Gender-confirming facial surgery: Considerations on the masculinity and femininity of faces

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1799-1807

  Hage, J Joris ^a   Becking, Alfred G ^b   De Graaf, Floris H ^b   Tuinzing, D Bram ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACE PROFILE; FACE SURGERY; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MASCULINITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CEPHALOMETRY; DENTITION; ESTHETICS; EYE; EYEBROWS; FACE; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; NECK; NOSE; ORBIT; SEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; SKIN; SKULL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0030989942     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199706000-00001     Document Type: Review

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