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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.<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> | '''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. | 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> | [[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> | ||