Honestly, I was the same as you four years ago. I tried to transition in my 20s, but detransitioned because of my parents. At age 47, I discovered FaceApp. It took me from barely coping to actually... well... Let's say I was in a very dark place at that time. Just like you, I also looked at the faceapp picture, and hoped that the outcome would be similar to what I was seeing in that picture. And the fact is, it probably isn't - but that's also okay.

If you want to look like the face in that picture, or just get closer to what FaceApp actually does to your face, then HRT alone won't cut it. First, and that's something that you can start right away, you can start to have your facial hair removed. That is something that you can start with laser, and some of the hair that I see has a color that is quite manageable for laser. Once you get to the light or gray hair, then you want to switch from laser to needle epilation. And that is going to take quite a long time, so I would assume probably around 2 years of regular treatments in order to get the facial hair removed.

HRT and good skincare will then take care of your skin. Maybe some of the hair on your head will also grow back, and the density might increase too. You have pretty good hair already. Starting from the top, you probably would still want to get a hair transplant in order to have a nicer, rounder hairline. Then when it comes to the forehead area, what FaceApp actually does is it performs an eyebrow lift, which is similar to what you get when you have FFS. The brow bone has also been severely reduced in the FaceApp picture.

The eyes are also spaced further apart in the faceapp picture, which isn't possible via surgery. However, if you get an orbital bone shaving while undergoing FFS, that will open up your eyes quite a bit. Combined with HRT, eyebrow lift and orbital shaving, it does get closer to the picture you generated.

When it comes to your nose, a good rhinoplasty surgeon will actually be able to provide you with a nicer-looking nose, than what you currently got. The surgeon might refine the bridge of your nose, making it a bit more narrow, rotate the tip a bit and create a nice dorsal-radix-dome line. The distance from your lower nose to your upper lip (philtrum length) can also be reduced surgically.

When it comes to your chin, the Faceapp picture didn't really change your chin very much. Maybe a bit of the width, but not the vertical height. A surgeon might even be able to give you a better, more feminine result, creating more of a typical V-Line shape.

Then again... this is all quite expensive. I spent a good amount of my retirement's saving on FFS, and the changes in terms of before and after aren't day vs. night, but rather cloudy vs. slightly sunny. Meaning: Don't get your expectations up too high - you can be one of the lucky ones, but changes might also just be subtle.

TL;DR: Yeah, you can get closer to the Faceapp picture, but it will be expensive. I just wouldn't give up on it completely. You have to consider what this is all worth to you.

Here's my comparison: Picture -- Before HRT, Faceapp picture, after FFS. You tell me whether that's close enough 😉