American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons

or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community

or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Gender Surgeries

Facial feminization surgery improves gender dysphoria in trans women

Facial feminization surgery improves gender dysphoria in trans women

Josef Hadeed, MD, FACS | Beverly Hills, CA Thursday, April 28, 2022

Facial feminization surgery is a combination of procedures designed to soften the facial features and feminize the face. There are many procedures that are available to feminize the face.

The impact of COVID-19 on gender dysphoria patients

The impact of COVID-19 on gender dysphoria patients

Cristiane Ueno, MD | Tacoma, WA Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Patients with gender dysphoria suffer a significant amount of anxiety and depression, and gender-affirming surgeries performed by plastic surgeons have an effect on bringing those patients back to their right body and improving their mental health and personal lives.

Facial feminization for cisgender women with masculine-looking faces

Facial feminization for cisgender women with masculine-looking faces

Jordan Deschamps-Braly, MD, FACS | San Francisco, CA Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Facial feminization is a defined set of plastic and craniofacial surgical procedures that work to reshape masculine facial features to make them appear more feminine.

What are female-to-male gender confirmation surgeries?

What are female-to-male gender confirmation surgeries?

Curtis Crane, MD | Greenbrae, CA Wednesday, November 18, 2015

For patients with severe gender dysphoria, or gender incongruence, surgery has been a mainstay of treatment for decades.

Plastic surgery an important step in gender dysphoria treatment of transgender individuals

Plastic surgery an important step in gender dysphoria treatment of transgender individuals

Loren Schechter, MD | Morton Grove, IL Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Individuals with gender dysphoria often describe being born in the wrong body, and plastic surgery is an important step in aligning their bodies with whom they know themselves to be.

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