Upper Body Surgeries

Some trans and gender diverse people benefit from gender-affirming surgery to create physical characteristics reflective of one’s gender identity or gender expression.

Surgical care may include chest or breast surgery. After you have decided to proceed with surgery, work with your primary care provider to understand the types of surgery and the benefits, complications and risks associated with each. Make sure you take time to understand which surgery is right for you.

The following gender-affirming, upper body surgeries may be funded by BC Medical Services Plan (MSP):

  • Breast construction (breast augmentation) surgery may include implantation of prosthesis to enhance size and shape of breasts.
  • Chest construction refers to both chest reduction surgery (procedure to reduce the amount of chest tissue) and full bilateral mastectomy (removal and sculpting of chest tissue to create a flatter and/or more sculpted chest).

You may want to consider other gender-affirming surgeries; including gender-affirming lower surgery, or another surgery that is not currently funded by BC Medical Services Plan (MSP).

These procedures are also known as feminizing surgeries and masculinizing surgeries. To be more inclusive of diverse gender identities, we are using language that focuses on anatomy, treatments and presenting concerns, rather than gender.

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