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Gender-Affirming Surgery

Insurance Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery Medically reviewed by Paul Gonzales on March 13, 2024. Navigating insurance coverage for gender affirmation surgery can be complex, but many insurance providers now recognize these forms of healthcare for transgender individuals as medically necessary and thereby deserving of coverage. This guide aims to simplify the process of finding and applying for insurance coverage for gender-affirmative surgery, also known as gender confirmation surgery. The GCC’s list of insurance providers that cover gender-affirming surgeries Below you can find a list of insurance providers for which our team has successfully obtained approval for top surgery procedures from here. If you don’t see your insurance listed here or …

Pre-Operative Assessment and Goal-Setting for Gender Affirming Body Contouring: Masculinization and Androgenization

Pre-Operative Assessment and Goal-Setting for Gender Affirming Body Contouring: Masculinization and Androgenization This article is an introduction for those interested in gender affirming body contouring to de-feminize, masculinize and/or androgenize their body shape–sometimes referred to as body masculinization surgery (BMS). We discuss the common effects of an estrogenic vs. androgenic puberty on bone structure and soft tissue–such as overall body shape, upper vs. lower body fat ratios and hip to waist ratios–to explain what gender-affirming liposuction can accomplish. We hope this information will help patients craft realistic goals and have more informed conversations with our surgeons about relieving gender dysphoria and achieving gender euphoria through body contouring the thighs, hips, …

Gender Affirming Facial Surgery for Non-Binary Patients

Gender Affirming Facial Surgery for Non-Binary Patients This article is an overview of how the techniques of Facial Masculinization and Facial Feminization Surgery (FMS and FFS) can be incorporated into Gender Affirming Facial Surgery for non-binary patients. Gender Confirming Facial Surgery and Gender Affirming Facial Surgery are both umbrella terms commonly used in the field of gender confirmation surgery to refer to the vast array of reconstructive facial surgery options that can be used to help achieve gender euphoria. We go over how the unique needs of gender expansive, gender fluid and androgynous-identifying patients can be made through hairline, forehead,  cheek, nose, jaw, chin and adam’s apple surgery. What is …

Permanent Hair Removal for Transgender Patients in SF

Permanent Hair Removal for Transgender Patients in SF Hair removal is a critical medical intervention for many trans, non-binary, and gender expansive people. Hair removal is used to remove the amount of hair on targeted parts of the body, commonly including the face, torso, arms, and legs. It is often used to prepare for bottom surgery and/or to reduce hair that causes gender dysphoria or gender incongruence related to hair growth. Hair Removal at The Gender Confirmation Center The Gender Confirmation Center exclusively offers laser hair removal (LHR) in our office but can provide outsider referrals for electrolysis hair removal (EHR) treatments. Although we’re unable to offer electrolysis, the information …

Talking With Schools About Your Transgender Child

Talking With Schools About Your Transgender Child Often, school can be a daunting place for transgender, non-binary, gender-expansive, or genderqueer young people. Navigating a gender transition and informing schools, teachers, and administrators might be an important part of your child’s process. Throughout this page you will find resources to move these important conversations forward and further help you and your child with this process. The language of this page is directed at parents of transgender young people in K-12 schools, but this can also be helpful for educators, school staff, and trans youth who might want to go about navigating a gender transition at schools on their own. Occasionally, trans …

Supporting Your Trans Child Through Gender Transition

Supporting Your Trans Child Through Gender Transition If you are reading this, it likely means that your child (or some other young person important to you) just came out as transgender. This means that the gender your young person identifies with is not the one assigned to them at birth. It is important to note that people usually only come out to family and friends that they trust. If a trans person has come out to you, it likely means they have faith that you can help support them through this meaningful time. Having a kid come out as trans can be a big moment for your family. Being a …

Explaining Your Child’s Transgender Identity to Others

Explaining Your Child’s Transgender Identity to Others If your child or another young person in your life recently came out as trans, non-binary, or gender expansive, you might have questions about how to navigate their gender transition. There is a lot to think about, and this page will help answer some questions around how to talk to family and friends about your child’s trans identity. To see our FAQ on trans identity and youth, click here, and to find more resources aimed at supporting parents and family like yourself, click here. An important first step is having an honest conversation with your young person about what they want and need …

Non-binary Gender-Affirming Body Contouring

Non-binary Gender-Affirming Body Contouring Medically reviewed by Jennifer Richman on February 22, 2024. This article is an introduction to the options for gender-affirming body contouring, also called transgender body sculpting, that have been commonly solicited by non-binary and gender expansive patients. We start with a discussion of conventionally “masculine” and “feminine” body shapes to address how liposuction and fat grafting in our state-of-the-art San Francisco facilities–whether trunk liposuction, a BBL, hip dip fat transfer or more–can be used to meet your specific body goals. By strategically using the techniques of “body masculinization surgery” and “body feminization surgery”, we hope to provide models for patients who wish to create more androgynous …

Changing your gender marker to Non-Binary

Changing Your Gender Marker to Non-Binary What is a gender marker?  All people born in the United States are assigned a sex at birth, which is then reported on all identifying documents. The category “gender marker” or “sex marker” refers to the sex the baby is assigned by a doctor based on their chromosomes and the appearance of genitals. Usually, the baby is assigned an M for male or an F for female, and this is what is put onto your official documents from birth. To learn more about the difference between assigned sex and gender identity, visit our informational page on misgendering. Continue reading to find out which states …

Transgender Voice Therapy

Transgender Voice Therapy Voice therapy can be a way for transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people to alter the tone and pitch of their voice if their voice causes them gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, or discomfort. Among other reasons, trans and non-binary people can use voice therapy to increase confidence and self-satisfaction in their communication style.  Voice therapy can be tailored to specific goals based on what feels most affirming and important to the individual. What is Transgender Voice Therapy?  Voice therapy encompasses a series of non-surgical interventions used to change key components of verbal speech.  With the help of a speech-language pathologist, communication therapy can help  alter the gender …