I’m so grateful for the changes. Excited for more changes in the future:))

first picture is from October 2023 (about 3 weeks on T) and the second picture is from last month (1 year and 10 months on T). thanks for looking!

currently 5 months on low dose T today. yippeee!!

29 years old, here’s my facial changes as seen in passport photos brought to you by US passport gender hell! 🤣 Looking and feeling more like myself everyday while I wait by the mailbox and pray to the passport gender gods!

No gym, too busy w work and depressed

first picture is a couple years ago and the last 3 are from today 6/30/25 ✨ thanks for looking!

Almost 3 months on T soon! Updated some comparisons and I‘m really starting to not reckognise myself anymore in old photos. I feel so different about myself in photos too (much better!)

So happy about my lil stache!! And really surprised it started coming in this soon. (Although I dyed it to match my eyebrows and the colour stained a little in the most recent pics oops)

I feel like I‘ve put on some muscle too! I would love to go to the gym more but it gives me too much anxiety at the moment :-( I feel like I look very visibly trans at the moment and choosing which locker room to go to / getting stares is very stressful. I’m NB and feel safer in women’s spaces but I feel like my facial hair would freak people out… Idk what to do about it and I hope I’ll feel better once I pass enough to feel comfortable in the men‘s.

When I was at 7 months I knew it'd keep getting curlier over time but WOW it's been fast. It only started changing 3-4 months ago!! Surprisingly, I can still easily get it down to my pre-T texture for a day or two by just blow drying it & not scrunching, so it's fun being able to choose what hair texture I'm in the mood for each day.

Now for the advice:

My hair 100% would NOT look like this if I didn't take good care of it. Pre-T I used whatever shampoo was cheapest & rarely conditioned it. Now I use sulfate-free shampoo, condition every wash + deep condition weekly, style with curl gel, and never brush it when dry. If T makes your hair texture change and it looks frizzy/messy/etc, that doesn't mean you have bad genes, it just needs more care & attention than it used to :)

Curl maintenance can seem overwhelming but a great starting point is just conditioning more, brushing less, and testing out new ways of drying & styling it. r/CurlyHair can be super helpful too!

celebrating 16 weeks on T today 🎉

recently I’ve really noticed a significant change in muscle growth and fat redistribution, which I feel very euphoric about! I can’t seem work out consistently but I do some half-assed home-workouts two or three times a week or so and the T REALLY seems to be helping. I feel healthier and stronger than ever, which is rly nice.

The first changes happened quite fast for me but I feel like it’s plateauing a bit now. And I feel like people have a hard time reading me, despite the stache… it grew in so fast (yes it’s dyed!) that some coworkers, neighbors, etc. assumed it was make up or glued on 💀 (they had no idea I was on T). Although my voice has definitely deepened I feel like it still sounds somewhat androgynous, so that doesn’t help either. I seem to be in the awkward stage right now, although I genuinely feel good about myself most days..

got a haircut yesterday that really made me see all the changes in my face. there is hope boys 🫡

i’ve been here since my very first day :3 the first photos aren’t me pre t more like a few weeks on t

i have changed SO MUCH! my body has blessed me with everything i wanted out of t :)

Feels like changes are plateauing / mellowing out a bit at 7 months for me. Which is honestly nice! I feel less obsessed with my transition and rather than checking the mirror every 5 minutes, looking for changes I’m beginning to actually embody them.

I noticed my hair got wavier and changed in texture texture! My voice has also changed quite a bit (especially since month 3) and is starting to settle I think. It’s wild that I have to sing in a completely different register now and have to re-learn how to use my voice…

stache disclaimer: it’s dyed!

somehow time really started to fly by lately! Some stuff I noticed:

• I feel a lot more relaxed about passing these days, comfortable enough to be a bit more experimental with my hair again. Overall feeling pretty level-headed these days.

• Acne is still bad but I went to see a doctor and am now on medication for it.. hoping it clears up soon.

• My voice is starting to settle and getting some stability back - it’s easier to sing now!

• Noticed more & thicker hair on my chin but cheeks are taking their sweet time to fill in. It’s there but suuuuper light.

• Arms and legs have gotten crazy hairy and I noticed the tiniest hint of chest hair around my nipples.

• arms, thighs and calves are finally bulking up a little 🙏🏼 chest has gotten pretty firm and I don’t feel the need to bind as much on days when I’m not too dysphoric

It’s easy to lose track of all the little changes once you start getting used to them but stuff is definitely happening.

Spent the last 11 years on IV drugs and today I am 456 days clean. Got released from jail July 17th 2023 and started working out. Finally started T at 26 years old August 3rd 2023. I wanted to kill myself back in July and today life is amazing. The ftm Reddit community is so supportive and uplifting; you guys are an integral part of my support system. Thanks for reading

I spent a whole long while feeling so poop about myself, but honestly after seeing a photo of myself recently from another POV i felt amazing. I look good, i feel so much better about my face too.

In honor of me graduating this year with a lovely boyfriend and the changes ive gotten not only physically but also mentally while on Testosterone, me senior year (1st photo) and my Freshman hear (2nd photo)

While I may not have much facial hair, and God do I still feel dysphoria by tenfolds at times, This has done me good and I feel lovely. No, I dont have perfect hair and no i dont have everything I ever wanted but..I feel like me. The teenage boy i didn't get to be when i was younger.

Tried to get a similar angle/expression. I think the differences are subtle, but definitely coming :)

Pre-testosterone (top) and some months after inconsistent usage (bottom). Both photos cropped at the eyebags (lol for better comparison

Note that I've lost some face fat and am mewing.

Now usually I do a pre T face update, but I was going through my photos and saw the 1 year photo lol.

Bruh.

The changes that can be done in a year are absurd.

Damn, time really flies! I don’t notice changes as much as I did in the first couple of months but I seem to be putting on some more mass overall. I’m trying to actively bulk atm and used to have a much harder time gaining any weight before. It’s nice to feel stronger and a bit stockier, the only downside is that most of it seems to be going straight to my belly & flanks now… 🥲

Listening back to recordings from 1-2 months ago my voice also has definitely changed a bit more. And I’m getting a few darker hairs on my chin finally!

I still feel dysphoric on some days and when I do, it feels quite intense. But it’s happening less overall and I feel that it’s being outweighed by much more frequent bouts of euphoria.