Body Contouring Surgical Options: Masculinization and Androgenization Medically reviewed by Jennifer Richman on February 22, 2024. This article gives an overview of gender affirming liposuction, otherwise known as FTM body contouring, body masculinization surgery (BMS) or androgenizing body sculpting. We go over what the procedure consists of, its benefits, its risks, the recovery process and the long-lasting results that it can yield. Likewise, we review the most common areas that patients who have gone through a full estrogenic puberty frequently wish to target with liposuction to masculinize or androgenize their body shapes: flanks (the space between the ribs and the hip), waist, hips, abdomen, inner thighs, outer thighs, the chest, …