Gender Care Program
We offer streamlined access to a team of medical, surgical, behavioral health, and support specialists, in partnership with Main Line Health LGBTQ Inclusive Care for gender-affirming care.
Facial Feminization Surgery
What is facial feminization surgery?
Facial feminization surgery refers to surgical techniques that are used to reshape masculine facial features to achieve a more feminine appearance. These techniques can produce subtle but distinct changes in the shape or size of the nose, forehead, brow, hairline, lips, chin, cheeks, or jawline.
A variety of surgical procedures are used in gender-affirming facial feminization, including:
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
- Brow lift
- Forehead (frontal bone) and brow contouring
- Chin reshaping (genioplasty)
- Jaw reduction
- Cheek augmentation
- Lip augmentation
- Hairline advancement
- Tracheal shave (surgery to reduce the size and appearance of the Adam’s apple)
Patients with persistent gender dysphoria may wish to consider one or more facial feminization procedures if hormone therapy does not produce the degree of desired changes in facial features.
Gender-Affirming Surgery
The goal of gender-affirming surgery is to help transgender and gender expansive people align their physical anatomy with their gender identity. While surgery is not a part of everyone's goals or transition, gender-affirming surgeries can provide an important avenue of treatment for people with gender dysphoria.