Top Surgery
I can’t honestly think of another field where the volume has exploded like that - Karen Yokoo MD
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Everything You Need to Know About Getting Top Surgery
In our increasingly anti-trans environment, it can be difficult to find affirming, inclusive information related to gender-affirming care. But if you know people who have had top surgery or have ever browsed an online group of people sharing photos of their first day wearing a favorite shirt with their new flat chest, you know that the possibility of gender euphoria is out there.
Featured
More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’
Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers’ well-being, but data is sparse. Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.
Articles of Interest
Gender Affirming Surgery Can Be Expensive When You’re Non-Binary
In Canada, it's hard to get top surgery covered by insurance if you don't identify as male or female.
My life got easier after top surgery. Is this what male privilege looks like?
Since I visibly transitioned, things are better at work, there’s less struggle, and I earn more. It’s clear that inequality is real.
New York Times Admits That Hundreds of ‘Top Surgeries’ Are Being Performed on Children
The legacy media has changed its mind. We are now informed that life-changing transgender surgeries on minors are real, and that they’re spectacular.
The best $6,250 I ever spent: top surgery
I didn’t know it was the best money I’d ever spent until I’d spent it.
The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life
Despite being assigned female at birth, Fred McConnell knew for years that he was male, and longed to be free of the compression vests he used to bind his chest.
The Myth That Fuels the Panic Over Surgery for Trans Teenagers
For many, getting top surgery is a long and onerous process.
We Witness the Life-Changing Results of Top Surgery on Today's 'Daily VICE'
VICE accompanies transgender Mormon activist Emmett Claren to the hospital before he undergoes surgery to remove his breasts.
Why I'm crowdfunding to pay for my gender-affirming surgery
Top surgery had been on my mind for a long time, but it was something I didn't know how to talk about. I managed to keep myself busy and file the thought away in my head as something I would deal with another day.
Resources
6 Things You Should Know Before Having Top Surgery
No matter their gender identity, all top surgery patients should perform regular breast and chest self-exams before and after surgery.
