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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.<ref name="Mayo" /> | Surgeries to make one's voice more feminine are more common than surgeries to make one's voice more masculine.<ref name="Mayo" /> | ||