What to Know About Female-to-Male Surgery
Female-to-male surgery is a type of sex reassignment surgery, which is also called gender affirmation surgery or gender-affirming surgery, Medical News Today explains.
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Plastic Surgeon: How Gender-Aligning Facial Aesthetic Treatments Are Transforming Lives
Cynthia Elliott, MD, owner of Clearwater, Fla.-based Skinspirations, shares how aesthetic medical treatments can help support transgender individuals’ self-discovery and expression, and why she believes gender-aligning facial treatments are a key piece of the puzzle.
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Botox Response Predicts Migraine Surgery Success
Preoperative Botox injections are a useful test for predicting how well patients with chronic migraine will respond to nerve decompression surgery, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Facial Feminization Surgery Becoming Popular Among Transgender Women: What You Need To Know
Studies have shown improved quality of life and mental health in transgender women undergoing facial feminization surgery, according to TheHealthSite.com.
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Facial Gender Dysphoria
Facial feminization surgery may improve mental health outcomes, according to Psychology Today.
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Improved Mental Health Reported with Gender-Affirming Hair Removal
Gender-affirming hair removal is associated with improved mental health and decreased psychological distress, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.
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American Academy of Dermatology Association Statement on Legislative Interference in Health Care for Transgender Patients
AADA President Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD, FAAD, comments about the recent efforts to restrict physicians’ ability to provide care for transgender youths.
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Aetna Agrees to Expand Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgeries
One of the nation’s largest health insurers is agreeing to pay for breast augmentation for some trans women, The New York Times reports.
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Medical Journal: Hide Everybody’s Sex Because a Handful of Trans People Get a Bottom Surgery
What we are seeing is an effort to deprioritize the facts of biological sex to accommodate an incredibly tiny and unrepresentative number of transgender activists, the Federalist reports.
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What Is a Tracheal Shave?
A tracheal shave is a type of facial feminization surgery. It’s used primarily by trans women and non-binary trans people who wish their faces to appear more feminine. It may also be done on cisgender women who want the same effect, Healthline explains.
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‘Born to Be’ Review: A Compassionate Doctor Changing Lives
A new documentary follows Dr. Jess Ting in his work at Mount Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, The New York Times reports.
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Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient
In a move that could revolutionize gender-reassignment surgery, hospital officials in Boston are considering whether to allow a first-ever penis transplant in a transgender man. Surgeons hope to attach a dead man’s penis to the groin of a patient born as a biological female, according to MedPage Today.
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New Robotic Systems Have Potential to Improve Outcomes & Reduce Complications for Transgender Women
Robotic surgery eases some of the technical challenges of gender-affirming surgery, allowing surgeons greater visibility and reach within the confines of the pelvic cavity, NYU Langone explains.
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Transgender Surgery: Everything You Need to Know, According to Doctors
Surgeons and trans health professionals share what it’s like to undergo male-to-female or female-to-male surgery, according to health.com.
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Transgender Patients Have Increased Risk for Acne, Androgenetic Alopecia, Atopic Dermatitis
Non-cisgender assigned female at birth (AFAB) patients who have received testosterone therapy have an increased risk for acne and androgenetic alopecia, and non-cisgender assigned male at birth (AMAB) patients are significantly more likely to undergo minimally invasive procedures, according to research, per Dermatology Advisor.
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Plastic Surgeon Intent On Cancelling Mothers from Motherhood
Some men want to harvest women’s wombs in order to implant them in men to allow men to give birth, because that is now considered a compassionate, affirming thing to do, The Post Millennial reports.
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Northwestern Medicine Launches Gender Pathways Program
Northwestern Medicine recently launched the Gender Pathways Program, a clinical program for transgender and gender non-binary individuals providing supportive medical services, from gender-affirming primary care to complex multidisciplinary surgeries.
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7 Important Things to Know About Gender Confirmation Surgery
Whether you’re looking into procedures or educating yourself in order to become a better ally, RealSelf shares seven important things to know about gender confirmation surgery—according to three leading surgeons in the field.
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