Gender Affirming Surgery: Before and After Photos (2024)

Breast Augmentations

This procedure involves enlargement of the breasts with an implant. Various techniques may be used to perform this procedure, and they are surgeon and patient dependent. Breast augmentation is often performed as an outpatient procedure but some patients may require one night stay in the hospital.

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This is a 56 year old who underwent Bilateral augmentation mammoplasty for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 56 year old who underwent Bilateral augmentation mammoplasty for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 28 year old who underwent Breast augmentation for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 28 year old who underwent Breast augmentation for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 31 year old who underwent Bilateral augmentation mammoplasty for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 31 year old who underwent Bilateral augmentation mammoplasty for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
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Facial Feminizations

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) involves several surgeries that can be done to feminize the facial features. These procedures include but are not limited to: rhinoplasty, forehead contouring, jaw angle reduction, chin width reduction, lowering the hairline, hair transplantation, cheek augmentation, lip augmentation and upper lip shortening. Some procedures are performed as outpatient procedures while others require an inpatient stay.

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This is a 30 year old who underwent facial feminization surgery including hairline brow lift, correction of frontal bossing and superior lateral orbital bossing, fat transfer to right malar region, anterior lipectomy and platysmaplasty, horizontal advancement and lengthening genioplasty. She is 2 months post surgery.
This is a 30 year old who underwent facial feminization surgery including hairline brow lift, correction of frontal bossing and superior lateral orbital bossing, fat transfer to right malar region, anterior lipectomy and platysmaplasty, horizontal advancement and lengthening genioplasty. She is 2 months post surgery.
Before surgery (left) and after surgery (right).
Before surgery (left) and after surgery (right).

Mastectomies

This procedure includes removal of breast tissue with masculinizing chest contouring and nipple grafting in some cases. Chest surgery is sometimes performed as an outpatient procedure but some patients may require one night stay in the hospital.

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This is a 27 year old who underwent Subcutaneous mastectomies with periareolar mastopexy type incision for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1.5 months post surgery.
This is a 27 year old who underwent Subcutaneous mastectomies with periareolar mastopexy type incision for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1.5 months post surgery.
This is a 24 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with free nipple graft nipple reconstructions for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 4 months post surgery.
This is a 24 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with free nipple graft nipple reconstructions for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 4 months post surgery.
This is a 27 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with free nipple grafting for nipple reconstruction for gender dyphoria purposes. The patient is 2 months post surgery.
This is a 27 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with free nipple grafting for nipple reconstruction for gender dyphoria purposes. The patient is 2 months post surgery.
This is a 20 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy with free nipple graft nipple reconstructions for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 20 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy with free nipple graft nipple reconstructions for gender dysphoria purposes. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 22 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy with pedicle nipple-areolar complex, nipple-areolar reconstruction for gender dysphoria. The patient is 1 month post surgery.
This is a 22 year old who underwent Bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy with pedicle nipple-areolar complex, nipple-areolar reconstruction for gender dysphoria. The patient is 1 month post surgery.

Vaginoplasty

Vaginoplasty surgery involves creation of the vulva (outer female genital structures) with or without a vagin*l canal. Patients may opt to have a “zero depth” vaginoplasty procedure which involves creation of the outer genitals (labia, cl*toral hood, urethral opening) only without a vagin*. The procedure requires an inpatient stay in the hospital and if a full-depth vaginoplasty is performed, there is a required stay at a nearby hotel. For zero-depth procedures patients should expect to be in Cleveland for 3-4 days after the surgery and for a full-depth procedure, 7-10 days after surgery.

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