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voice feminization surgery and no tracheal shave??

Started by jollyjoy, March 11, 2015, 11:18:02 PM

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jollyjoy

Yeson recommend that I do not get a tracheal shave if I want to get their voice feminization surgery. Yeson told me some of their past patients' results were not satisfactory because they had gotten a tracheal shave.

I really want to get both procedures but am scared that the tracheal shave will give me a bad result from Yeson.

Just wondering whether any of you have gotten great results from Yeson's VFS even if you got your tracheal shave before or after the VFS?
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anjaq

Jenny who was the first posting about VFS at Yeson here had IIRC a trach shave before the VFS. Dr Kim then did a bit more shortening of the vocal folds to compensate for that. AFAIK Dr Kim does trach shave himself if you ask him, he would then do it in a way tha tis more careful and with the VFS in mind. It may not be as agressive as it would be without the VFS in mind, I guess.
Another option is to ask at the FFS specialists at Facial Team - they communicate with Dr Kim and apparently have good connections to him when it comes to taking care of using intubation for anaesthesia that does not hurt a larynx changed by VFS before and I think I heard that they also can do a trach shave that is compatible, but you would really have to ask them yourself. I can just say what I heard from others as I did not need a trach shave yet.

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