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Gender Change Female To Male In India 2024

Embark on your gender affirmation journey with female-to-male transition services in India. Access comprehensive support, including counseling, hormone therapy, and surgical options, for a fulfilling transformation.

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By Varsha Shetty

22nd Feb '23

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There have been some positive developments in India, such as the passage of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in 2019, which provides some legal recognition and protections for transgender individuals. The incidence of sex reassignment surgery has been increasing in recent years due to the growing awareness and acceptance of gender diversity. 

Transgender

·         availability of highly skilled and experienced surgeons

·         availability of affordable and high-quality surgical services

·         significantly lower costs compared to other countries

Please continue reading to know about some gender reassignment surgeons in India.

 

Top doctors for gender change Female to male in India 

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Mumbai

DoctorAbout the Doctor

Dr. Quazi Ahmad

Years of experience: 14

 

Special Interests: Breast augmentations, Breast Reduction, Breast reconstruction, Abdominoplasty, Arm, Thigh, and Buttock lift, Facelift or Rhytidectomy), Hair transplantation, etc.

 

Visit at: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai

 

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Dr. Vinod Vij

Years of experience: 29

 

Special Interests: Liposuction, Breast surgeries, Hair transplant, Facial surgeries, Congenital defects, Maxillofacial surgery, Reconstruction surgery, etc.

 

Visit at: Apollo Hospital, Belapur

 

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Delhi

DoctorAbout the Doctor

Dr Manoj Khanna

Years of experience: 20

 

Special Interests: Liposuction, Breast Augmentation -Lift-Reduction, Tummy Tuck, Rhinoplasty, Hair Transplant, etc.

 

Visit at: Enhance Clinics

 

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Dr. Charu Sharma

Years of experience: 15

 

Special Interests: Breast Surgeries, Post-Burn Reconstructive Surgery, Hair Transplant, Liposuction, Breast Augmentation, Facial Reshaping, Abdominoplasty, Body Sculpting, Rhinoplasty, etc.

 

Visit at: Gorzeous Looks Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery & Hair Transplant Centre

 

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Bangalore

DoctorAbout the Doctor

Dr. Anantheshwar Y N

Years of experience: 35

 

Special Interests: Buttock lift, Breast augmentation / lift / reduction surgery, Facial contouring,  Microsurgery, Face-lift, Abdominoplasty, Body Sculpting, Rhinoplasty, Hair Transplant Surgery, etc.

 

Visit at: Manipal Hospital

 

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Dr. Gururaj H

Years of experience: 15

 

Special Interests: Accident cases, Brachial plexus, Hand injuries, Microvascular surgeries, Cleft lip / palate Liposuction, Reconstructive microsurgeries, Hypospadias correction, etc.

 

Visit at: Sparsh Hospital 

 

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Chennai

DoctorAbout the Doctor

Dr. Deepa Ganesh

Years of experience: 22

 

Special Interests: Breast Implant, Breast Augmentation / Lift / Reduction, Abdominoplasty, Robotic Gynecologist, Advance Laparoscopic Surgeon, etc.

 

Visit at: DG Laser & Cosmetic Gynecology Clinic


 

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Dr. Chepauk Ramesh

Years of experience: 22

 

Special Interests: Congenital Anomalies Corrective Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Hand Surgery, Burns Reconstruction, Trauma Management, Cosmetic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, etc.

 

Visit at: Apollo Hospitals

 

Kolkata

DoctorAbout the Doctor

Dr. Arindam Sarkar

Years of experience: 36

 

Special Interests: Aesthetic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Gynaecomastia, Breast Reduction, Rhinoplasty, etc.

 

Visit at: Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Center


 

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Dr. Aditya Kanoi

Years of experience: 15

 

Special Interests: Abdominoplasty, Breast Augmentation / Lift/ Reduction, Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Microvascular Surgery Cleft Lip, Hand Rejuvenation, etc.

 

Visit at: AMRI Hospital

 

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 Here we have listed some excellent hospitals if you are considering female to male surgery in India

 

Top Facilities for Gender Change Female to Male in India

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 Mumbai

HospitalAbout the Hospital

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH)

Established -2008

 

Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International), NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers), NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories), and CAP ( College of American Pathology).

 

Highlights:

·         As the only hospital in Mumbai with a Full Time Specialist System (FTSS), KDAH can easily access and provide dedicated specialists.

·         the first hospital in India to use a 3-room IMRIS (Intra-operative MRI Suite), a non-moving imaging and diagnostic tool.

·         One of the first complete radiosurgery systems in the world, Novalis TX is used at KDAH for indications in the lung, liver, pancreas, brain, and pancreatic.

