FEMALE TO MALE (FTM) TRANSGENDER SURGERY

• Facial surgery

• Thyroid chondroplasty

• Voice modification surgery

• Liposuction/body contouring

• Body implant

TOP SURGERY (BREAST or CHEST SURGERY)

The creation of a male chest is one of the important procedures in FTM transition surgery. The surgeon must be knowledgeable of the differences between male and female chest to give proper results. Depending on the breast size, ptosis, and skin elasticity, any surgical technique can be adopted, such as semicircular, trans areolar, concentric-circular, nipple graft, and inverted T.

GENITAL/BOTTOM SURGERY

Total phalloplasty and urethroplasty are performed using Radial Artery Forearm Flap. The flap is harvested from the forearm and formed into a tube within tube structure (penile glans and corona are formed from the flap). The clitoris is kept intact for stimulation. The donor site is skin grafted over the forearm. Scrotoplasty is performed, and the testicular and erectile prosthesis can be implanted at a later time. The procedures like metoidioplasty create microphallus, often not capable of standing urination or penetration.

OTHER SURGERY

Male voice/lower tone is often achieved through masculinizing hormone therapy for female to male transgender patients. In addition to changes in voice, transmen who are receiving masculinizing hormonal therapy also achieve more male outward appearance through redistribution of adipose tissue, increase in muscle mass, and increase in growth of body, facial hair, and male pattern baldness in some cases. Therefore, making other non-genital/non-chest procedures less common.