Facial
Facial-feminization surgery may include hairline lowering, brow lifting, forehead reduction, jaw reduction, Adam's-apple reduction, and rhinoplasty. Any of these techniques can be implemented for a more customized feminine look.
Facial Feminization can be achieved through injectables such as neurotoxin and fillers for lateral brow elevation, lip augmentation, malar augmentation, and improvement of rhytids. Facial masculinization can be achieved with injectables used for genioplasty, jawline augmentation, and supraorbital ridge augmentation.
Jaw shaving and reduction is a surgical procedure that permanently changes the appearance of your masculine jaw. During this procedure, a facial feminization surgeon will reduce the bone structure of the jaw, tapering the sides, reducing the bulk, and trimming the corners to make them appear round.
Because it can take two or more years for these changes to fully develop, it is a good idea to delay a decision on seeking facial feminization surgery until you have been on hormone therapy for at least 1 year.
What makes a face more masculine or feminine? The bony structures of the face differ between the sexes. Subtle differences of the forehead, cheeks, nose, chin, and jawline work together to cue the world to view a face as masculine or feminine.
Jawline filler and BOTOX® are the only effective, reliable nonsurgical options for feminizing the jawline.
Softening and contouring facial features using dermal fillers can be extremely beneficial for creating a more feminine appearance.
The feminization of the jaw includes reducing, lowering or shaving areas of prominent bone of both mandibular angles. It is done through intraoral incisions in the lower gums, along the jaw, so that no scarring is visible after the procedure. It is an ultrasonic anguloplasty of feminization.
Oval: Your face is often longer than wide, with the forehead standing out as the largest area of your face. According to Papanikolas, this form is typically regarded as the most attractive facial shape.
Diamond. The diamond shaped face is the rarest of face shapes, and is defined by a narrow forehead, wide cheekbones and a narrow chin. Diamond shaped faces are usually narrower at the eye line and jaw line, with high and often dramatic cheekbones.
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Hormone therapy lowers the amount of testosterone in the body and this affects your ability to have and maintain an erection. This may get better within 3 to 12 months after the treatment ends. For some men, erection problems are permanent.
Traditional natural hormone replacement therapies
phytoestrogens, which are dietary estrogens found in legumes, seeds, and whole grains. folate (vitamin B-9 or folic acid) St. John's wort.
Some people are genetically predisposed to have a bone structure that results in an angular jaw and a squarer face shape, which we typically associate with masculinity. Your chin shape—whether large, small, cleft, or receded—is also the product of genetics.
Cradle the head with one hand and place your fingertips underneath the cheekbone (Zygomatic muscles) Using medium pressure individually walk your fingertips repeatedly under your cheek muscles with a lifting action from your jaw towards your cheeks. Do this for 30 seconds and repeat on the other side.
The most important measurement regarding the lower face and jaw is the jaw angle. The jaw dimensions in men and women only differ about 2-3 degrees, with the ideal girl jawline being around 126°.
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a procedure to make your face appear more feminine instead of masculine. FFS can change your hairline, forehead, nose, jaw and other parts of your face. You may consider this surgery if you're a transgender woman (transitioning from male to female).