FTM top surgery can help alleviate gender dysphoria, the distress that often occurs when the client is female from birth but identify as male.
The ideal medical specialist for FTM mastectomy surgery in Pune includes a Board-Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who specializes in gender-affirming procedures.
Before surgery:
To undergo top surgery, you’ll need to meet the requirements defined by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Your mental health evaluation ensures your understanding of the procedure and its impact on your life. In addition, you’ll likely need hormone therapy with testosterone. Achieving full effects takes up to a year and includes redistributing fat away from your chest and broadening your shoulders.
Options available and their procedures:
There are several Female-To-Male top surgery options:
Double-incision surgery with nipple grafts
This is the most common option for FTM. It involves:
- Making long cuts to access and perform breast reduction.
- Performing liposuction to remove excess fat.
- Removing excess skin, if necessary.
- Removing nipples and areolas to decrease their size.
- Reattaching the modified nipples and areolas to the chest.
Periareolar top surgery
If clients have a small chest, they can undergo periareolar top surgery. It may involve:
- Making a circular incision around the border of the areola.
- Making a larger incision around the first cut.
- Breast reduction and liposuction.
- Resizing and attaching the areola.
Keyhole top surgery
If you have very tight skin, you may be eligible for this procedure. It involves:
- Make an incision along the bottom half of your areola so it’s semi-attached.
- Removing breast tissue and performing liposuction.
- Resize your nipple if necessary.
Benefits of FTM top surgery?
The big benefit of maintaining a flat, masculine-looking chest is that the condition can help treat gender dysphoria. Other benefits of each type of top surgery include:
Double-incision top surgery with nipple graft
- Lower risk of sagging.
- More natural nipple positioning.
Periareolar top surgery
- Incision scars are almost not noticeable after they heal.
- Possible preservation of nipple sensation.
Keyhole top surgery
- Minimal scarring.
- Possible preservation of nipple sensation.
Recovery from FTM top surgery
For recovery after surgery, you will need to:
- Sleep on your back.
- Wear compression bandages around your chest.
- Take medications to relieve pain.
- Change the compression bandages regularly.
- Rest, including temporarily avoiding lifting or reaching objects and staying home from work for a short period.
Many transgender men see the need to undergo some gender affirmation procedure to alleviate the side effects of gender dysphoria. When receiving non-invasive, low-risk care from a surgeon specializing in transgender procedures, they have a better chance at success than patients with routine practices or surgeons who only focus on one area of transition. Visit our clinic if you are looking for consultation and FTM Mastectomy Surgery in Pune. We are specialists in FTM gender reassignment and have successfully performed hundreds of cases.