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Bhumsak Saksri is a Thai plastic surgeon who serves our community.

Resources

Thailand Plastic Surgery (thailandplasticsurgery.com)

Former info:

  • neopsc.com
  • thaidoctoro.com
  • vibha2-plasticsurgery.com

Address: Neo Plastic Surgery Center, 199/4 Sammakorn Housing Estate. Ramkhamhange Road, Bangkok 10240 THAILAND

Phone: +66 1 331-3000; +66 1 625-1572

General pages:

LINK: Indigo Pages on Bhumsak Saksri http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Bhumsak/BhumsakM2F.html

LINK: Biography and resume of Bhumsak Saksri http://www.thailandplasticsurgery.com/en/m_dr.php

Related pages:

LINK: Commercial site quotes Consulting plastic surgeon Assistant Professor Sirachai Jindarak M.D. ( King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital ) http://neopsc.com/en/m_sex.php

LINK: Gluteal implants

Buttock and Hip Augmentation
                Up to now SRS has significantly evolved during the last decade in technical refinement aspects. Formerly the mainstay of the neovaginal reconstructive procedure is trying by all means to create the deepest vaginal canal . Sensation and external appearance are less surgically oriented. Presently we do reconstruct clitoris and its apparatus from sensate penile glandular flap , the labia minora, the urethral opening etc. to silhouette the true female external genitalia. FFS ( facial feminizing surgery ) silmultaneously runs in the same track to reach the ultimate female face.
                However buttock and hip enlargement are somewhat in the dilemma. Some gender dysphasia’s search for all kind of injections , fat graft of such a large volume cannot resist rapid resorption. Liquid injected silicone (LIS ) is FDA. prohibited in our country.
                Ass far as I am concerned the ultimate solution of the buttock and hip enlargement is Gluteal implants insertion such as successfully done for the breasts.The current technic I use at Neo Plastic Surgery Center is placement of the silicone prosthesis in the deep pocket between Glutei Muscles . Thanks to the uncomplicated anatomy of this area ,no major blood vessles nor motor nerve except large sciatic nerve which is out of vicinity of the operative area , therefore this procedure yields extremely low complication rate . Submuscular prosthesis alleviates the capsular contracture and malposition of implants which are anticipated by formerly subcutaneous ones.Gluteal implant ( Silicone-gel filled smooth and textured surface)
                The “GLUTEUS” implants are permanent prostheses available in two different shapes and in an extensive range of volume. These implants incorporate a low permeability barrier layer within the shell structure to suppress gel bleeding. The silicone-gel is cohesive enough so that its feel like real muscle tissue and does not migrate in the case of an implant’s rupture.                The scar is unsightly in the midline gluteus crease. We can assure you the naturally soft consistency. The only drawback is that your buttock must stay clear for intramuscular injection.

Contact information:

Address: Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 6DX, United Kingdom

Phone: 01273 627049 or hospital main line: 01273 624488

Fax: 01273 620101

Website:

Email:

Mr. Philip Thomas MBBS, FRCS is a consultant urologist and surgeon.

Affiliated with Michael Royle.

General pages:

LINK: Sussex Nuffield Hospital site

Related pages:

 

Consumer experiences (most recent first)

LINK: Op Diary by Lisa P (2001)

James Bellringer is a British urologist and surgeon who has served our community since 2000.

Background

Bellringer qualified in 1982 from Cambridge and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. After training in Urology, he started as a General Urologist in West London in 1996.

Surgeon Michael Royle retired and chose Bellringer as his successor for the gender surgeries at Charing Cross Hospital, London. He resigned in 2014 to work privately at Parkside Hospital and the Bupa Cromwell Hospital.

Resources

GenderXchange (genderxchange.com)

  • Former URLs
    • genderxchange.co.uk
    • bellringers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
    • bellringers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GRS.html
    • http://www.bellringers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/hair.htm
    • bellringers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Inversion.html
    • bellringers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Peno-scrotal%20flap.html

Parkside Hospital (parkside-hospital.co.uk)

Transsexual.org.uk (transsexual.org.uk)

Anne Lawrence (annelawrence.com)

  • annelawrence.com/bellringer0104.html
  • annelawrence.com/bellringer.html
  • annelawrence.com/bellringernarrative.html

Jamie A. Koufman (born November 2, 1947) is an American surgeon who specializes in voice issues. She is Founder and Director of the Voice Institute of New York.

