Yeson voice feminization surgery

[Jess-Taku]

Basically what my mother told me after I told her I was going to S. Korea to have my voice operated upon. This was after she said "THERE IS NO WAY I'M LETTING YOU GO TO KOREA"

Relax, mom! It's not North Korea! Actually it's more like Beverly Hills in Gangnam- if not more Beverly Hills than Beverly Hills itself

Ahah, this!

my mum is dead set against me travelling out to get this operation... But after being so inspired by all the girls who've had it done... It's kinda hard to let her drag me down ;p

But seriously, i think she's mainly worried about the results... She's 'seen results that have reverted' on the tv, and i gotta be honest, i haven't got a way to disprove to her that 1 year... 2 years... down the line my voice won't have lost the higher pitch...

To that end, and only if anyone who's got some result of 1 year+ post-op with Yeson, me and mum would love to hear your results!!

x x x

[ImagineKate]

So I got a question.

Some of you who did this were evaluated by ENT specialists in the USA (or other countries) before flying to Korea.

What do you go ask them for? Does Yeson tell you what you need to get, or give them instructions?

[Alaia]

Gotta say, this is one of my dream surgeries to have done. There are just so many situations where I loose control of my voice completely and it just sounds awful. The other day I was going through a sort of physical and spiritual detox bootcamp. I shared some things that just had me sobbing uncontrollably, and it sounded just like a guy crying... I hate that, I can't even let my emotions out without feeling dysphoria.

So anyway, just curious, how much does one need to plan for financially in getting this done? This is starting to feel more important to me than FFS.

[ElleA]

 That's a question that had been asked many times. It's around the $10,000-11,000 USD. All in, with flights accommodation, food and the surgery.

[ImagineKate]

Probably closer to 12k from the east coast USA.

[anjaq]

The other day I was going through a sort of physical and spiritual detox bootcamp. I shared some things that just had me sobbing uncontrollably, and it sounded just like a guy crying...

I totally get that. I was at a spiritual camp as well - in a day long workshop on finding a path in life - and well - what happened was that people called me a he and afterwards people came by telling me that they still would regard me a woman despite my condition. It was the most horrible experience that drove me towards seeking a way to fix that. 3 months later I found the videos from this thread, another 2 months later i was readly to book - then Dr Kim was giving me some warnings on the examinations I sent in adn I could just not find a way to pull $10000 out of my empty pockets so Now it is a year later and I am waiting for the assessment of Dr Kim if i improved in a year of voice therapy. So in a weird way maybe for both of us these experiences at spiritual events guide us towards this?

[Wynternight]

Can Yeson do chondrolaryngoplasty at the same time if it's requested? Or does he just specialise in the vocal cord surgery?

[ElleA]

No they don't, plus that can mess with the results of the surgery, Dr Kim recommends having it done well before having his surgery.

[Wynternight]

No they don't, plus that can mess with the results of the surgery, Dr Kim recommends having it done well before having his surgery.

Thank you!

[Calycé]

- I finally did it !
- What ? The operation ?
- No, read the whole thread 

More seriously, I just registered to Susan's in order to really thank you Jennygirl.
This thread was an incredible and invaluable read to me and I'd also like to thanks abbyt89, Lena from Kiev, barbie, anjaq, AmyBerlin, ... just to name a few.

Really girls, THANK YOU !

[lovelyjmi]

Oh .. my .. funk... I have reached.. a new pitch ... O_O! So, I put together a NEW studio quality recording month 2!

Old Voice: 134.4 Hz
New Voice: 265.2 Hz

[anjaq]

Thats a 130 Hz increase - thats almost double of what Yeson describes on the website and in the flyers (74Hz). Wow. O.O

[Livvykins]

Oh .. my .. funk... I have reached.. a new pitch ... O_O! So, I put together a NEW studio quality recording month 2!

Old Voice: 134.4 Hz
New Voice: 265.2 Hz

Amazing! My stats are currently

Old Voice: 143 Hz
New Voice: 267 Hz

Lol you're winning the Hz increase wars Gawd daym it! 

Stupid cold this morning has my voice down to 250... Grr!

I'll be back... And in greater numbers!

[lovelyjmi]

bahaha... bring it on!! XD

[ImagineKate]

Not bad, not bad. The pitch is definitely feminine. The prosody seems a little off but you'll get it sooner or later I'm guessing. But to me the prosody comes off more like a foreign accent rather than "male" so I don't think you'll have any issues at all getting clocked.

ANy answer to my other question? I want to make sure I'm good before I go booking a flight to Korea and wasting time knowing he can't work on me.

[lovelyjmi]

I ... am Canadian? Maybe that's the "Accent" you hear? XD! I definitely speak very girly ! Don't forget this is just me reading!

Also, you'll have to email them for that! I know they're backed up for a bit!

Here's me speaking more naturally:

[barbie]

Oh .. my .. funk... I have reached.. a new pitch ... O_O! So, I put together a NEW studio quality recording month 2!

Old Voice: 134.4 Hz
New Voice: 265.2 Hz

Wow!

barbie~~

[ImagineKate]

Oh right, Canadian, that's why it threw me off, LOL.

Did you see an ENT specialist in North America before you went to Yeson? Or did you just take a blind leap of faith?

Reason I'm asking is that my new primary/endo is very very cooperative with my transition plans, and will refer me for anything I need/want. If I need an ENT specialist to take a pic of my vocal cords they can arrange that. But I need to know if Yeson has any specific requirements.

Maybe I should just email Jessie and see. Hmm.

[Jessika]

Oh right, Canadian, that's why it threw me off, LOL.

Did you see an ENT specialist in North America before you went to Yeson? Or did you just take a blind leap of faith?

Reason I'm asking is that my new primary/endo is very very cooperative with my transition plans, and will refer me for anything I need/want. If I need an ENT specialist to take a pic of my vocal cords they can arrange that. But I need to know if Yeson has any specific requirements.

Maybe I should just email Jessie and see. Hmm.

This Link may help you.

[lovelyjmi]

Nah I didn't go to an ENT, because I decide what makes me happy .. not a doctor! I've had it up to here with doctors telling me not to do this or that. I've had so many bad ones. But my family doctor has always been the most kind person in the world and helped me transition! <3