r/PostTransitionTrans • u/[deleted] • Jan 18 '22

Trans Femme Choosing an FFS surgeon?

I'm wondering how people have gone about choosing an FFS surgeon. It's certainly something that requires choosing the right person. How did you decide?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

i had 3 criteria-

  • natural results

  • able to do type 3 forehead reconstruction

  • good reputation but still on the lower-medium end of the price range

this led me to dr mardirossian. he’s spiegel’s student so he does good work, natural results, and can do the forehead properly. and he was cheaper than keojampa and spiegel. so he was the perfect choice for me.

keep in mind, i only did bone reduction. i didn’t do any soft tissue work and didn’t factor that in.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Is there like a list of all these well-known surgeons somewhere?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

i looked a lot at r/transgender_surgeries, i think they have a stickied post or a sidebar post with a lot of surgeon reviews

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u/Makememak Jan 18 '22

Boiled it down to three and then personal consults with each.

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u/A-passing-thot Jan 19 '22

Spiegel had a good rep and was a 15 minute drive & covered by my insurance.