·         More than 6300 complicated cancer procedures have been carried out with great results.

·         The only hospital in India to complete 1,000 robotic surgeries in less than 48 months after launch.

 

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Jaslok Hospital

Established  - 1970

 

Accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers)

 

Highlights:

·         Dr. Shantilal Jamnadas Mehta, who established the hospital, received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour, from the Indian government in 1971.

·         The specialties offered by the hospital include Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nuclear medicine, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Paediatric surgery, Pathology, pain management, Plastic surgery, Pulmonology, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Radiation oncology.

·         The first facility in South Asia to offer MR guided ultrasound surgery for the treatment of uterine fibroids as well as for the Brain, Liver, Kidney, Epilepsy, Thyroid, Pancreas, and Prostate.

·         In a recent Times health assessment on the best specialty hospitals in India, the hospital came in second in Mumbai, second in the West Zone, and sixth overall in India.


 

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Please click here to know more hospitals for transgender treatment in Mumbai.

Delhi

HospitalAbout the Hospital

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

 

 

Established  - 1996

 

Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International) and NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories).

 

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BLK Super Specialty Hospital

Established  - 1959

 

Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International), NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers), and NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories).

 

Highlights:

  • BLK Super Specialty Hospital spans more than 6,50,000 sq. ft. and is the biggest private sector hospital in Delhi.
  • It contains 17 sophisticated modular operation rooms, 650-bed capacity, and 125  intensive care beds.
  • Fortis has a highly-skilled team of over 1500  healthcare providers, 150 internationally famous super specialists, and 300 medical specialists and experts.
  • Its BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant) Centre is among Asia's largest.
  • The hospital is fitted with state-of-the-art Robotic Surgery Systems.

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Bangalore

HospitalAbout the Hospital

Manipal Hospital

 

Established  - 1991

 

ISO 9001:2008 certified, and accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers), NABL (ISQUA) stands for the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (International Society for Quality in Healthcare Accreditation), and AAHRPP Accreditation (Association for the Accreditation of the Human Research Protection Programs).

 

Highlights:

  • Whitefield's Manipal Hospital has 284 inpatient beds and provides over 60 specializations all under one roof.
  • According to Consumer Voice, the hospital has the highest patient recommendations for hospitals in India.
  • The Week Magazine has named it Bangalore's Best Hospital for 8 consecutive years.
  • Listed in the top 5 hospitals in the study named "INDIA'S MOST CARING HOSPITALS."
  • Won the 2005 Golden Peacock National Quality Award in the category of Services.

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Apollo Hospital 

Established  - 2007

 

Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International).

 

Highlights:

  • It holds the distinction of conducting the highest series of airway stents in India and is the first hospital in Bangalore to use a Y-shaped stent in treating tracheoesophageal fistula.
  • Few of the complex treatments successfully completed at Apollo Hospitals in Bangalore include 4 autologous chondrocyte implantations, the removal of spinal angiolipoma, and tibial tuberosity transfer with MPSL restoration.
  • The "Minimal Access Surgery Centre" (MASC), which focuses on the use of minimally invasive surgical methods, is one of Apollo Hospitals' premier hubs in Bengaluru.
  • According to the 2013 Best Hospital Survey by Week A C Nielsen , Apollo Hospitals is Bangalore's second-best multi-specialty hospital.

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Chennai

HospitalAbout Hospital

MIOT (Madras Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology) International

Established  - 1999

Accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers), and NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories). 

 

Highlights:

  • The hospital, which spans 14 acres, has won numerous awards, such as the Niryat Shree Gold Award - 2002 & 2009, the FIEO Niryat Shree Bronze Trophy - 2008, and the FIEO Export Excellence Award, Southern Region - 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015–2016.
  • The hospital was also named by Times of India's readers as Chennai's Best Multispecialty Hospital, Best Hospital - Orthopedics, Best Hospital - Gastro & Gastric Surgery, and Best Hospital - Nephrology.
  • It is the 1st first hospital to have a dual-energy imaging 750 HD CT scan in India.
  • In 2013, the first T- Replete Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplant in India was carried out by MIOT Institute of Hematology, Hemato-Oncology, and BMT.
  • A 26-year-old woman with jaundice and a damaged liver who was failing quickly was saved by an urgent liver transplant.

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Billroth hospital 

Established  - 1990

 

Accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories).

