Risks

Like any other type of major surgery, many types of feminizing surgery pose a risk of bleeding, infection, damage to nearby structures, facial asymmetry and an adverse reaction to anesthesia. Other complications might include:

• Suture rupture along an incision line
• Visible scarring
• Fluid accumulation beneath the skin (seroma)
• A solid swelling of clotted blood within your tissues (hematoma)
• Dissatisfaction with appearance after surgery
• A facial nerve injury

Sometimes additional surgery is needed to correct facial asymmetry and improve the final outcome.