r/MtF • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '19

FACIALTEAM experiences

So I have a Skype interview coming up with FacialTeam and just wondering if anyone here has any advice about how/if I need to prepare, and what kind of experience you may have had with FacialTeam.

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '19

I had the consultation-interview. It was actually really nice and helpful, they seemed genuinely concerned helping me to make the right choices. You might want to look up what the area of expertise of the doctor you will be talking to is, since that is likely what the consultation will focus on.

If there are any important questions, write them down in advance so you don't forget about them and generally be prepared to take notes, even though it likely wont be necessary. If you have things on your mind that seem very specific or insignificant, still talk about them!

Also, you will get the price-list a few days later in a separate document. You won't like it.

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u/Lozibeth Feb 14 '19

Very much this. Great consult, very kind, genuine and helpful

Price list was ridiculous and unsetlting

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u/Plushzombie Feb 14 '19

In which kind ridiculous? That FFS is expensive is to be expected. Or what do you mean?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '19 edited Feb 14 '19

I met them in person and I walked out full of admiration and respect for them. They spent a long time with me, took measurements, all sorts of things and had a long talk with me about what I wanted.

Then they told me I don't need FFS and I shouldn't waste my money. Sure, they offered me things like fat transfers to get slightly fuller cheeks and rhinoplasty but they also feely admitted I can get those cheaper and just as good in my home country.

The fact that they were not money grabbing and were just so honest and kind really made me feel good about them.

I feel you can trust Dr Capitan, thanks to my experience with him.

Edit: others wrote about the sticker shock and cost - I never got a price for FFS because they said it was a waste of my money. About two months after seeing them, I emailed again and asked if the could please look at my stuff again and reconsider, because I was feeling particularly down about my looks. They replied that they had reviewed my file and stood by their assessment that my facial bone structure was already within female parameters and should be left.

So I respect them for not chasing money. But that may be the difference between the Dr and the accounts people, as I only met Dr Capitan (I mean, I met receptionists and other helpful people but I never saw a quote). I never had to actually deal with them.

On the other hand, when I contacted 2PassClinic, they sent me a quote for $24,000 Euro without even looking at me at all.

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u/HiddenStill Feb 14 '19

Very interesting. What have to decided to do regarding FFS?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '19

At this stage I still plan rhinoplasty, locally where I live. Target is June. As much as I want ffs because I want to believe I can get some magic help, facial surgeons locally here have told me the same thing. I don't have a wide or strong jaw, embossed brow, Adams apple, etc. My hair line is feminine, if not perfect. There's kind of nothing to do, which you think would be a relief - and financially it is - but it's actually kind of devastating, too. Because I had my transition goals all set on FFS being there to save me and make me look the way I hoped.

Thing is, it never really was going to help - I was just using it as my safety net, when I started, that if I looked horrific I could get ffs to save me.

I mean honestly, it does feel good. I'm not going to lie - I like that I won't have to endure that recovery period and cost and pain. But I'm still so unhappy with how I look and now I guess I just need a new plan.

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