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.
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.
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.
As 2025 begins, key trends in aesthetic medicine focus on advancements such as preservation rhinoplasty, personalized body contouring, facial optimization for the digital age, enhanced recovery techniques, and preventative treatments designed to deliver natural results and improve patient outcomes.
Studies have shown improved quality of life and mental health in transgender women undergoing facial feminization surgery, according to TheHealthSite.com.
Read MoreFacial feminization surgery may improve mental health outcomes, according to Psychology Today.
Read MoreGender-affirming hair removal is associated with improved mental health and decreased psychological distress, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.
Read MoreAADA President Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD, FAAD, comments about the recent efforts to restrict physicians’ ability to provide care for transgender youths.
Read MoreOne of the nation’s largest health insurers is agreeing to pay for breast augmentation for some trans women, The New York Times reports.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA new documentary follows Dr. Jess Ting in his work at Mount Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, The New York Times reports.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreRobotic 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.
Read MoreSurgeons and trans health professionals share what it’s like to undergo male-to-female or female-to-male surgery, according to health.com.
Read MoreNon-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.
Read MoreSome 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.
Read MoreNorthwestern 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.
Read MoreWhether 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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