Background

Koufman grew up in the Boston area. She attended Boston University, then earned a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 1969. She earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in 1973. She did her surgery residency at Hartford Hospital. She then did a Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at Tufts/BUSM.

She was licensed in North Carolina in 1978 and took a staff position at North Carolina Baptist Hospital and a teaching position at Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. In 1981, she was named Director, Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Wake Forest.

She founded the Voice Institute of New York in 2006.

Resources

Voice Institute of New York (voiceinstituteofnewyork.com)

Gary J. Alter is an American plastic surgeon who has been a longtime supporter of our community. He has headquarters in Beverly Hills as well as offices in New York and Dubai. I suggest giving him strong consideration for your needs, as he is very experienced. I personally know several satisfied patients. He was also a major supporter of our first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues in 2004. I am honored to know him personally.

Background

Alter graduated from UCLA School of Medicine in 1973 before additional training at Baylor and The Mayo Clinic. He was one of the first physicians with Board Certification by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Urology.

He has an office-based practice. Alter is known for genital plastic surgery, especially genital reconstruction. He has invented many original surgical procedures adopted by other plastic surgeons in the field, including the “Alter Central-Wedge labiaplasty technique”.

Alter is a frequent subject of media coverage. In addition to appearing in almost every major print media outlet, he was featured on E! Entertainment’s programs Dr. 90210 and Botched. He has been highlighted on Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother (documentary) and on the TLC show Strange Sex. He has appeared on the Discovery Health Network, TLC, CNN, the Larry King Show, and was a recurrent guest on “Red Eye” on the Fox News Channel.

Resources

Gary J. Alter, M.D. (altermd.com)

  • Previous domains include
  • altermd.com
    • altermd.com/trans
    • altermd.com/trans/mtf.htm
    • altermd.com/trans/sergpics.htm
    • altermd.com/trans/mtf_secondary_figures.htm
  • dralter.com
  • garyaltermd.com

Archival community information

Indigo Pages on Gary Alter http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Alter/AlterF2M.html

My SRS Experience with Dr. Gary Alter by “Rachel,” ed. by Anne Lawrence (2000) http://www.annelawrence.com/altersrsnarrative.html

My L.A. Experience with Dr. Alter by Lisa Kassner (1997) http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/5445/alterexp1.html

Toby R. Meltzer in 2016

Toby Roger Meltzer (born September 19, 1957) is an American plastic and reconstructive surgeon.

Background

Meltzer earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Michigan. He was appointed clinical professor of plastic surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU).

In 1993 he began performing vaginoplasty, and he became widely known in the community. In 1996, he opened his own private practice in Portland, Oregon. In 2003, Meltzer was forced to relocate to Scottsdale, Arizona after a conservative physicians consortium, Symphony Healthcare, purchased Eastmoreland Hospital. Symphony Healthcare filed for bankruptcy soon after, and the entire hospital was torn down.

In 2016, The Meltzer Clinic added surgeon Ellie Zara Ley to their roster of providers. Ley left to start her own practice, after which Nick Esmonde joined the clinic.

See also

My surgical journal (1998)

G’s surgical journal (2003)

Resources

The Meltzer Clinic (themeltzerclinic.com)

Original site [1998-2019] (tmeltzer.com)

Historic links

General pages:

LINK: Indigo Pages on Toby Meltzer http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Meltzer/MeltzerM2F.html

LINK: Electrolysis Preparing for SRS by Susan Diskin and Cheryl Naumoff (2002) http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/hair/zapmeltzer.html

LINK: Vaginoplasty with Toby Meltzer from his commercial site http://www.tmeltzer.com/vaginapl.htm

Related pages:

LINK: Labiaplasty with Toby Meltzer from his commercial site http://www.tmeltzer.com/labiapl.htm

LINK: My Labiaplasty by Andrea James (1998) /physical/labiaplasty/index.html

Consumer experiences (most recent first)

