How do you prepare your body for top surgery?

How should I prepare for transmasculine top surgery?

Get lab testing or a medical evaluation.
Provide a letter of recommendation from your therapist.
Take certain medications or adjust your current medications.
Stop smoking.
Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements as they can increase bleeding.

When can I shower after top surgery?

Doctors typically recommend NOT showering for 8 days or after the graft dressings have been removed. When you begin to shower, you’ll need to avoid exposing the treated areas to direct water streams. Take care when drying by only patting the treated areas gently or air drying and reapplying any dressings or ointments.

What should you not do before top surgery?

Don’t eat or drink anything after midnight on the night before top surgery. Make sure you eat a balanced dinner and prepare to get as much sleep as possible. Although you may find it hard to sleep, do not take any sleeping pills. If you have hair on your chest, shave it.

How should I dress for FTM?

FTM SHIRTS Avoid wearing materials that are very tight and cling to your body, for instance, synthetics and silk. Try shirts that are tighter on your shoulders or arms and loose in the middle section. You can also try to bend the edges of sleeves to make your arms look even bigger.

How do you know if you’re Transmasc?

There’s no test to figure out whether you’re transmasculine. But to understand your gender better, and to help you understand whether this term is a good fit, you can do the following: Talk to transmasculine people on online forums or groups, or in real life, to hear what being transmasculine means to them.

How can I get a binder without my parents knowing?

So, there are a few ways to purchase binders without parents knowing.

Enter giveaways.
purchase a debit card and put the amount of cash you will need.
Ask a friend to order you one and pay them back (my friends bought me my first one as a gift)