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December 22,2025
Facial feminization surgery is often performed for patients with gender dysphoria whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. In facial feminization, surgery helps align facial features to better match this identity by changing the shape of the face so it look more female. Many facial features reflect sex differences and there are different procedures that change the look of the cheekbones, brow, lips, jaw and chin. Additional procedures for feminizing the face include hair transplant, moving the hairline to make the forehead smaller and skin-tightening surgery such as a face-lift. The procedures listed below are some of t...
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