Category: shoulder reduction

Shoulder reduction surgery is done to create a more feminine appearance whether it is in the transgender male to female or the cis-female patient. It is done by removing a segment of bone from the clavicle which subsequently brings the shoulders more inward. (decreased bideltoid distance) One of the key aesthetic questions about this operation Read More…

Shoulder feminization surgery reduces the bideltoid width through shortening of the length of the clavicles. While this is a straightforward concept as the lone horizontal bone on the body is the clavicle, doing so in an aesthetic manner requires several key steps to ensure an effective result that proceeds to uncomplicated bone healing and minimal Read More…

Shoulder feminization surgery is done by surgical shortening of the clavicles. (clavicular reduction osteotomies) Since clavicles provide horizontal spacing between the sternum and the shoulder, it is easy to see how shortening their length provides reduction in bideltoid shoulder width measurements and appearance. Even though the clavicle is not a pure horizontal rod of bone, Read More…

The width of the shoulders is impacted by several tissue factors including muscle and bone. But none is more significant than the length of the clavicles which separates the sternum from the shoulder joint. For this reason shoulder width reduction, what is also known as shoulder feminization, is achieved by shortening the length of the Read More…

SHOULDER NARROWING  REHABILITATION PROGRAM Recovery from shoulder narrowing surgery takes time and is unique because it involves both clavicles. Besides that there are no associated shoulder soft tissue injuries, it is somewhat different in recovery from clavicle fracture repair as there is no ‘good’ shoulder to lean on. As a result, rehabilitation is a bit Read More…

Shoulder width reduction is done by removing a segment of bone from the medial or inner third of the clavicle. With bone removal in this location the incision is favorably placed in the supraclavicular fossa. Rather than placing the incision directly on the superior edge of the clavicle (a convex surface), it is placed superiorly Read More…

Shoulder width reduction can be effectively done by reduction of the clavicle, the only horizontally oriented long bone in the body. Because it is a relatively long bone (mean length of 15cms with ranges between 13 and 17 cms) and serves as a strut between the sternum (breast bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade), it Read More…