# Facialteam — Facial Feminization Surgery Transparency Hub

> Facialteam (SICAP Healthcare) is a facial feminization surgery (FFS) team in Marbella, Spain, performing gender-affirming facial surgery since 2008. This hub openly publishes procedures performed, per-procedure complication frequencies, revision rates and patient-reported outcomes. Through 2025: 3,582 patients, 11,151 procedures, patients from 64 countries, 98.8% one-year satisfaction (n=600), 38 peer-reviewed publications.

## Key facts
- Patients (2008–2025): 3,582
- Procedures (2008–2025): 11,151
- Years of specialised practice: 18
- Countries of patient origin: 64
- One-year patient satisfaction: 98.8% rated outcome as expected or better (n=600)
- Definition of complication: any objective negative consequence of surgery, any severity, excluding subjective aesthetic dissatisfaction and elective touch-ups. Per-complication percentages = post-operative cases / procedures performed (2020–2024).

## Procedures (revision rate 2020–2024, top complications by incidence)
- Forehead feminization (FOREContour®): 2,891 procedures, revision 0.92%. Top complications: Impaired wound healing 0.9%, Asymmetry 0.8%, Facial nerve weakness 0.7%.
- Simultaneous hair transplant (Simultaneous Hair Transplant): 1,342 procedures, revision 1.06%. Top complications: Folliculitis / pimples 1.7%, Impaired wound healing 0.7%, Asymmetry 0.3%.
- Redoing forehead (revision) (FOREContour® Redoing): 84 procedures, revision 1.8%. Top complications: Impaired wound healing 0.9%, Asymmetry 0.8%, Facial nerve weakness 0.7%.
- Rhinoplasty (nose feminization) (REVONose®): 1,904 procedures, revision 5.55%. Top complications: Palpable bump 1.2%, Asymmetry 1.0%, Infection 0.7%.
- Jaw feminization (JAWContour®): 1,261 procedures, revision 0.82%. Top complications: Soft-tissue excess / sagging 2.1%, Local pain (jaw / chin / teeth) 0.6%, Altered sensation 0.5%.
- Chin feminization (JAWContour®): 1,419 procedures, revision 1.55%. Top complications: Soft-tissue excess / sagging 2.1%, Local pain (jaw / chin / teeth) 0.6%, Altered sensation 0.5%.
- Tracheal shave (Adam's apple reduction) (TContour®): 1,228 procedures, revision 1.93%. Top complications: Impaired wound healing 0.7%, Temporary hoarseness 0.5%, Palpable bump 0.3%.
- Lip lift (Lip Lift): 563 procedures, revision 4.41%. Top complications: Asymmetry 0.3%, Impaired wound healing 0.3%.

## Full data
- [Full transparency data (procedures, complication tables, revisions, satisfaction, publications)](https://facialteam.eu/transparency-hub/llms-full.txt)
- [Interactive Transparency Hub](https://facialteam.eu/transparency-hub/)
- [Facialteam research & publications](https://facialteam.eu/research-development/publications/)

## Notes
Source: Facialteam clinical CRM (Salesforce) and one-year follow-up questionnaire. Working document; figures subject to final review.