Facial feminization surgery

Dr Bart van de Ven is a maxillofacial surgeon, specialised in facial feminization surgery. He is the director of Agave Clinic and leads an international team of maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons and dentists. Agave Clinic (click to see some pictures) is located in Marbella in Southern Spain. It offers top quality treatment at affordable prices.

Catalina Before facial feminization surgery		Catalina After facial feminization surgery

What is facial feminization surgery?

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a series of procedures intended to reconstruct the male face to make it look more feminine. Facial feminization surgery includes various bony and soft tissue procedures.
Facial feminization surgery techniques are derived from maxillofacial and reconstructive surgery as well as general plastic and cosmetic surgery.

Bianca Before facial feminization surgery		Bianca After facial feminization surgery

Lisa before facial feminization surgery   Lisa after facial feminization surgery
Natalie before facial feminization surgery		Natalie after facial feminization surgery
Sarah before facial feminization surgery		Sarah after facial feminization surgery
Nicole before facial feminization surgery		Nicole after facial feminization surgery
Carol before facial feminization surgery		Carol after facial feminization surgery
Sophia before facial feminization surgery (hairline lowering)		Sophia after facial feminization surgery (hairline lowering)

Procedures facial feminization surgery

We are pleased we can offer you the following facial feminization surgery procedures:

Forehead recontouring (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Browlift (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Scalp advancement (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Cheek augmentation (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Rhinoplasty (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Liplift (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Jaw contouring (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Chinplasty (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)
Adam apple shaving (Click for more information about this facial feminization procedure)

Mostly we perform a combination of procedures during facial feminization surgery. The complete intervention normally lasts between 4 and 8 hours depending on its extensiveness. We advice our patients to stay in the hospital 1 or nor 2 nights postoperative after facial feminization surgery.

Breast augmentation, abdominoplasty or liposculpture

If you are interested in breast augmentation surgery, abdominoplasty or liposculpture we can invite our plastic surgeon, dr Kai Kaye, to see you. Sometimes these procedures can be performed together with the facial feminization surgery. We also have good contacts with a hairtransplantation centre in Marbella.

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Patient coordination

Our patient coordinator, Lilia Koss, looks after patients that have to stay in Marbella a bit longer after their facial feminization surgery. She assists with accommodations, recommends airlines and organizes your taxis and appointments. > More practical information

Dr Bart van de Ven specialised in facial feminization surgery

Dr Bart van de Ven (the Netherlands) as the senior surgeon performs all the surgeries. In more complex cases he invites Dr Daniel Simon, collegue maxillofacial surgeon, or one of the plastic surgeons into the surgery.

Dr Bart van de Ven (right) and Dr Daniel Simon (left)

In November 2006 Dr Bart van de Ven visited Dr Ousterhout in San Francisco (specialised in facial feminization surgery) and Dr Kabaker (specialist in hair restorative surgery) in Oakland. Dr van de Ven and Dr Noorman van der Dussen (also specialised in facial feminization surgery) from Antwerp went to Kenya twice for cleft lip and palate operations and performed many facial feminization surgeries together in Antwerp.

Dr Bart van de Ven with Frans Noorman van der Dussen, his teacher in facial feminization surgery.

Dr. Bart van de Ven (the Netherlands) and Dr Daniel Simon (Brazil) got to know and appreciate each other’s expertise during two missions in Vietnam and Kenya for the Cleft Surgery Organization (now called Caras Felices). This organisation is an initiative of Dr Bart van de Ven. Its mission is to provide free cleft surgery for affected children from poor families (www.carasfelices.es).

Dr Bart van de Ven and Dr Daniel Simon not only shared their passion for this charity work, but also shared the dream of starting an all-round clinic for facial surgery and dentistry in Europe, where patients could access quick and superior treatment options.

The following video was on Dutch television in 2005. It shows dr Bart van de Ven and Dr Daniel Simon on one of their missions to Kenya.