LINK: My surgery with Dr. Toby Meltzer in Scottsdale, Arizona by G (2003) /physical/vaginoplasty/meltzer0603.html

LINK: My GRS With Dr Toby Meltzer by Melanie l’Heuremaudit (2002) http://cloud.prohosting.com/%7Ebenjsynd/women/mygrs.html

LINK: SRS in a Patient Homozygous for Factor V Leiden By Teri; ed. by Anne Lawrence (2002) http://www.annelawrence.com/factorvleiden.html

LINK: Dr. Toby Meltzer: Vaginoplasty Results by Anne Lawrence (1997 through 2001) (note: graphic images) http://www.annelawrence.com/meltzer.html

LINK: My Gender Reassignment Surgery in Portland by Teri, (2000) http://members.shaw.ca/tallteri/grsportland.htm

LINK: Vulvar Reconstruction Post-Vaginoplasty by Alexis (2000) via Anne Lawrence http://www.annelawrence.com/srsrevision.html

LINK: SRS Notes by Janet Bowman (1999) http://members.aol.com/janetxx1/srs.html

LINK: Dr. Toby Meltzer Performs SRS by Anne Lawrence (1998) (note: graphic images) http://www.annelawrence.com/meltzersrs01.html

LINK: My surgical experience by Andrea James (1998)

LINK: The Meltzer Page by raspy (1997) http://www.netdesign.net/%7Eraspy/Meltzer/index.html

LINK: Taking Portlandia’s Hand by Anne Lawrence (1996) http://www.annelawrence.com/portlandia.html

Tuan Anh Nguyen MD DDS FACS (born November 26, 1955) is an American plastic surgeon who serves our community.

Background

Nguyen earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Texas at Arlington in 1977 and his dental degree from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1981. He earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1989. Following a plastic surgery fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University, he went into private practice.

Services

Masculinization

  • Breast Reduction (Chest Surgery)
  • Metoidioplasty (Clitoral Release)
  • Testicle Implants

Feminization

  • Orchiectomy
  • Vaginoplasty
  • Urethroplasty
  • Clitoroplasty
  • Labiaplasty
  • Breast Augmentation (Breast Implants)
  • Body Contouring
    • Waist Cinching (“Hour-Glass Procedure”)
    • Abdominoplasty
    • Liposuction
  • Tracheal Shave
  • Facial Feminization
    • Brow Reduction
    • Cheek Implants
    • Chin Augmentation (Genioplasty)
    • Face Lift (Rhytidectomy)
    • Hair Replacement
    • Jaw Line Contouring
    • Nose (Rhinoplasty)
    • Eye-lid (Blepharoplasty)
    • Ears (Otoplasty)
  • Voice Surgery: Referred to Dr. Jim Thomas, a well-known voice surgeon and long-time consulting surgeon with Dr. Nguyen.

Resources

Lake Oswego Plastic Surgery (lakeoswegoplasticsurgery.com)

Archival information

  • Address: 15820 Quarry Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97035 USA
  • Phone: 503 635-1955
  • Fax: 503 635-1958
  • Former URLs: mdtnguyen.com
  • mdtnguyen.com/m2f.htm
  • mdtnguyen.com/orchiectomy.htm
  • mdtnguyen.com/labiaplasty.htm
  • mdtnguyen.com/vagioplasty.htm
  • mdtnguyen.com/vagioplasty.htm

Donald Rudolph Laub, Jr. is an American plastic surgeon who has served the transgender community.

Background

Laub got his medical degree at Medical College of Wisconsin, then did residencies at Oregon Health & Science University and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Laub ran Green Mountain Gender Clinic in Williston, Vermont from 1999 until around 2007. William B. “Bill” Nash was the psychologist.

Note: His father Donald R. Laub, Sr. is also a plastic surgeon who was at Stanford University.

