Top Surgery: Unbound: An Insider's Guide to Chest Masculinization Surgery

by Drake Cameron Sterling

TOP UNBOUND An Insider’s Guide to Chest Masculinization Surgery Chest masculinization surgery, also known as top surgery, is gender-affirming chest reconstruction that removes breast tissue and sculpts the remaining tissue into what is typically considered a more male-appearing chest. This book is a must-read for anyone considering top surgery. With clear and accessible language, Drake Cameron Sterling has created a blueprint to guide you through this process. You’ll learn how to interview surgeons, plan and pay for the procedure, make sound decisions, decrease your anxiety, and ready yourself before, during, and after your top surgery. You’ll be empowered * Survive the mental health assessment without losing your mind * Improve your chances of hiring the best surgeon for you * Understand top surgery types and techniques * Know what to expect on the day of surgery * Manage drains, binders, and scar therapies * Prepare yourself and your home for optimum physical and emotional recovery With practical tips in every chapter, you and your caregiver will be ready for your big day.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 16, 2016

Reviews

[Coriander · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really reassuring and useful for planning and organizing tips as I prepped for top surgery. Since I went to a specialist who wasn't connected to a hospital for my surgery, some of the info about what to expect on the day of surgery was not true for my procedure, so I got some conflicting info from friends who'd seen the same surgeon and the (I'll be honest, minimally competent) nursing staff at the facility I went to vs the book. No big deal, just something to potentially be aware of and expect if you're also going that route--just make sure you're asking questions of your surgeon re: what to expect even if you think you already know the answer!

Anyway, researching and planning for top surgery can be super daunting and this book grounded that process for me. It's accessible, quick, and honestly was invaluable in the year and a half or so leading up to my surgery. I'd loaned my hard copy to my wife and about 2 weeks before surgery we couldn't find it, but it was so useful to me that I got the kindle edition as a second copy to read again as I made my final preparations and that was worth it for me both practically and in terms of easing my anxiety and restless excitement as the day approached.

If top surgery is on your mind as something you may want to do yourself and you aren't sure, if you're 100% you want it and aren't sure how to get started OR if you want a better understanding of the process to support a friend or loved one I absolutely recommend this book.