I’m 18 years old. i’ve been socially transitioning for almost three years now. i never really considered surgery. i feel like my fear of surgery always kinda outweighed my dysphoria. lately it’s just been unbearable. i don’t leave the house anymore unless im with someone else. i think it’s more of a safety thing than a dysphoria thing. i don’t know if im moving too fast with my transition. i don’t know any other trans people irl, so i don’t really have a baseline for this sorta thing. i’ve been transitioning since 2023 and been on hrt for around 290ish days. is it to early to talk to my doctor about ffs? i know hrt takes time to change the face, but my safety concerns are making it hard to wait. i’d love to hear from anyone who started the consultation process early.
I don't see that as early to start looking into it. I started looking into it at about half that time but with a four month consultation phase and a fourteen month surgery waitlist it was still over two years on HRT before I had FFS.
Generally I wouldn't want to actually have FFS before the two year mark to let some things have time to change and figure out what you really want but you can always delay once you've looked into it.
that makes sense. i have no clue how long the waitlist is😭. this helps. thank you💚
Most surgeons (that I’ve seen in the US anyway) require at least one year on HRT before they’ll approve you for surgery, tho some will make exceptions for special circumstances. You’ll definitely hit the one year mark before any surgery would likely happen, so you’re good there
As for wanting surgery, safety is a valid reason even if it feels less personal than dysphoria. For me, I got FFS both because of dysphoria and because I didn’t want people to be able to tell that I’m trans at a glance. I live openly as trans, I’m not stealth, but with FFS I have the peace of mind that I consistently pass and I get to decide who knows and who doesn’t. I feel way safer being in public now than I did before, and I feel like I finally look like myself too.
I did ffs 6 months on hrt and it’s the best thing that has happened to me. its nice to let hrt settle but i personally had features that i know for sure arent magically going to appear the way i want. good luck💗
that makes me feel better.💚