References

Archival links and contacts:

http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin

http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin/surgery.html

Dr. Laub Jr. 
3 Timberland
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 860-3340

or

Green Mountain Gender Clinic
183 Talcott Rd. Suite 206
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 879-5333
Fax : (802)879-5333
http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin/index.html
[email protected]

https://www.wbnphd.com/
Metoidioplasty and FTM Top surgery using double incision

Selected publications

  • Vaginoplasty for gender confirmation.Laub DR Laub DR 2nd Biber S
  • The Post-Modern Phalloplasty: Another Method to Consider.Laub D Jr

Resources

Northwestern Medical Center (northwesternmedicalcenter.org)

Four Seasons Dermatology (skinvt.com)

UVM Medical Center (uvmhealth.org)

Dr. Ousterhout retired in 2014, and his practice was taken over by Jordan Deschamps-Braly.

Douglas K. Ousterhout (born August 30, 1935) is an American plastic surgeon who popularized facial feminization surgery for transgender women through a series of innovative techniques starting in 1982 until his retirement in 2014. For over 30 years “Dr. O,” as he was affectionately called, performed facial feminization for many trans people, including Lynn Conway, Donna Rose, Nicole Hamilton, and myself.

Jordan Deschamps-Braly trained directly with Dr. O for years before taking over his practice. I recommend making Dr. Deschamps-Braly your primary consideration for any work you’d like to have done.

Dr. O purchased a vineyard after retiring and produces Ousterhout Wine.

My experiences

I had facial feminization surgery in 1996, and it still remains the best investment I have ever made. Period. Since I wrote about my experiences, many other women have shared their experiences and results. I’m very proud to have raised awareness of the life-changing potential of this option.

Selected publications

Feminization of the Transsexual (1994)

  • One of his important contributions for consumers was this pamphlet which illustrated the benefits of facial feminization surgery.

Aesthetic Contouring of the Craniofacial Skeleton (1991)

  • Ousterhout edited this medical book written for other plastic surgeons.
facial feminization book

Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman (2010)

  • Excellent 185-page consumer overview of available procedures, with many illustrations and images. I highly recommend it for anyone considering these procedures, as it is the definitive consumer guide. It includes an introduction by Donna Rose, who, like me, had life-changing results from these procedures. Both of us are among the many patients who consented to having our results included in the book.

Ousterhout DK, Deschamps-Braly JC. Special Edition on Transgender Facial Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Jul;30(5):1326-1327. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005387. No abstract available.PMID: 31299711

Ousterhout DK. Facial Feminization Surgery: The Forehead. Surgical Techniques and Analysis of Results. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Oct;136(4):560e-1e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001425. No abstract available.PMID: 25938955

Ousterhout DK. Dr. Paul Tessier and facial skeletal masculinization. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Dec;67(6):S10-5. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31821835cb.PMID: 22123544

Ousterhout DK. Sliding genioplasty, avoiding mental nerve injuries. J Craniofac Surg. 1996 Jul;7(4):297-8.PMID: 9133835

Ousterhout DK. Mandibular angle augmentation and reduction. Clin Plast Surg. 1991 Jan;18(1):153-61. Review.PMID: 2015741

Ousterhout DK. Feminization of the forehead: contour changing to improve female aesthetics. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1987 May;79(5):701-13.PMID: 3575517

Resources

Douglas Ousterhout (drofacialsurgery.com) [archive]

  • 2012–2014
  • bridges transition from standalone practice to collaboration
  • later redirected to deschamps-braly.com

Ousterhout Wine (ousterhoutwine.com) [archive]

Douglas Ousterhout (drdouglasousterhout.com) [archive]

See also

Douglas Ousterhout: notes from patients

American surgeons

California surgeons

Historic surgeons

Michael Brownstein (born May 4, 1941) is an American plastic surgeon known for his work with transgender and gender diverse people.

Brownstein was widely considered among the best for top surgery for trans men and transmasculine people seeking chest masculinization.

Brownstein’s clients included Chaz Bono and other notable trans men, and he was mentioned in the 2019 film Adam, set in 2006.

Brownstein’s practice was taken over by Curtis Crane following his retirement in 2013.

American surgeons

California surgeons

Historic surgeons

References

Halstead, Richard (October 10, 2015). Mill Valley doctor begins performing gender reassignment surgeries at Marin General Hospital. Marin Independent Journal.

Resources

brownsteinmd.com [archive] 1999–2012

brownsteincrane.com [archive] 2012–2013

Crane Center (cranects.com)

  • Brownstein’s successor, Curtis Crane