Gender dysphoria can be severe and disrupt a person’s way of life. In this video, Emily Tressa shares how gender affirmation surgery improved her mental health, and how the gender dysphoria she experienced disappeared. “I felt so happy, and I could look at myself in the mirror and be content with what I saw," says Tressa.
Jess Ting, MD, is a Reconstructive Surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital.
References
American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (Accessed on June 17, 2021). Gender surgeries.
Garg, G., et al. (2023). Gender dysphoria. StatPearls.
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