I learned a lot. So here's a #medthread on some of the takeaways I found most valuable.
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Derm can provide a number of facial feminization procedures (FFP): e.g. botox, soft-tissue augmentation.
These FFPs can be more affordable/less invasive than feminizing surgeries such as forehead or mandibular contouring.
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26818277
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20461468
An impt reminder of the #SDOH forces that impact our trans pts.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810672
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Commonly done on the face (as facial hair
usually does not change with hormone therapy!)
However, also has an important role before vaginoplasty to prevent intra-vaginal hair growth in the neovagina.
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1. This intra-vaginal hair growth can cause a lot of complications (irritation, infection, hairballs).
…sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.med.nyu.edu/science/articl…
These complications, in turn, can contribute to low post-surgery satisfaction rates.
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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Specifically for this area of the body:
electrolysis has limited efficacy/higher recurrence rates, however there is promising data on laser hair removal.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Hope this was useful to some of you!
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