 

Highlights:

  • The critical care unit, which is staffed around-the-clock by senior anesthetists and doctors, is extremely vigilant and supported by physiotherapists, dietitians, imaging and radiology technicians, nurse practitioners, junior doctors, and technicians.
  • The hospital's Radiology and Imaging Sciences department is one of the most modern in the nation and on par with top medical centers.
  • The hospital has demonstrated some exceptional services over the past 25 years that were provided by the right people at the right time.
  • The hospital has partnered with a few well-known NGOs to provide free medical care.
  • Every weekend, Billroth Hospital holds free medical clinics in rural areas to meet the needs of as many locals as possible.

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Please click here to know more hospitals for transgender treatment in Chennai.

Kolkata

HospitalAbout Hospital

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals

 

Established  - 2003 

 

Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International).

 

Highlights:

  • According to the 2013 THE WEEK-A C Nielsen Top Hospital Survey, the best multi-specialty hospital in Kolkata is located there.
  • outlined the groundbreaking Radiation Therapy (RT) technique, Novalis TX with Brain LAB, to maximize tumor destruction and minimize injury to healthy tissues.
  • Introduced IGRT, IMRT, Comprehensive Brachytherapy using image 4D-CRT, and Knifeless Brain Surgery using Radiosurgery, to Eastern India.
  • first to host a live workshop on Electrophysiology Mapping Technique or CARTO in Eastern India.

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Fortis Hospital 

Established  - 2011 

 

Accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers).

 

Highlights:

  • It provides a cutting-edge infrastructure and facility that specializes in digestive care, emergency care, critical care, nephrology, urology, neurosciences, and orthopedics.
  • The medical intensive care unit (MICU), coronary care unit (CCU), recuperation and isolation beds, as well as separate high-dependency units, make up the well-equipped intensive care unit's (ICU) 70+ beds.
  • The hospital offers a nephrology division with over 28 cutting-edge dialysis units.
  • The hospital, which is run by an integrated building management system (IBMS), features a pneumatic chute system for swift vertical and horizontal transfer between floors, making it possible to deliver patient samples, paperwork, reports, and medications to the appropriate departments quickly.

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Now let’s take a look at the success rate of gender change female to male in India.

Success rate of gender change female to male in India

Success rate of gender reassignment surgery female to male in India

FTM Top Surgery 

95% to 99%

FTM Bottom Surgery

95% to 99%

FTM Facial Surgery

Can vary based on the individual’s overall health

 

Are you a trans man who is considering female to male surgery in India? 

 

Well, then you must be wondering about female to male gender reassignment surgery cost in India.

 

Let’s get an understanding of the same.

Gender change surgery Female to male cost in India 

Cost

Female to male surgery in India - Top 
SurgeryDescriptionCost in USD
Double incision with nipple graft  This treatment involves 2 incisions along a medium-large sized chest, the removal of extra breast tissue to give the chest a more masculine shape, the creation of the chest shape, and the grafting of the nipples to enhance the appearance.3000 - 5000
Periareolar surgery Breast tissue is removed in a smaller chest, the chest is reshaped to appear more masculine, and an incision is made around the areola.2000 - 2500
Keyhole surgery A tiny incision is made around the areola of a very small chest, breast tissue is removed, and the chest is reshaped to give it a more manly appearance while minimizing scarring.2000 - 2500

 

Female to male surgery in India - Bottom
SurgeryDescriptionCost in USD
Hysterectomy Removal of the fallopian tubes uterus, and ovaries.800 - 900
Vaginectomy Removal of the vagina.759 - 1266
Phalloplasty Tissue from the individual's body (the forearm or thigh), is used to create an artificial penis (neophallus) and urinary tract.2500 - 2600
Metoidioplasty Releasing the clitoris tissue, which has been expanded by hormone therapy, and relocating it to produce a distinct phallus.1000 – 1100

 

Facial Masculinization surgery
SurgeryDescriptionCost in USD
Forehead LengtheningExtending the forehead surgically to give one a more manly appearance.1010 - 1150
Cheek implantsThe surgical placement of an implant to enlarge the cheekbones and give the face a more masculine shape.Starts at 2200
Rhinoplasty The nose is surgically reshaped to give off a more masculine appearance.1076 on average
Jaw contouring The jawline is surgically reshaped to have a more manly shape.633 to USD 1899

Other treatments( FTM)

Masculinizing Hormone TherapyProducing physical changes by taking male hormone testosterone. Physical changes include: Stopping menstruation, voice deepening, growth of facial and body hair, fat redistribution, expanding clitoris and thinning of vaginal lining, increasing the strength and mass of muscles.

Per consultation: 4-6

Per session: 6

Let’s look at the cost of Female to male surgery in India as compared to a few other countries.

