Gender Affirmative Care

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Gender affirmative care is an array of medical and cosmetic services designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity. Transgender patients may seek medical interventions as well as surgical procedures to further align physical traits with their identity. However, many cisgender patients also seek these procedures to enhance their feelings of masculinity or femininity.

Dr. Elie Levine, board-certified plastic surgeon with advanced training in functional and cosmetic surgery, leads NYC Lipo. He is dedicated to satisfying the needs of every patient. NYC Lipo welcomes patients of all backgrounds. If you are an out-of-town patient, no matter the distance or accommodations, we offer resources that can assist with any transitional procedure, and we will work with you to make the experience as seamless and simple as possible!

If you want to receive affirmative gender care or want to enhance your natural body and facial features, contact us online or call our office at (800) 683-5476 to explore your options.

About Gender Affirmative Care

Gender affirmative care is essential in healthcare practices as it improves mental health and reduces stress in transgender and nonbinary individuals. It helps align physical traits or social presentation with their true gender identity. This care matters because it improves mental health by lowering anxiety and depression, offers support to prevent psychological discomfort, and reduces feelings of gender dysphoria.

It is also available for cis patients who want to further align their bodies with their authentic gender identities. Cisgender individuals have an identity that matches the sex they were assigned at birth, yet many common procedures (breast augmentation, for example) can be categorized as gender affirming care.

Seemingly small interventions, such as listing one’s own pronouns, using gender-neutral language, validating and affirming patients, and utilizing appropriate mental and physical health screenings, can lead to significant impacts on the patient experience, health outcomes, and quality of life. (1) When these small steps meet gender affirmative surgical care, patients are able to live their lives as their truest, happiest selves.

Procedures

Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is a procedure that is designed to enhance the shape, fullness, and size of your breasts. It utilizes breast implants and/or fat grafting to increase breast volume, allowing you to feel more confident and secure in their appearance.

Breast Lift

A breast lift is a surgical procedure that aims to reshape and elevate the breasts. Over time, breast tissue can lose its elasticity, causing it to naturally droop and stretch due to the natural effects of aging, pregnancy, weight loss, and more. A breast lift will remove excess tissue and raise the breasts to a higher, perkier position on the chest.

Breast Reduction

A breast reduction reduces the size of overly large breast tissue, fat, and skin to create a smaller, more proportionate breast size. This procedure is also beneficial for individuals who are experiencing back, neck, or shoulder pain and other issues as a result of breast size. For men with enlarged breast tissue, gynecomastia surgery effectively sculpts a flat, strong, masculine chest.

Facial Fat Transfer

A facial fat transfer uses your own fat to recontour the face with new volume. Whether it is sharpening features to appear more masculine or smoothing and softening them to appear more feminine, facial fat transfers are an important aspect of gender affirmative care. In all fat transfer procedures, including those to the face, breasts, buttocks, and body, Dr. Elie Levine employs advanced microdroplet and nanografting techniques. This involves precisely placing small droplets of transferred fat carefully and leads to smoother, more cohesive, and more natural-looking enhancements with higher fat cell survivability.

Liposuction

Liposuction can deliver transformative results that satisfy a variety of body contouring and facial concerns. Liposuction offers the ability to sculpt a gender-affirming silhouette by removing fat pockets deposits that are often resistant to traditional weight loss methods. These areas include the neck, abdomen, flanks, upper arms, buttocks, and more.

Rhinoplasty

Many patients seek rhinoplasty to reshape their noses, especially in gender affirmative cases. With rhinoplasty, Dr. Elie Levine can sculpt a delicate, soft, feminine nose, or shape a strong, angular, defined masculine nose.

Chin Liposuction

Chin liposuction is often a feature of gender affirmative care, especially in individuals who desire a sharper jawline or wish to erase their double chin. It can also promote a graceful-looking jawline and a balanced facial profile.

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)

A Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL, is one of the most effective ways to add volume and shape the buttocks. This procedure uses liposuction to remove fat from unwanted areas such as the abdomen, thighs, flanks, or other areas and transfers this fat to the buttocks to enhance volume and curves.

Chin Augmentation

To enhance the chin, many patients will receive a chin implant. This can help to define the entire jawline, balance facial harmony, and create a chin that aligns with gender identity.

Cheek Augmentation

As a leading autologous fat transfer expert, Dr. Elie Levine can place fat microdroplets to enhance the fullness of the cheeks. This enhances facial proportions and aligns appearance with gender identity.

Hair Transplants

Many gender affirmative cases include a hair transplant. Transplanting hair is not just about addressing balding. With FUE (follicular unit extraction) hair transplants, Dr. Elie Levine can lower the hairline, create facial hair, enhance the fullness of a beard, and more.

Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a surgical procedure that flattens and helps reshape the body’s natural contours. It removes excess skin and fat in the midsection and tightens abdominal muscles. It is especially effective after pregnancy or weight loss. In gender affirmative care, it can help to reduce the waistline and accentuate the torso or strengthen the abdominal wall.

