Voice Feminization Surgery

Voice Feminization Surgery: A Critical Overview: This article discusses reports concerning the effectiveness of cricothyroid approximation, as well as preliminary US experience with the thyroid cartilage and vocal cord reduction procedure.
WEB LINK: Pitch Altering Surgeries -- James P. Thomas, M.D.: Dr. Thomas’ informative web site discusses cricothyroid approximation (CTA) and his Kunachak-style "feminization laryngoplasty" (thyroid cartilage and vocal cord reduction). Other pages offer examples of results after CTA and a result after feminization laryngoplasty. Great resource.
WEB LINK: Cricothyroidopexy in Male-to-Female Transsexuals - Modification of Thyroplasty Type IV: A thorough follow-up study of the cricothyroid approximation technique for increasing vocal pitch.