Preparing for Facial Feminization Surgery - 21/06/23
Résumé |
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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Facial feminization surgery (FFS), Gender-affirming facial surgery (GAS), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), Hormones, Letter, Gender dysphoria
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Vol 31 - N° 3
P. 349-354 - août 2023 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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