CountryCost
IndiaStarts at USD 4892
ThailandStarts at USD 11,000
BrazilStarts at USD 11400
TurkeyStarts at USD 12,000
UKStarts at USD 30,000
USAStarts at USD 40,000

 

These are rough estimates and the actual cost may vary depending on various factors such as surgeon's experience, hospital/clinic reputation, location, and type of procedure.

 

Now let’s check the price differences in the Indian metropolitan cities.

 

CityAverage price in USD
Mumbai2927
Delhi3371
Bangalore3251
Chennai2419
Kolkata2333

 What are the factors affecting the cost of female to male surgery in India?

Transgender surgery

The cost of female-to-male (FTM) gender confirmation surgery in India can be affected by a variety of factors, including:

·         Type of procedure

·         Surgeon's fees

·         Location

·         Hospital or clinic

·         Insurance coverage

·         Cost of travel, lodging, and other related expenses in case of Medical tourism

 

Medical insurance comes in great help when you or a loved one has to go through a medical procedure. 

 

But does female to male surgery have such a cover? 

 

Let’s find out.

 

Is female to male surgery covered by insurance in India?

The Indian government introduced Ayushman Transgender Health Insurance on September 23, 2018. It was started as part of the SMILE initiative (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood & Enterprise).

This guarantees any transgender person who lives in rural poverty the right to insurance coverage worth 5 lakh rupees per year to cover the expense of a gender change procedure in India.

The comprehensive health plan offers coverage for all aspects of post-operative requirements and transitional treatment. Both private and governmental health facilities may employ it.

 

Is there provision for free FTM surgery in India?

Free

Following the declaration of an MoU (Memorandum of understanding) between NHA (National Health Authority) and the MoSJE (ministry of social justice and employment), Mansukh Mandaviya, the health minister, announced in August 2022 that transgender people would be included under the scope of AB PM-JAY to provide them with health coverage of up to 5 lakhs per transgender beneficiary per year (MoSJE).

As stated by the government, the national health insurance program covers free and cashless treatment for 480,000 transsexual people.

 

Are you considering taking the steps to find your true self through an FTM surgery? 

 

Read on to understand the document you will require to apply for the same.

 

Legal documents required for a gender change application:

·         Aadhar, Voter ID, or self-attested passport copies

·         2 self-certified passport-sized photos

·         A newspaper declaration reporting the person's gender change

·         A sample proforma signed by the candidate and 2 key witnesses

·         A statement confirming the integrity of the application

·         A letter of request to the authority with the registration cost

 

Why choose India for gender change from female to male treatments?

India is a popular destination for gender reassignment surgery (also known as gender confirmation surgery or gender affirming surgery) due to a few reasons:

Advanced medical facilities

·         Lower Cost

·         Qualified Surgeons

·         Availability of Services

·         World-class technology

·         Privacy and confidentiality

·         Cultural sensitivity

 

If you or a loved one is seeking cost-effective gender-affirming procedures under the hands of highly-skilled gender reassignment surgeons, you have come to the right place. 

 

Start your journey to building a fulfilling life!

 

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Question and Answers

In ftm hrt, would the physical effects be noticeable? I have family that are very conservative and am just wondering whether they will be able to notice.

Male | 15

Indeed, the physical results of FTM HRT are visible but may differ depending on an individual. It is possible also to identify some physical changes such as a deepening voice, facial and body hair growths, and redistribution of the fatty mass. It is best to consult with a gender-affirming healthcare provider who specializes in trans healthcare

Answered on 29th Jan '24

Dr. Vinod Vij

Dr. Vinod Vij

Can a transgender male have a period?

Other | 43

Men who are transgenders assigned female at birth still possess uterus, and consequently continue to menstruate as normal. Hormone therapy commonly used in the gender transition brings about a significant decrease or cessation of menstrual bleeding. In order to get personalized advice regarding the management of menstrual health for those going through gender transition, a specialist in transgender medicine or endocrinology needs to be consulted.

Answered on 18th Jan '24

Dr. Vinod Vij

Dr. Vinod Vij

Female to male fmga operation cheyinchukuna valaki pillalu putte is there a possibility

Female | 20

FMGA surgery DOES NOT allow for biological pregnancy.. 

Answered on 13th Dec '23

Dr. Vinod Vij

Dr. Vinod Vij

Hi mai m2f crossdresser ho mai self m2f hormons treatment karna chahti hu khya app mujje guide kar sakte hai ki meri body or breast female jaisi karne ke liye kis name ki hormones tablet pills le sakti ho

Male | 60

For feminization before hormonal therapy few tests has to be done, the eligibility and other health conditions need to check and based on that proper treatment plan can be prescribed.

Answered on 12th Dec '23

Dr. Vinod Vij

Dr. Vinod Vij