Face (FFS)
What FFS is, when it is covered, and how to make your request as strong as possible.
The FFS route
A face of points of light that changes zone by zone, with before/after drawings, the law and twelve gates from no to yes.
Start the experience →What is FFS?
Facial feminization surgery: operations on bone and soft tissue that make masculine features in the face more feminine. Think of the forehead and brow ridge, hairline, nose, jaw and chin, lips, cheekbones and the Adam's apple. Hormones change skin and fat, but not bone.
When is it covered?
Only for a passability problem: because of your masculine face you are not recognised as a woman, and people are startled, react strangely or disrespectfully. The feature must be "so masculine that it does not generally occur in women". Your doctor's request, with photos in your gender role, must answer three questions:
- Why is there a passability problem?
- Which feature contributes most?
- How does the procedure improve that?
The bar is high: courts and the disputes committee have rejected several cases. But under settled case law the treating doctor's judgement comes first, and in case of doubt the insurer must consult your doctor.