Editing Facial surgery

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'''Facial surgeries''' are sought by some [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] individuals as part of their [[transition]]. When done on a trans person, the procedures are also called '''Facial Feminization Surgery''' (FFS) or '''Facial Masculinization Surgery''' (FMS), depending if the person is [[transfeminine]] or [[transmasculine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FFS and FMS Surgery Event Resources |author= |work=Plume Health |date= |access-date=16 September 2023 |url= https://getplume.co/ffs-fms-resources/}}</ref> These types of surgeries are also performed on [[cisgender]] men and women in some cases, in which case they may be called '''Facial Harmonization Surgery'''.<ref name="FACIALTEAM">{{Cite web |title=FFS Surgery: Facial Gender & Facial Harmonization |author=FACIALTEAM |work= |date= |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://facialteam.eu/ffs-surgery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131011110/https://facialteam.eu/ffs-surgery/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Even as young children, before being conscious of gender differences, people automatically categorize faces as male or female. This categorization is involuntary and occurs in a split second. Thus, facial surgery is a necessity for some transgender and nonbinary people who wish to [[passing|pass]] as their gender.<ref name="FACIALTEAM" />

Facial surgeries for gender transition may include having the hairline moved to create a smaller forehead, having the lips and cheekbones augmented, having the eyelids modified (blepharoplasty), having the nose reshaped (rhinoplasty), having the lips reshaped/"lifted"<ref name="Stiller">{{Cite web |title=Facial Feminization |author= |work=Stiller Aesthetics |date= |access-date=23 September 2021 |url= https://www.stilleraesthetics.com/our-services/gender-affirming/facial-feminization/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606051653/https://www.stilleraesthetics.com/our-services/gender-affirming/facial-feminization/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, and/or having the jaw and chin reshaped and resized (mandibular angle reduction and genioplasty). [[Chondrolaryngoplasty]] (Adam's apple reduction) is sometimes also done as part of facial feminization surgeries, although it is a surgery on the neck rather than the face.<ref name="MayoClinic">{{Cite web |title=Facial feminization surgery |author= |work=Mayo Clinic |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/facial-feminization-surgery/about/pac-20467962|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329121426/https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/facial-feminization-surgery/about/pac-20467962 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

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