Tests and Procedures
Facial feminization surgery
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.