{"title":"Gender-affirming voice surgery: Pitch elevation","authors":"Joseph Chang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.otot.2023.01.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Voice and communication are a critical contributor to gender presentation. Various options are available for gender affirming voice care depending on the needs of the patient, and include hormone replacement therapy, voice therapy, and voice surgery. Despite a traditionally poor reputation, more recent literature has shown voice surgery, particularly anterior glottoplasty, to be a low risk and effective treatment for pitch elevation that may be considered as an adjunct to voice therapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39814,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery","volume":"34 1","pages":"Pages 63-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043181023000106","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Voice and communication are a critical contributor to gender presentation. Various options are available for gender affirming voice care depending on the needs of the patient, and include hormone replacement therapy, voice therapy, and voice surgery. Despite a traditionally poor reputation, more recent literature has shown voice surgery, particularly anterior glottoplasty, to be a low risk and effective treatment for pitch elevation that may be considered as an adjunct to voice therapy.
期刊介绍:
This large-size, atlas-format journal presents detailed illustrations of new surgical procedures and techniques in otology, rhinology, laryngology, reconstructive head and neck surgery, and facial plastic surgery. Feature articles in each issue are related to a central theme by anatomic area or disease process. The journal will also often contain articles on complications, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation. New techniques that are non-operative are also featured.