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Gender-Affirming Surgery

Definition

Gender-affirming surgery is a medical procedure that involves altering an individual's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics to resemble those of their identified gender. This can include various surgical procedures, such as top surgery (breast augmentation or mastectomy), bottom surgery (vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, or metoidioplasty), and facial feminization or masculinization surgeries.