Sunday, December 13, 2009
Luna Allison notes:
At the end of November, one of the world’s most celebrated gender reassignment surgeons retired after more than 30 years of performing genital reconstruction and other transition-oriented surgeries. His work has profoundly changed the lives of thousands of trans men and women all over the world.
“We take care of them as if they were our children, our brothers and our sisters,” Dr Yvon Ménard once said of his team at Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS) Montreal.
Since 1996, gender reassignment surgeries have made up the lion’s share of Ménard’s work — in fact, that year he had to hire a second surgeon, Dr Pierre Brassard, to keep up with the demand.
The combined full- and part-time staff at GRS Montreal’s facilities now numbers about 70 people.
Full article:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Celebrated_genital_surgery_doc_retires-7971.aspx
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Andrea James on 12/13 at 09:39 AM
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About 10% of Point Foundation scholarships go to trans students, but there is a relative dearth of trans women who apply.
The average amount of annual support devoted to each scholar is between $25,000-$33,000. A Point Scholarship award includes financial support, as well as programmatic support in leadership training, community service and mentoring. Individuals selected as Point Scholars agree to maintain a high level of academic performance, attend Point’s various leadership forums, participate in press interviews and give back to the LGBT community through the completion of an individual community service project each year. Since its inception in 2001, Point Foundation has invested over $4.5 million in the education of outstanding LGBT students.
For additional information on Point Foundation, please visit:
http://www.pointfoundation.org
For information on how to apply for a Point Scholarship, please visit:
http://www.pointfoundation.org/apply.html
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Sunday, December 06, 2009
I just got my preview copy of Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
by FFS pioneer Douglas Outserhout. It’s an excellent 185-page overview of available procedures, with many illustrations and images. I highly recommend it for anyone considering these procedures, as it is the definitive consumer guide. It includes an introduction by Donna Rose, who, like me, had life-changing results from these procedures. Both of us are among the many patients who consented to having our results included in the book.
It is scheduled to be available in December 2009 and is already available for pre-order.
Chapters include:
- Overview
- Preparing for FFS
- Scalp advancement
- Forehead feminization
- Temporal fossa augmentation
- Cheek contouring
- Nose reshaping
- Lip reshaping
- Chin reshaping
- Lower jaw tapering -angle reduction
- Thyroid cartilage reduction
- Lower jaw (mandibular) surgery
- Upper jaw (Maxillary) surgery
- Other facial procedures (ten other procedures that can feminize the face)
- Also includes resource lists, glossary, and list of relevant medical publications
As I have said since I had FFS in 1996, it is the best investment I have ever made, period. I strongly urge everyone planning a transition to consider the benefits and potential issues of FFS.
Related reading:
- Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
- Facial Feminization Procedures
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Andrea James on 12/06 at 11:50 AM
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