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Transgender rhinoplasty
Transgender rhinoplasty is increasing in popularity these days. 1 in
37,000 individuals identify with being born into the body of the wrong sex,
with male to female gender transitioning being at a ratio of 3 to 1. One of
the most pivotal procedures in feminizing a masculine face is the
transgender rhinoplasty.
In a transgender rhinoplasty the overall size of the nose is reduced and the
nasal angles are sculpted to align more closely with those of a female.
Females generally have more prominent cheekbones, as well as a finer more
delicate nose that that of males. Their noses are usually slightly rotated
at the tip as well. In order to achieve these similarities, a fat transfer
may be used in addition to the rhinoplasty, to augment the cheeks and to
soften facial angles.
The difficulty in this type of rhinoplasty is that male rhinoplasties are
more complicated in general, as often times surgeons are more skilled in
rhinoplasty on women since they are more common.
Male rhinoplasty
is therefore specialized to begin with and certain specifics need to be
taken into account such as their thicker skin.
Dr. Simoni is a
skilled rhinoplasty specialist with extensive
experience in male rhinoplasty and more specifically that of the male to
female rhinoplasty. He notes that, “The transgender nose surgery will focus
on subtly lifting the tip of the nose and reducing the dorsal bridge, which
will greatly help create a enhanced feminine appearance.”
