Hi everyone, have any of you done an FTM top surgery? My brother is a trans and he behaves completely as a boy except his breasts. He is 18 years old and he always feels insecure about his appearance. He now asked us for a surgery and we could understand how bad he feels with the large breasts. So we were looking for Drs. who do Double Incision Mastectomy. I have some doubts regarding that:
1. Will they be ready to do the surgery as he is just 18 y/o? (I read a blog which explains that patients younger than 18 years old can undergo FTM surgery with parental consent - http://www.ftmtopsurgery.ca/blog/ftm-surgery/right-age-undergo-ftm-top-surgery/ )
2. I have found on the web that the scar is the main disadvantage of this procedure. If any of you have undergone this, can you please share your experience?
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Welcome to Susan's Place. I don't know enough about this topic in order to advise you but I know where to find the people that do. I have moved your thread into the FTM top surgery area and the guys should be along within a day to review your post. You and your brother may want to explore the FTM top surgery area (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/board,323.0.html) as it contains a wealth of information. If there is anything else I can help you with, let me know.
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Most surgeons will want a referral from a therapist in general saying that you're a good candidate for the surgery and that it would be an appropriate treatment for gender dysphoria. I think all of them would want it for someone so young.
There are plenty of top surgery results in the Top Surgery Results and Recovery thread. Mine are there. I had a good experience.
Quote from: Dena on December 05, 2016, 11:59:59 PM
Welcome to Susan's Place. I don't know enough about this topic in order to advise you but I know where to find the people that do. I have moved your thread into the FTM top surgery area and the guys should be along within a day to review your post. You and your brother may want to explore the FTM top surgery area (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/board,323.0.html) as it contains a wealth of information. If there is anything else I can help you with, let me know.
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Thank you so much and will look FTM top surgery area in the coming days and hope to get more details regarding this from there.
Quote from: FTMax on December 06, 2016, 09:43:53 AM
Most surgeons will want a referral from a therapist in general saying that you're a good candidate for the surgery and that it would be an appropriate treatment for gender dysphoria. I think all of them would want it for someone so young.
There are plenty of top surgery results in the Top Surgery Results and Recovery thread. Mine are there. I had a good experience.
Thank you for finding time to reply.