Voice modification surgery: Difference between revisions

* 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" />