Preparing for Facial Feminization Surgery

Authors

Lane Donaldson, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Oghenefejiro Okifo, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Laura Garcia-Rodriguez, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Donaldson L, Okifo F, and Garcia-Rodriguez L. Preparing for Facial Feminization Surgery. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2023; 31(3):349-354.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Publication Title

Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

Abstract

Preparing for facial feminization surgery (FFS) or gender-affirming facial surgery is a daunting task. Patients do extensive research online to see what FFS means. Oftentimes it is the patients who are educating their physicians when discussing medical clearance or the esteemed "therapy letter." The therapy letter is a letter that details the support for surgery in a stable patient and reaffirms the need to have FFS in a person diagnosed with gender dysphoria. This typically follows the World Professional Association for Transgender Health standards-of-care guidelines. Besides having the therapy letter, patients must be counseled on concurrent mental health illnesses.

Medical Subject Headings

Male; Humans; Transgender Persons; Feminization; Sex Reassignment Surgery; Face; Gender Dysphoria

PubMed ID

37348976

Volume

31

Issue

3

First Page

349

Last Page

354