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f or e a r mpha l l os , ora bdomi na l fla ppha l l os . T he r ea r e pha l l ost ha ta r es e ns a t e , or c a pa bl eof pr oduc i ngor g a s m i nt het r a nsg uy , a ndt hos e whi c ha r enot . Mos tpha l l opl a s t yi snotas i ng l es ur g e r y , butas e r i e sof s ur g e r i e s . K e e pi nmi ndt ha tt he r ea r e sl l c e r t a i nr i s k sa s s oc i a t e d wi t hpha l l opl a s t y . T he r e c oul dbepos s i bl es s ue de a t h, whe r emus c l eg r as don’ tt a k e , oraporonof t he g r a di e sl e a v i ngy ouwi t h l e s st ha ny ouwa n t e d. S ome me st her e s ul t sdon’ tl ook s y mme t r i c a l a ndha v et obe r e v i s e d. I nt hepa s tI ’ v ehe a r d of c ompl i c aonswhe r eur i ne wa sg oi ngpl a c e si ts houl dn’ t be , c r e angi n f e con. And I ’ v ehe a r dof i mpl a n t sf a i l i ng a ndha v i ngt obet a k e nout . S of oral otof r e a s ons , t he r e a r et r a nsg uy swhoc hoos e nott ounde r g ot hepha l l o pr oc e dur e . I nar e c e n ta rc l ea bout Bos t onMe di c a l c e n t e r , Bo s t o nMe d i c a l C e n t e r L a u n c h e sF i r s tC o mp r e h e n s i v eT r a n s g e n d e rMe d i c a l C e n t e rI nNo r t h e a s t , as t or y r e por t e dl yc l a i mst ha tF T M bo oms ur g e r i e swi l l notbe done , be c a us et he ya r emor e r i s k y . T he r ei sas e r i ousl a c kof unde r s t a ndi ngof t het r a ns g e nde rpe r s on, whe nar e por t e rc l a i mst ha tbo om s ur g e r i e s , pl ur a l , a r er i s k y . I don’ tk no wi f s hei squo ng t hedoc t or sof t het r a ns g e n- de rs ur g e r yc e n t e rdi r e c t l y , ori f t he r ei ss omek i ndof r e por t e r fil t e rbi a sg oi ngonhe r e . But , s i mpl eorr i ngme t ai snotr i s k i e r t ha na n yot he rs ur g e r y , f r om t hea s pe c tof j us tunde r g oi nga s ur g e r y . Andt hea rc l es ho ws t hema i ns t r e a mbi a st o wa r ds t hi nk i ngt ha tat r a nspe r s on’ s g e nde ri sbe t we e nt he i rl e g s . Mos tt r a nsme ng e tt ops ur g e r y fir s t , be f or ebo oms ur g e r y . S o ma n yof usdonots e et hepe ni s a sourfir s tpr i or i t y . I wi l l me nont ha tt heor i g i na l pr e s sr e l e a s edi dnots a ya n y t hi ngt ha t wa sbi a s e dori na c c ur a t e . I be l i e v et hebi a si st her e por t e r ’ s . S e et hepr e s sr e l e a s ehe r e : Bo s t o nMe d i c a l C e n t e rF i r s ti n t h eNo r t h e a s tt oOffe r Ma l e t o F e ma l eGe n d e rAffir mao nS u r g e r yt oT r a n s g e n d e r P ae n t s a bouts e e i ngwha tapha l l opl a s t y ( pha l l o) c r e a t e dpe ni sl ook sl i k e , t he ny ouc a ng ot oF T MP h a l l o p l a s t yS u r g e r yGu i d eort oT r a ns buc k e t( t r a n s b u c k e t . c o m) , a nd y ouc a nc r e a t ea na c c oun tt o l ooka tt hes ur g e r yr e s ul t sof v a r i ousdoc t or s . I nt heU. S . , Dr . Cr a ne i spr oba bl yt hefir s ta ndf or e mos t pha l l odoc t or . Hi sme t hodi ss i mi l a rt ot hedoc t orf r omt he Uk r a i newhor e c e n t l ydi e d. Hei s bot ha nur ol og i s t , a swe l l a sa pl a scs ur g e on, s ohei suni que l y qua l i fie dt odot heur e t hr a l r out i ngi nbot hpha l l oa ndme t as ur g e r i e s . d Bi o: K o n n o rT . C r e wei sa5 0 p l u st r a n sma ni nt h eNo r t h Bo s t o na r e awh ob e g a n s o c i a l t r a n s io ni n2 0 0 6a n d Andt he r ea r ec e r t a i nl yal ot h o r m o n a l t r a n s i o n i n 2 0 1 0 . mor epr oc e dur e st ha tc a nma k e Hei sa na rs ta n dwr i t e ra t upat r a ns g e nde rt r a ns ion We s t e r nAv e n u eS t u d i o si n ( ma l eorf e ma l e ) . T he r ea r e L o we l l , MA, a n dh a sa na r t bodyc on t our i ngpr oc e dur e s t ha tc r e a t ef e mi ni neorma s c u- s t u d i ot h e r ewi t hh i s l i nel ook i ngbodys ha pe s . T he r e l o n g t e r mp a r t n e r , K r i sa nP . a r ef e mi ni z aona ndma s c ul i n- C r e we . i z aons ur g e r i e s . T he r ea r ee y e e nha nc e me n t s , l i pe nha nc e me n t s , t r a c he as ha v i ng , v oc a l s ur g e r y , s k i ng h t e ni ngf ort r a ns me na r oundt heg e ni t a l a r e a , a ndma n ymor e . I wor r yt ha t t hepubl i cha sar a t he rmy opi c v i e wof wha tc onst ut e s g e nde rr e a s s i g nme n ts ur g e r y . I t i snotj us t“ onea nddone . ” I f y oua r er e a l l yt ha tc ur i ous Vi s i tt h e i rwe b s i t e !F e a t u r i n g t h e i ra rs tp o ro l i o s , t h eI n v i s i b l eVi o l e n c eP r o j e c t , a n d t h e“ T h i si sWh a tT r a n sF e e l s l i k eGa l l e r y . ” hp : / / www. a s u r . s t u d i o T h i sa rc l ewa sr e p r i n t e d f r o mq u o r a . c o mwi t ht h ea u t h o r ’ sp e r mi s s i o n .