Inclusive Healthcare Settings: Promoting Post-operative Follow-up in Transgender Voice Care through Awareness and Education

Abstract

Objectives: Gender-affirming laryngeal surgeries are becoming more common. Surgical outcomes for benign laryngeal disease are often affected by post-operative care. Documented barriers to medical care faced by transgender persons may affect their ability to participate in post-operative care visits and may affect their overall outcome. This study was initiated to compare the post-operative follow-up rates between patients who underwent gender-affirming laryngeal surgery and those who underwent voice surgery for non-neoplastic vocal fold lesions.