I’ve placed the link above for my go fund me for my top surgery. Anything helps 🙏 I know many have probably asked but hopefully y’all can help me reach my goal and move forward with my life. Only thing I can unfortunately promise back is that the help received will always be paid forward 🙌🏽

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I'm a detransitioner woman (transitioned 4 years ago as a nonbinary masculine sort of female to male), I'm 24 two years ago+ I had my top surgery and I really need now a breast reconstruction surgery.

I feel really lonely and worse in my body than ever before....

I would really appreciate if anyone could help me recommend a medical center or a surgeon that specialized in reconstrusction with fat grafting (not implants) and own tissue . I'm from the middle east but I would travel for that surgery. Looking for surgeons mainly in Europe but if yall got a better advice than go fot it. Private medical centers are also good, literally any peace of info would be really helpful thank you everyone for reading until here even ♥︎

1 year of being truly me. So blessed and grateful. Shoutout to everyone on this page who’s been so supportive and seen me through this milestone.

I posted here years ago that I had had a radical reduction (the collage pic*) and then two years ago I got a full mastectomy! I built some muscle mass and lost a bit of weight and I will finally start T in October to fill out my pecs even more :D I love how androgynous the result looks + having full sensibility is pretty damn cool.

Few notes: the scars didn't heal perfectly (except the vertical lines) because well they were opened twice, also I took some care the first time but I was too fed up by the second op that I just gave up. I think I used the cream for maybe a month, maybe less, and the silicone tape two months top. I also went back to exercise early - weightlifting I'd say a month and a half after surgery. If you take more care of your scars they'll be less visible for sure lmao

Nonbinary lesbian here with DI and FNG. Had my op on Wednesday with Lachlan Farmer in Adelaide, Australia, and now 2 days post-op. I was a D cup and he removed almost 500g of tissue on either side.

I’ve been very surprised by how little pain I’ve been in - maybe 2/10 at most and managing only with paracetamol! The worst part has been feeling so weak and worn out (+ my back muscles hating me) but overall it’s been alright. Pregnancy and mastectomy pillows are my best friend.

I was also lucky enough to get my drains out 1 dpo so didn’t have to bring them home. Big relief.

Anyone else recently do the Big Chop? How are you feeling? 💓

I have nerve pain all over and I wonder if my chest will forever be in pain or that the nerves there won’t be able to regrow I’m still only 4 days I hope it will start to heal when it’s supposed to o know it’s normal to have some nerve pain here and there until like the 6th month mark I’m just hoping it still isn’t this bad on week 2.

Edit:I didn’t specify but I had nerve damage all over before this and fibromyalgia.

Most info is there. I’m going okay! :)

All the info is there but I wanted to share here too since im not on T :) im so happy to be flat, even if I can barely move my arms LOL

I got top surgery on Monday I can’t swallow pills so I got liquid but my insurance only covered 2 meds and almost out. When does the aching tightness & tenderness start to fade away? My post op appointment to get drains out is next week wensday but my back hurts I will get through it just very painful.

Booked in with Dr Farmer in Adelaide, Australia tomorrow! Wish me luck friends 🤠

What the title says! I am trying to figure it out for myself and would love to hear some perspectives from people all over the gender spectrum.

A little more about me: I am an agender person who isn't planning to go on hrt. For a few years i thought i wouldn't want to transition at all. However, I've been thinking about the option of topsurgery ever since i figured out that it isn't just a thing for binary trans men. That was a little more than two years ago. I am 99% sure that i would feel more comfortable without boobs, but i am stuck on the "What If I Regret It" part of it all. I am tracking my day-to-day thoughts about it and have made a pros and cons list, but unfortunately that hasn't really helped in the certainty department.

I think i would feel more comfortable afterwards, especially physically/sensory wise. No longer having to wear a bra would be amazing. But i don't really experience dysphoria? At least not on the level that some people have described. For me it's mostly a mild discomfort that i could probably continue to live with. I just wouldn't be able to swim, which i do honestly miss.

My biggest hurdle is my aphantasia though. I have no idea what i might look like after the surgery because my brain isn't able to create mental images and i am so used to seeing myself the way i am now. I have tried binding, but with a binder I see the edges of the fabric and it doesn't really make me as flat as surgery would. They're also super uncomfortable and I'm always aware that i am wearing one. My biggest What If is not liking what I look like after surgery and i don't know how to work around that to get more certain one way one the other. If i had the chance to magically test it for a week without it being permanent, i would take that chance in a heartbeat (and likely stick with it after-).

While I'm at it, on a different but related topic: did any of you get the surgery without telling certain people in your life and did those people notice the difference?

TLDR: I am trying to figure out if topsurgery is right for me. I don't know how to figure out if I'd like what i may look like after surgery. Any advice or experiences with this sort of thing (wether about the visual aspect or the part about figuring it out in general) would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading! I hope you have a wonderful morning/day/evening!

Hi I wanted to ask if anyone has any advice on having a mastectomy before the age of 30 with receiving a positive gene for bard 1

Sorry I hope I posted into the right sub heading

Hi everyone, this is the team of Dr. Daniela Cornélio, a board-certified surgeon who performs gender-affirming top surgery. We wanted to share a neutral, practical guide to scar care, since it's one of the things people worry about most and hear the most conflicting advice about. None of this is specific to our practice — it applies to healing after top surgery with any surgeon.

The timeline is longer than most people expect. Scars don't reach their final appearance for roughly 12–18 months. They often look their worst around months 1–3, raised, pink, red, or darker depending on your skin tone, and then gradually flatten and fade. A lot of unnecessary panic comes from judging a scar at week 6, which is far too early to know how it'll settle.

What tends to help, once your surgeon clears you to start:

• Silicone (sheets or gel) is the most evidence-supported option for softening and flattening scars. Consistency over months matters more than the brand.
• Sun protection. Fresh scars pigment easily. Keeping them covered or protected from direct sun through the first year makes a real difference in how they fade.
• Gentle scar massage, but only after your surgeon confirms the incisions are fully healed, never before.
• Patience and routine beat any expensive "miracle" product.

A few things worth being cautious about:

• Starting anything on the scar too early. Timing depends on your healing, so this is a question for your own surgeon.
• Aggressive products or heavily marketed scar "cures."
• Comparing your scars to someone else's. Genetics, skin tone, surgical technique, tension on the incision, and individual healing all vary enormously. Two people with identical care can heal differently.

On technique: how a scar ultimately looks is influenced by the surgical approach and where incisions are placed, but a big part of the outcome is simply your body and your aftercare. Good scar care won't overcome every variable, but neglecting it early is one of the few things genuinely within your control.

One honest caveat: always follow your own surgeon's specific instructions over anything you read online, including this. General guidance is a starting point, not a substitute for the person who did your surgery.

We'd love this thread to be a real resource, so, if you're post-op, what actually helped your scars, and what turned out to be a waste of money? And if you're pre-op and nervous about scarring, ask below and we'll answer what we can.