Benefits

Gender affirmative care regularly contributes to a significant boost in self-confidence and quality of life. Dr. Elie Levine’s expertise allows him to precisely tailor your treatment to create your ideal outcomes. (2) Notable benefits of gender affirmative care include:

  • Reduced depression and anxiety
  • Alleviated gender dysphoria
  • Improved quality of life and satisfaction
  • Increased comfort in social settings
  • Reduced reliance negative coping mechanisms
  • Feelings of wholeness and completion

Candidates

If you are experiencing gender dysphoria or gender incongruence and have stable mental health, a gender affirmative procedure may be ideal for you. You must also be in generally good health, be free of any underlying skin conditions or chronic health conditions, and have lived full-time for 12 continuous months in the gender role that aligns with your identity.

Personal Consultation

During your personal consultation, Dr. Elie Levine will evaluate your medical history and discuss your specific transition goals, noting specifically the changes you wish to make. He will also ensure you are in generally good health. Next, Dr. Elie Levine will examine your anatomy and explain available surgical options. With all of the necessary information collected, he will create a detailed procedure outline, which will include expected outcomes, potential risks, complication rates, and the required timeline for healing. His goal is that you feel confident, knowledgeable, and excited about your procedure, so he will address any concerns you may have before proceeding. Contact us online or call our office at (800) 683-5476 to schedule your appointment.

If you are an out-of-town patient, no matter the distance or accommodations, we offer resources that can help make this journey as seamless as possible!

Results

The results from gender affirming procedures may lead to significant improvements in mental health, quality of life, and body satisfaction. Mental health and well-being are huge factors when wanting to transition your gender preferences, and gender affirming surgeries may help deliver sharply lower rates of psychological distress. Studies have shown that gender affirmative care creates extremely high satisfaction rates as patients feel like the most confident, truest, and secure versions of themselves. (2)

Additionally, Dr. Elie Levine’s excellent scar minimization techniques will help you feel confident in and out of clothing. With minimal signs of surgery, you will feel free to wear even the most revealing clothing and bathing suits.

Corresponding Procedures

Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers are nonsurgical injectables that add volume beneath the skin. Though popular for rejuvenating by replacing lost volume, dermal fillers are also effective for enhancing facial proportions. Double Board-Certified Cosmetic and Medical Adult and Pediatric Dermatologist Dr. Jody Levine can precisely add volume to features like the chin, nose, cheeks, and more to help you achieve your ideal appearance.

BodyTite™

BodyTite is a body sculpting treatment that combines minimally invasive liposuction and skin tightening technology to shape areas like the breasts, arms, abdomen, and more. Through radiofrequency-assisted lipolysis, it melts fat and suctions it away while simultaneously tightening the skin to the reduced contours, resulting in natural-looking and sculpted results.

EMSculpt®

EMSculpt is a body contouring treatment that can tighten and tone the abdomen and buttocks with electromagnetic stimulation. It aids in refining the results of gender affirmative care by building muscle beneath the treated areas, especially in the midsection, buttocks, and legs.

Body Fat Transfer

Working in tandem with liposuction, fat transfers to the body add volume in areas that require extra curvature. As liposuction reduces fat in one area, the fat transfer can place it elsewhere to create the silhouette you desire.

Laser Hair Removal

Just as patients will want to transplant hair, many also seek to remove it. With laser hair removal, Dr. Jody Levine can help you reduce unwanted hair growth to better align with your gender identity.

Skin Tightening with Quantum RF

Quantum RF is a minimally invasive treatment that uses radiofrequency energy to improve the skin’s appearance and texture. It does this by stimulating collagen production, reducing fine lines and wrinkles, and improving overall contours.

Cost of Gender Affirmative Care Procedures in New York City, NY

The cost of your gender affirmative care surgery will vary depending on the specific procedures you receive, your goals, whether you include any additional treatments, and more. If you are an out-of-town patient, the cost of your lodging, dining, travel, and recovery services may also contribute to your total cost. During your consultation, Dr. Elie Levine will provide a detailed price quote for your unique treatment plan. Many insurance plans will cover gender affirmative care. Our team will be happy to help you explore these options.

Contact us online or call our office at (800) 683-5476 to schedule your personal consultation and explore what you can achieve in Dr. Elie Levine’s care!

FAQ

What is gender affirmative care?

Gender affirmative care encompasses a wide variety of medical, surgical, and cosmetic services to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity, particularly when it differs from the sex assigned to them at birth or if they want to enhance their natural feminine or masculine features.

Which procedures does Dr. Elie Levine offer for gender affirmative care?

Dr. Elie Levine offers a variety of gender affirming body, breast, and face procedures that he will tailor to your unique goals.

How can gender affirmative care benefit me?

Gender affirmative care can boost self-confidence, alleviate gender dysphoria, lower rates of anxiety and depression, enhance overall quality of life and satisfaction, assist with social affirmation, and more.

Are gender affirmative care treatments only for trans patients?

No, these services are essential for transgender and nonbinary individuals, but cisgender patients can also utilize gender affirming treatments to further align their physical appearance with their gender identity through cosmetic, reconstructive, or aesthetic procedures.

How much do gender affirmative care treatments cost?

The cost varies depending on the specific procedures performed, your individual goals, whether multiple treatments are combined, and additional travel or accommodation needs for out-of-town patients. Many insurance plans will cover gender affirmative care, and we can help you explore these options. A personalized quote is provided during your consultation.

References

  1. Bhatt N, Cannella J, Gentile JP. Gender-affirming care for transgender patients. Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience. 2022;19(4-6):23-32. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9341318/
  2. Tordoff DM, Wanta JW, Collin A, Stepney C, Inwards-Breland DJ, Ahrens K. Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(2). doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0978