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In 1942, [4] British physician and author Michael Dillon underwent a chest masculinizing mastectomy as part of his transition to male. This would be among the first of Dillon's 13 gender-affirming surgeries. All were performed by Harold Gillies, a New Zealand plastic surgeon, [5] who is sometimes referred to as "the father of modern plastic ...
The procedure can help transgender men transition physically to their self-affirmed gender. Surgeries for female-to-male transgender patients have similarities to both gynecomastia surgeries for cisgender men, [ 2 ] breast reduction surgery for gigantomastia , and the separate mastectomies done for breast cancer. [ 3 ]
Top surgery refers to the surgical procedures on the breasts: Mammaplasty. Breast augmentation surgery; Breast reduction surgery; Mastectomy; Gender-affirming surgery. Gender-affirming surgery (female-to-male), may include bilateral mastectomy and chest reconstruction; Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female), may include breast augmentation
Medicare may cover gender affirming care, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender affirmation surgery. Learn more here. What to know about Medicare and gender affirmation
Intersex medical interventions (IMI), sometimes known as intersex genital mutilations (IGM), [1] are surgical, hormonal and other medical interventions performed to modify atypical or ambiguous genitalia and other sex characteristics, primarily for the purposes of making a person's appearance more typical and to reduce the likelihood of future problems.
Gender-affirming surgery can also refer to operations pursued by cisgender people, such as mammaplasty, penile implant, or testicular implants following orchiectomy. [11] Gender-affirming surgery is often sensationalized and misrepresented by anti-trans activists through terms such as genital-mutilation surgery. [12] [13] [14]
The text, published by the Vatican doctrine office on Monday, states that attempts to obscure “the sexual difference between man and woman,” including gender-affirming surgery, should be rejected.
Mastectomy has non-cancer medical uses as well, including cosmetic or reconstructive surgery. [12] Men with gynecomastia may be eligible for mastectomy, but minimally invasive surgical techniques also exist. [13] [14] Transgender men and non-binary people assigned female at birth may undergo a mastectomy as a gender-affirming surgery. [6] [7] [8]