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Top surgery for transgender men and nonbinary people

Mayo Clinic s approach

Teamwork

The Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care Clinic (TISCC) provides integrated medical, psychosocial and surgical intervention to individuals with gender dysphoria incongruence and to those with differences of sexual development (intersex). The team includes providers from various specialties including endocrinology, pediatric endocrinology, social work, psychiatry, psychology, voice therapy, gynecology and plastic surgery. Treatments offered include: Mental health assessment and management Hormonal therapy and monitoring Assistance with social and legal issues and referrals to community resources Fertility preservation Sexually transmitted infection screening and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Voice therapy Electrolysis and laser hair removal Hair transplant Gynecologic care for trans men Chaplain services Feminizing surgical procedures: Top surgery for transgender women Facial feminization Body contouring procedures Orchiectomy Tracheal shave Penile inversion vaginoplasty Masculinizing surgical procedures: Top surgery for transgender men and nonbinary people Body contouring procedures Hysterectomy/oophorectomy Preoperative and postoperative pelvic floor physical therapy Before you start treatment, you will meet with at least one member of the TISCC medical team - a doctor or nurse practitioner - and a member of the TISCC behavioral health team, such as a social worker or psychologist. You'll have a complete medical evaluation to make sure that your treatment risks are identified and addressed. Before a surgical procedure you will be seen by the appropriate TISCC surgical team. Evaluation of your mental health ensures that any mood or mental health concerns are reasonably well managed before you start treatment. Each person is different. Your providers will look at your specific case in order to come up with the best recommendations for you. Your health care team will work with you during your treatment and make sure your expectations are realistic. Your team wants to make sure your goals are being met, any risks are managed and your questions are answered.

Advanced technology

Mayo Clinic specialists are committed to providing the latest, most comprehensive treatment options for gender dysphoria/incongruence. Your Mayo Clinic specialist's advice about the best treatment for you will be based on expert knowledge of and experience with all treatment options for gender dysphoria.

Expertise and rankings

At Mayo Clinic, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers and surgeons work together to provide exactly the care you need. Having all of this expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion - your care is discussed among the team, your test results are available quickly, your appointments are scheduled in coordination and highly specialized experts are all working together to determine what's best for you.

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Clinical trials

Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments Jan. 13, 2022 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references AskMayoExpert. Gender-affirming procedures (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2021. Schechter LS, ed. Surgical therapy for transmen. In: Surgical Management of the Transgender Patient. Elsevier; 2017. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 7, 2021. Neligan PC, et al., eds. Surgery for gender dysphoria. In: Plastic Surgery. 4th ed. Elsevier; 2018. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 7, 2021. Maas M, et al. The ideal male nipple-areola complex: A critical review of the literature and discussion of surgical techniques for female-to-male gender-confirming surgery. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2020; doi:10.1097/SAP.0000000000002018. Ferrando CA. Breast and chest surgery for transgender patients. In: Comprehensive Care of the Transgender Patient. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 7, 2021. Scheefer Van Boerum, et al. Chest and facial surgery for the transgender patient. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2019; doi:10.21037/tau.2019.06.18. Ferrando C, et al. Transgender surgery: Female to male. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Oct. 8, 2021. Bustos VP, et al. Transgender and gender-nonbinary patient satisfaction after transmasculine chest surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2021; doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000003479. Mahfouda S, et al. Gender-affirming hormones and surgery in transgender children and adolescents. The Lancet. Diabetes and Endocrinology. 2019; doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30305-X.

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