have in fact the figure of a young girl! A young girl of today,” she said, "except the bust. I will suggest, that you get a minor breast operation that will give you adequate breasts and at the same time you ought to begin hormone treatments that can give you the necessary roundness both in thighs, hips and face."

I was not quite prepared for such a suggestion, but on the other hand I was interested and curious.

She continued: "You have a good base for such a treatment, and I will be able to feminize you to the fullest degree. You know that I also am doctor for several of the artistes of the night clubs with female imperson- ators and you know how many of them have succeeded because of their completely feminine body. I also suggest that you have a nose opera- tion, that will make it smaller, narrower and give the nose a little up- turn. This is an operation we do on most of the female impersonators under my care. All the treatments that you undergo are paid for by the fashion magazine, so you won't have to worry about that.

It was a big temptation and I was persuaded to undergo these new feminizing treatments of more permanent character than everything I hitherto had undergone.

It was settled that three days later I should undergo the breast opera- tion which would keep me only a few days in the special clinic. All wounds would be healed within 3 weeks. The nose operation would take place a week after the breast operation and within a month everything should be O.K. The hormone treatment should begin at once and was expected to last indefinitely all under control of the doctor.

The day after the visit at the doctor I signed the contract with the magazine. The chief editor introduced me to one of the male models of the magazine, known as a model of feminine teenage clothes. His or I shall say her name was "Femia," and I had the opportunity of being present at a photo session with her as the model. It was fantastic. It was completely impossible to believe that the girl was a young man who created such a perfect illusion of a young girl. She wore a mini dress, white stockings and smart sporty shoes. Her long blond hair was gather- ed and combed forward over one of her shoulders. Pictures were taken first with her alone and then together with two other teenage girls, who were really girls. But it was still impossible to see any difference, except that Femia in a way showed the clothes better. The three girls took dif- ferent poses: one would sit in an air chair, one on the floor among a lot

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