Anti-androgen cessation and Adam's Apple

[yukana]

Hi, I am yukana and I have been "lurking" in Susan's looking for answers to my own questions.
Although I have found some of the answers, I have yet to find anything about this issue under the voice/ffs/surgery forum so I have decided to ask and post about this.

If I have to stop taking anti-androgen due to surgery or financial circumstances,

Will the Adam's Apple grow back after the shave operation?
Will the vocal cords lengthen/thicken after FemLar if I decided to undertake it?

I know this would not be an issue if it is concurrently done with SRS, after orchidectomy, or have no interruption of anti-androgen therapy.
I know that this as a single standalone procedure is more expensive than coupling with other procedures.
I know this is a drastic measure and the risks of complications as well as what it can do and cannot do.
I do plan on skipping orchidectomy and contribute that fund toward SRS.

It is not my intention of stopping anti-androgen if I can afford taking it but I am trying to prepare for the worse financially down the road with this economy and the lack of workplace protection where I live and work.
I do not want to burden my family with these "maintenance" costs as this is the path I have chosen to be myself.

For me, right now, raising the ability to pass is more important during RLE than the several-years-down-the-road SRS which I am also saving for.
My Adam's apple is very prominent that even my therapist who is very lenient with appearances have asked if I can do something about it.
Having it visible makes people 100% identify me as male in the front and covering it with a scarf just makes people more curious about what is hidden underneath.

Although I have read informational sites about the procedures, they do not mention this issue at all which is a concern for me as I do not want to undergo this twice financially.
I know it is probably better to ask a medical professional about this but I feel like they might make an impression of me making a surgical appointment right there during the consultation when I am still saving for it.

I am asking this because if there are cases of breast regrowth after breast reduction on genetic female, would it hold true for this on genetic male as well?

If anyone knows more about this, or where I can find more information about this, please share.

Sorry for the long post and the demanding tone.

[Renate]

A single Chondrolaryngoplasty will do the job.
It's not particularly risky, but some surgeons attack it more aggressively with increased risks of altering the voice.

[kelly_aus]

Hi, I am yukana and I have been "lurking" in Susan's looking for answers to my own questions.
Although I have found some of the answers, I have yet to find anything about this issue under the voice/ffs/surgery forum so I have decided to ask and post about this.

If I have to stop taking anti-androgen due to surgery or financial circumstances,

Will the Adam's Apple grow back after the shave operation?
Will the vocal cords lengthen/thicken after FemLar if I decided to undertake it?

Shouldn't be much, if any regrowth of the adam's apple, testosterone wasn't the only reason it grew in the first place.. And just a quick question, you do realise that voice surgery will simply raise your pitch? You will still need to do almost as much practice and training as someone who doesn't have it.. The voice is as much about what you say as it is how you sound.. The surgery doesn't grant you the correct inflections, tone and the like..

My Adam's apple is very prominent that even my therapist who is very lenient with appearances have asked if I can do something about it.
Having it visible makes people 100% identify me as male in the front and covering it with a scarf just makes people more curious about what is hidden underneath.

If my therapist made a comment like that to me, he and I would be having a conversation about it in front of the appropriate people from the AMA... My therapist has no place making comments about my appearance - positive or negative.

[yukana]

Renate:

My Adam's Apple is so prominent that to shave it down to be barely noticeable would be really close to risking the vocal cords with that procedure.  That's why I also put FemLar into consideration for the drastic shaving it can achieve.


kelly_aus:

Ah. Thank you for your answer.
I suppose growth hormone have a part in contributing into it growing during puberty as well?

Yes, I know that voice surgery only raise the pitch, but my intention of raising it is to be able to reach higher notes (if possible) for singing, not for sounding feminine without voice training.  My dreaded voice drop was over 1 1/2 octave so I was wondering if I can do something about it at the same time if I can chance it.

As for my therapist's comment, I ask her for feedback from time to time about how I am progressing with my appearance since I am not out and not in a local support group due to time constraints and fear of being outted at my workplace.
Although I dress very androgynously or so she said from the beginning of our sessions, the one thing that totally kills it is my Adam's Apple.
About two weeks ago when I was reading a book while in the waiting area with my head down with my glasses on, she couldn't recognize me and though I was just another girl waiting for her turn...
That reaction totally confirms how different it is for when my Adam's Apple is visible or not so this has been on my to-do list for a while since the beginning.
Plus I don't like this giant lump to begin with, as it makes me very uncomfortable whenever I stretch my neck.