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Does anyone have any information on Dr. Ira Dushoff and/or Dr. Thomas Fiala? I heard they do top surgery but cannot find much more than that. I can't go to Garramone because I was diagnosed by a doctor not a therapist and so I don't have a therapist letter to show and I'm hoping one of those two do not require one and as well might write me a letter for getting my gender marker changed. These are all closest to me.

Otherwise I am looking at Gary Lawton since he provides a letter for gender marker change and as well does not require therapist letter... my only hesitation with him is I do not like the way the scars connect in the middle on a lot of his DI work I've seen.

If anyone has any other surgeons for me to look into I would love to hear about them. Just I kinda need one that can write me a letter for marker change and doesn't need a therapist letter.

Hey, Garramone accepts letters from primary physicians as well. A letter from your doctor along with the checklist below should be just fine.

http://drgarramone.com/pdf/apsiftmrecommendation.pdf

I had surgery six weeks ago with Dr. Lawton and my scars do not connect.

Quote from: Sebryn on March 07, 2014, 12:50:10 AM
I had surgery six weeks ago with Dr. Lawton and my scars do not connect.

Scars connecting isn't the particular surgeon, afaik, but the position of the chesticles. If they are very close together they may need to connect scars so that there is no puckering up in the middle. Mine don't quite touch but they are very close, and that's my understanding. I went to Dr Garramone and that's how he explained it.

--Jay

Quote from: aleon515 on March 07, 2014, 04:51:45 PM
Scars connecting isn't the particular surgeon, afaik, but the position of the chesticles. If they are very close together they may need to connect scars so that there is no puckering up in the middle. Mine don't quite touch but they are very close, and that's my understanding. I went to Dr Garramone and that's how he explained it.

--Jay

I remember you explaining that/sharing that with us, Jay.  I hear what Sebryn said about Dr. Lawton, as well, but I have seen surgeons out there (of course, I can't remember their names), who seem to connect incision lines as standard practice.  Not you, I take it?

Pretty much the same thing that Dr. Garramone explained to the clones (Jay and Brett  :P ) was what Dr. Lawton explained to me in his consults, as well as the patient's general shape and the condition of the skin. This is why I opted for a DI when I was small enough for a peri, my skin in that area had lost a lot of the elasticity from me using a binder for years, 7 days a week for many many hours. A couple of the local guys I've seen who have had surgery with Dr. Lawton, even 7 years ago, don't have connecting scars either. One guy does but he was very well endowed before hand and heavy set. Two of the guys also did damage to their surgery results by doing things like lifting weights, bike riding, and returning to normal stretching and reaching activities as soon as a week after surgery.

We also have to remember that not every guy who has surgery by a certain surgeon are going to post pictures out there for the world to see and many do not sign a release for the surgeon to use their photos as examples.

Quote from: Brett on March 07, 2014, 05:35:01 PM
I remember you explaining that/sharing that with us, Jay.  I hear what Sebryn said about Dr. Lawton, as well, but I have seen surgeons out there (of course, I can't remember their names), who seem to connect incision lines as standard practice.  Not you, I take it?

I don't think it is really standard practice. There are some surgeons that do seem to connect the incisions though. One of the many Dr G clowns (I mean clones). :)

--Jay

Quote from: aleon515 on March 08, 2014, 01:58:46 AM
I don't think it is really standard practice. There are some surgeons that do seem to connect the incisions though. One of the many Dr G clowns (I mean clones). :)

--Jay

When I said "standard practice", I meant for a particular surgeon.  Meaning, I thought that there were some surgeons who connect the incisions for every surgery.  It is their "standard practice".  I could be completely and utterly wrong, however!  :-)

Quote from: Brett on March 08, 2014, 08:15:47 AM
When I said "standard practice", I meant for a particular surgeon.  Meaning, I thought that there were some surgeons who connect the incisions for every surgery.  It is their "standard practice".  I could be completely and utterly wrong, however!  :-)

Generally, I think I would think of standard practice as something most doctors do. But I almost don't even think that exists for top surgery.  And yes there are certainly doctors who always connect the incision lines. I don't think you are wrong.

--Jay

I could not more highly recommend Dr. Christine Mcginn in the Philadelphia area.  The experience was wonderful, and the results were/are superb. 

http://www.drchristinemcginn.com/

So much so that my mom keeps asking if she'd be a good option to go to for phallo.  I don't think, however, that that is one of her specialties.

Quote from: GnomeKid on March 13, 2014, 11:19:30 AM
I could not more highly recommend Dr. Christine Mcginn in the Philadelphia area.  The experience was wonderful, and the results were/are superb. 

http://www.drchristinemcginn.com/

So much so that my mom keeps asking if she'd be a good option to go to for phallo.  I don't think, however, that that is one of her specialties.

She only does an insensate one. That's pretty old practice right not, not sure who would want this at this point.
But I agree her top surgery looks good. She's trans which I think is interesting and kind of awesome.


--Jay

I agree, Dr. McGinn's top surgery results look real good to me; I want to check on her when I get to that point.  I did also see her BA result look good too, that I have any real  interest in knowing that.