Gender Affirming Surgeries
| Masculinizing SURGERIES | Feminizing SURGERIES |
|---|---|
| Bilateral mastectomy: removal of both breasts, usually with nipple grafts | Breast augmentation: surgery usually requires insertion of silicone or saline breast implants |
| Masculinization laryngoplasty: vocal cord surgery that augments the vocal fold contours to deepen the voice | Feminization laryngoplasty: vocal cord surgery that reduces the larynx and shortens the length of the vibratory vocal fold resulting in higher pitch |
| Facial masculinization surgery: this may include forehead lengthening, jaw augmentation and genioplasty (chin reshaping) | Facial feminization surgery: can include rhinoplasty, jaw reduction, cheek augmentation and brow lift |
| Thyroid cartilage enhancement: surgical augmentation of the size of the laryngeal prominence using rib cartilage or an implant | Chondrolaryngoplasty: tracheal shave, reduces the size of the laryngeal prominence |
| Hysterectomy/oophorectomy: removal of uterus and ovaries | Orchiectomy: removal of the testicles |
| Vaginectomy: removal of the vaginal epithelium and obliteration of the vaginal canal. This is done after hysterectomy. | Vaginoplasty: creation of a vagina using penile and scrotal skin or intestinal graft |
| Metoidioplasty: creation of a neophallus from the clitoris | |
| Phalloplasty: use of a free flap to create a neophallus | |
| Scrotoplasty: creation of a scrotum using the labia majora with placement of testicular implants |