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Male-to-Female Gender Confirmation Surgery
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2018The major steps in vaginoplasty are orchiectomy, penile amputation, creation of the neovaginal cavity with lining, and reconstruction of urethral meatus, labia, and clitoris. During pedicled intestinal transfer, an intestinal segment is transferred in a dissected cavity between the bladder and rectum.
Karel E.Y. Claes +4 more
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Evaluation and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria to Prepare for Gender Confirmation Surgery
Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2018Gender dysphoria is the experience of marked distress due to incongruence between genetically determined gender and experienced gender. Treatment of gender dysphoria should be individualized and multidisciplinary, involving a combination of psychotherapy, social gender transition, cross-sex hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgery, and/or ancillary ...
Miriam, Hadj-Moussa +2 more
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The Role of Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery in the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2019Abstract The population of transgender patients seeking gender confirmation surgery for gender dysphoria is increasing in the United States. Facial gender confirmation surgery (FGCS) is one of the treatment modalities patients require and is often a combination of soft tissue and cranio–maxilla–facial procedures.
Nick, Esmonde +3 more
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Patients and Procedures of Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: A NSQIP Study
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2021Abstract Various recent developments, including legislation in 2014 banning healthcare discrimination against gender minorities, have contributed to expanding insurance coverage for gender-affirming care, which includes facial gender confirmation surgery (FGCS).
Alexander I, Murphy +3 more
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Male-to-Female Gender-Confirming Surgery
DeckerMed Plastic Surgery, 2018Advances in male-to-female gender-confirming surgery enable acquisition of female secondary sexual characteristics for gender dysphoric patients desiring surgical transition. It is imperative for medical professionals caring for transgender patients to be informed of the current standards of care and the available surgical options.
Thomas Satterwhite +3 more
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The Constitutional Basis for Inmate Gender Confirmation Surgery
SMU Law Review, 2021Transgender refers to “people whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to what is socioculturally accepted as, and typically associated with, the legal and medical sex to which they were assigned at birth.†Despite representing a small percentage of the U.S.
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The Importance of Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery
2020To distinguish the phenotypic sex of a newborn, observers typically inspect the primary external genitalia and pronounce the child female, male, or intersex. Throughout maturation, and most notably during exposure to increased gonadal hormones during puberty, secondary sex characteristics develop (Table 10.1). These include the development of patterned
Jens Urs Berli, Eric Plemons
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Mental Health Evaluation for Gender Confirmation Surgery
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2018The requests for medically necessary surgical interventions for transgender individuals have steadily increased over the past several years. So too has the recognition of the diverse nature of this population. The surgeon relies heavily on the mental health provider to assess the readiness and eligibility of the patient to undergo surgery, which the ...
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The Upper Third in Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: Forehead and Hairline
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2019Abstract The upper third of the face contains 2 features that are particularly important for facial gender recognition: the frontonasoorbital region and the hairline. The supraorbital ridge, which determines the position and exposure of the eyebrows, is almost invariably more developed in the male than in the female.
Luis, Capitán +6 more
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