Sexual Reassignment Surgery in Thailand or The US - Consider The Costs

Thinking of undergoing Sexual reassignment surgery in The US? - Think again!

Below is an account of someone who did "The Works" in The US and at US prices. If you don't have that kind of money to spare or simply don't want to spend that vast sum then consider having all the surgical procedures done in Thailand at 20% of the US cost.

This account was passed to me. Sorry I don't know who the writer is. If you know then
please tell me and I can properly reference the article about SRS in Thailand.

It costs way more than you think to transition properly. By properly, I mean making sufficient
changes that you can live successfully in your identified gender. Living successfully means
that you are know longer seen as your birth gender.

If all you want to do is change your genitals from male to female you can do that in Thailand
for less than $12,000 US plus airfare. You'll need to have a good amount available for
counseling afterwards if this is all you do as your face, facial hair, voice, body build, hair, etc.
will cause you to not fit in to society.

If you want sticker shock, these are my costs that I incurred over the 2006 - 2008 period
using the best US doctors (in my opinion anyway):

Sexual reassignment surgery (vaginaplasty) - $21,650
Sexual reassignment surgery (labiaplasty) - $4,770
Breast augmentation - $6,975
Facial Feminization Surgery (part 1 - jaw alignment) - $11,680
Facial Feminization Surgery (part 2 - trachea shave, jaw contouring, shortening the chin,
shortening the upper lift, rhinoplasty, forhead contouring, hair advancement) - $40,945
Laser Hair Removal of beard and mustache - $1,940
Electrolysis (preparation for SRS) - $650
Counseling ($70 to $125 per hour, once a week for about 3 years) - over $6000 and still
counting
Voice therapy ($80 hour for about a year) - about $4000
Miscellaneous costs such as airfare and lodging - about $1000

Total to transition completely - just over $100,000.

Oh by the way, that doesn't include the indirect costs of lost income, alimony or child
support if transitioning causes you to loose your job or marriage. This is not something to take likely. Go talk to a counselor before you do anything else.