What is the name of the surgery for a sex change?

SRS or GRS: for transgender individuals considering surgery these procedures are broadly classified as Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) or Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS) and can be performed for male-to-female or from female-to-male. A whole host of other procedures for intersex states also exist. Procedures range from surgery on external genitalia to breasts to face and other procedures: waist/hair/buttocks

Affirming Surgeries: There are various types of surgical procedures that may help affirm the gender with which a person identifies (e.g., someone may seek facial surgery to reduce an Adam's apple, someone else might seek chest construction surgery, etc.). The results will vary according 2 the complexity of the surgery, the available techniques, the skill/experience of the surgeon, the health of patient, etc.

Many names!: The umbrella terms are "Gender Affirming Surgery" or "Sexual Reassignment Surgery." Further terms depend on whether an individual is moving towards male or female anatomy. For more information, look up WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) or the Transgender Center of Excellence in San Francisco. Good luck to you. LGromkoMD

Gender Reassignment: The most commonly used names for surgery designed to change ones phenotype from male to female or vise versa are: gender reassignment surgery, sexual reassignment surgery or sex reassignment surgery. Specific procedures may include breast augmentation, mastectomy, penoplasty, vaginoplasty and many others to change physical appearance to feminize or masculinize the face and body.