BMI (Body Mass Index) is a useful tool for assessing health, but remember that BMI is just one factor among many when considering surgical safety. Each patient is unique and has individual health circumstances. Patient safety with best aesthetic outcomes are the hallmarks of my practice and care. This means that each patient is carefully and individually evaluated! It’s not all about the BMI. Other important factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are important considerations to ensure my patients’ safety during surgery. That’s why pre-operative assessments, surgical plans, and post-operative care are personalized to minimize complications. Ultimately, it is my anesthetist who will make the final assessment and decision regarding each patient’s candidacy for safe surgery. But having a higher BMI does not automatically preclude you or block you from having surgery! 🦋#BMI #Surgery #Transgender #PatientSafety #Health #DoctorsOfTikTok #FYP #ForYourPage #FAQ #BodyMassIndex #TopSurgery #GenderAffirmingSurgery #RisksAndComplications

Get the results you want! It starts with identifying your body goals/life goals and then having an open, honest and frank discussion with your surgeon. A picture is worth a 1000 words so I always encourage my Patients to bring reference photos of their desired results. This helps identify 2 important issues: 1) are your desired results realistic for your anatomy? and 2) what kind of procedure is best suited to deliver the results you want. The difference between breast reduction surgery and chest reconstruction is that the two procedures have entirely different goals! The goal of chest reconstruction is generally to transform feminine breasts into a masculine chest. The goal of a breast reduction is to reduce the breast size, but retain a smaller but natural feminine appearance without sag. Being able to breast feed a newborn later in life requires a technique that preserves that anatomical function. There are many different procedures to help you accomplish your goals. So, remember that surgery is a partnership! Ask any and all the questions to gather all the information needed to help you make the best decisions for yourself. #🦋 #RadicalReduction #Anatomy ##BreastReduction##TopSurgery##ChestReconstruction##DI##DoctorsOfTikTok##Chest##Lactation##NonBinary##FYP##ForYourPage##FTM##Transgender##GenderAffirmingSurgery

Here’s a helpful T Gel Reminder Tip: Set an alarm! Ding! Many of my Patients set an alarm to help them remember to apply their T gel or cream. T gel and creams are great in that they provide more consistent T levels without the spikes and valleys often experienced with injectable T. But T Gels and creams require application every 12 hours in order to maintain consistent levels that achieve the best results. Setting an alarm is a simple and useful way to help keep application times consistent! Always remember to wash your hands before and after application, and to protect loved ones and pets from accidental transference by contacting the T gel. #Hormones #HRT #TGel #TCream #Application #Tip #FTM #Testosterone #DoctorsOfTikTok #FYP #ForYourPage #GHAT#AndroGel #nadir

Having nips is not a Top Surgery requirement! It’s your body and your choice. About 5 to 7% from my Patients choose not to have nipples – and for many reasons- some prefer the aesthetic of a flat, “bumpless” chest, and some may choose to have nips tattooed on later. (There are some amazing Medical tattoo artists out there, but please wait at least one year before doing any tattooing! Your body and skin will continue to morph as it heals!) Some people are just dysphoric about nips in general and wish to eliminate them all together. Nips or no nips- whatever it is that you need to feel at home in your body, I support your choice. #🦋#TopSurgery #DoctorsOfTikTok #NippleGrafts #FTM #ChestReconstruction #ForYou #ForYourPage #Transgender #NonBinary #Surgery #DI #FYP #SmoothChest #Dysphoria #GenderAffirmingSurgery

Nearly painless T injections are possible! Here’s 3 pro tips to help: Prep area with Ice, insert needle fast and inject T slooooooly! Inject into the belly fat, not muscle. (Muscle hurts, fat doesn’t.) Always remember to sterilize the top of the testosterone vial and the injection site with an alcohol swab. You’ve got this! #🦋 #Testosterone #T #HRT #TransMasculine #FTM #Hormones #Demo #TShot #DoctorsOfTikTok #FYP #ForYourPage #TransMasculine #NonBinary #Injections #ProTips #PatientSafety #Muscles #masculinize