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Facial Feminization Surgery Effectiveness

The effectiveness of facial feminization surgery procedures in altering perceived sex of the face

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Jan 31, 2026
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What is the most effective facial feminization procedure?

The single most consistently impactful , according to , is alteration of the upper third of the face—primarily —because changes there produce the largest shift in perceived sex of the face . Full faci...

Jan 31, 2026

Effectiveness of facial feminization surgery

(FFS) reliably shifts external gender perception and patient-reported facial satisfaction: objective recognition as female rose from 54.5% pre-op to 93.7% post-op in one study, and median self-reporte...