Dr. Lamperti narrates an intraoperative video that shows how to perform facial feminization tracheal shave surgery in a male to female transgender woman in her 30s. He also uses a needle localization technique to pinpoint the location of the vocal cord attachment on the front wall of the voice box.
Watch the video below to see how tracheal shave surgery is done. You'll be able to learn more details regarding incision line placement along with how we use needle localization to pinpoint the vocal cord attachment point to the voice box to increase procedure safety and to maximize how much of the Adam's apple we can safely shave down.
You can read more about tracheal shave Surgery here and see tracheal shave before and after photos here.
