel pretty! i've noticed that my face is doing a lot of work for me. as long as i wear an outfit that keeps up, i am turning heads in a positive way (i mean, im 6'1 with legs so i generally attract attention anyway). i feel like my expectations and pressure around my shoulders or voice have gone down. weirdly enough, i get really self conscious about my remaining facial hair (this hasnt gone away yet). the swelling under my chin has gone down finally, and i feel like i dont have a permanent double chin anymore. my nose swelling has gone down a bit unevenly at this point, and i get a bit scared about still having a bump. my cheeks have finally come back, and i can see my cheek bones again! this gave me a lot of confidence as well.
• ~ 6 weeks: i am hot AF. im eating real food, and texting my exes to make them jealous. the alignment in my gender from my FFS has spread, and i think i am basically the hottest girl on earth. any swelling remaining is really not that noticeable, even if my nose/chin/jaw are still vaguely lumpy. the things that bothered me about my body before barely phase me. i am not covering up my hairline scar inside or at night (without the bumps it's really not noticeable anymore), and i'm not taping my nose either. which means that i dont have to wonder if people can tell "i got a nose job".

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i know i have a ton of healing left to do, but at this point im feeling SO positive. i have no clue how all the swelling will go down, but the improvement to my emotional wellbeing is huge and significant. i think it will only get better. i feel way better about participating socially, without the inside dysphoria firing off in the background constantly. people comment that im friendly and nice, and i feel like social effort is just easier.

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happy to chat more if anyone has any questions about individual procedures, the lead up or recovery, or whatever.

Your timeline is awesome!! I'm super happy, for you, that you feel so much better!
You look Beautiful! But you already know this! 😁💫

Beautiful results! I'm jealous! Gorgeous hair too, by the way...

Wow your profile looks especially great now

It looks like all your hopes were realized, you are still yourself … and you look beautiful!