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'''Voice modification surgery''', also known as '''phonosurgery''', is an umbrella term for a variety of surgical procedures that alter a person's voice, and can be done as part of a gender [[transition]]. | '''Voice modification surgery''', also known as '''phonosurgery''', is an umbrella term for a variety of surgical procedures that alter a person's [[voice]], and can be done as part of a gender [[transition]] if [[HRT]] and [[voice therapy]] are not sufficient. Voice therapy is recommended to be done both before and after voice modification surgery.<ref name="Mayo">{{cite web |title=Gender-affirming (transgender) voice therapy and surgery |date=14 May 2024 |publisher=Mayo Clinic|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transgender-voice-therapy-and-surgery/about/pac-20470545}}</ref> | ||
Surgeries to make one's voice more feminine are more common than surgeries to make one's voice more masculine.<ref name="Mayo" /> | |||
[[Cisgender]] people may also undergo voice modification surgery in certain circumstances, such as if they are [[intersex]], have an illness directly affecting their hormones (i.e. ovarian tumor producing [[androgens]]), or have to take [[HRT]] as a non-gender-related medical treatment.<ref name="Cleveland">{{cite web|title=Voice Feminization Surgery|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/voice-feminization-surgery |publisher=Cleveland Clinic |date=1 April 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Voice feminization surgeries== | ==Voice feminization surgeries== | ||
* A procedure called "anterior glottic web formation" creates a band (or "web") of scar tissue at the front of the vocal cords. This surgery raises a person's vocal pitch by eliminating their ability to make lower pitches. This surgery is not recommended for people who use their voice professionally (such as singers or other vocal performers) because it has a side effect of narrowing the airway.<ref name="Mayo">{{cite web|url=https://www. | * A procedure called "anterior glottic web formation" creates a band (or "web") of scar tissue at the front of the vocal cords. This surgery raises a person's vocal pitch by eliminating their ability to make lower pitches. This surgery is not recommended for people who use their voice professionally (such as singers or other vocal performers) because it has a side effect of narrowing the airway.<ref name="Mayo" /> This surgery is also known as "Wendler glottoplasty".<ref name="Johns">{{cite web|title=Transgender and Gender-Diverse Voice Care |publisher=Johns Hopkins Medicine |url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/transgender-and-gender-diverse-voice-care}}</ref> | ||
* Another procedure for vocal feminization is called "cricothyroid approximation" or CTA for short. This raises a person's pitch by increasing the tension of the vocal cords. However, the effects of CTA are not long-lasting, according to Mayo Clinic<ref name="Mayo" />, and this surgery is no longer commonly done, according to Johns Hopkins.<ref name="Johns" /> CTA also has the side effect of making the Adam's apple more prominent, which may cause dysphoria in [[transfeminine]] people, necessitating a [[tracheal shave]].<ref name="Johns" /> | |||
==Voice masculinization surgeries== | |||
* "Thyroplasty type 3" decreases a person's vocal cord tension, thereby giving their voice a lower frequency.<ref name="Mayo" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Voice modification surgery, also known as phonosurgery, is an umbrella term for a variety of surgical procedures that alter a person's voice, and can be done as part of a gender transition if HRT and voice therapy are not sufficient. Voice therapy is recommended to be done both before and after voice modification surgery.[1]
Surgeries to make one's voice more feminine are more common than surgeries to make one's voice more masculine.[1]
Cisgender people may also undergo voice modification surgery in certain circumstances, such as if they are intersex, have an illness directly affecting their hormones (i.e. ovarian tumor producing androgens), or have to take HRT as a non-gender-related medical treatment.[2]
Voice feminization surgeries[edit | edit source]
- A procedure called "anterior glottic web formation" creates a band (or "web") of scar tissue at the front of the vocal cords. This surgery raises a person's vocal pitch by eliminating their ability to make lower pitches. This surgery is not recommended for people who use their voice professionally (such as singers or other vocal performers) because it has a side effect of narrowing the airway.[1] This surgery is also known as "Wendler glottoplasty".[3]
- Another procedure for vocal feminization is called "cricothyroid approximation" or CTA for short. This raises a person's pitch by increasing the tension of the vocal cords. However, the effects of CTA are not long-lasting, according to Mayo Clinic[1], and this surgery is no longer commonly done, according to Johns Hopkins.[3] CTA also has the side effect of making the Adam's apple more prominent, which may cause dysphoria in transfeminine people, necessitating a tracheal shave.[3]
Voice masculinization surgeries[edit | edit source]
- "Thyroplasty type 3" decreases a person's vocal cord tension, thereby giving their voice a lower frequency.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Gender-affirming (transgender) voice therapy and surgery". Mayo Clinic. 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "Voice Feminization Surgery". Cleveland Clinic. 1 April 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Transgender and Gender-Diverse Voice Care". Johns Hopkins Medicine.