Adams Apple SurgeryAbout The Procedure
Adams Apple Surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures for transsexuals. The surgeon reduces the cartilage in the throat to make the shape more feminine.
Procedure Description
The surgeon makes a horizontal incision in a crease of skin on the throat. Then the vertical muscles in the throat are separated to expose the cartilage. Then the surgeon shaves off the most prominent part of the notch and the top of the V-shaped protrusion of cartilage.
Anesthesia
Adams Apple Surgery is performed using local or general anesthesia, depending on whether or not it is the only surgery to be performed.
Inpatient or Outpatient?
Adams Apple Surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis, unless it's combined with other surgeries that require hospital stays.
Recovery
Swelling and bruising around the site of the incision is the most common phase of Adams Apple Surgery recovery. Difficulty swallowing and speaking is also a common effect, to a greater or lesser degree depending on the individual.
The average time for complete recovery is about two weeks, though sometimes it takes longer than that depending on pre-existing medical conditions the patient has, like anemia.
Patients are left with a prominent red scar that lightens over the next 1 to 3 months. This can usually be concealed with makeup once any stitches or staples are removed. Depending on the procedure, this scar can be a raised rope like scar that will settle without the indentation common to healed incisions. How noticeable it is depends on the surgeon's skill, and the body's formation of scar tissue. Severe cases might require surgical scar revision or flesh colored tattooing.
Duration of Results
Adams Apple Surgery results are permanent.
Risks
Due to the proximity to the vocal folds, there is the small possibility that they may be damaged during this type of surgery.
Other risks associated with Adams Apple surgery include hematoma, infection, and permanent loss of voice.
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