Facial Reconstruction

Find your care

UCLA Health is a safe and supportive environment for transgender and gender diverse patients. Call 310-267-4334 to make an appointment.

The mission of the UCLA Gender Health Program is to provide healthcare for the transgender or gender-diverse community that is sensitive to everyone’s individual needs.

For patients seeking Facial Reconstruction / Facial Feminization, our UCLA craniofacial surgeons and plastic surgeons offer the following services:

  • Forehead Reconstruction, including setback of forehead, brow bone or shaving down of brow bone, scalp advancement and hairline reconstruction
  • Malar / Cheek Augmentation
  • Mandibular Angle Reduction / Chin Reduction
  • Zygomatic Arch Reduction / Cheekbone Reduction
  • Facelift
  • Necklift
  • Browlift
  • Blepharoplasty / Eyelid Surgery
  • Rhinoplasty / Nose Surgery
  • Otoplasty / Ear Surgery
  • Lip augmentation
  • Tracheal Shave

Our expert surgeons can meet with you to discuss which procedures would best help you achieve your goals.

  • Care Coordinator: At the UCLA Gender Health Program, we understand the unique challenges that gender-diverse patients face when searching for health care. Providing personalized care involves collaboration between specialty physicians, which is why we have a Care Coordinator as the first point of contact. Our dedicated Care Coordinator provides our gender-diverse patients with assistance in navigating the UCLA Health system, specifically including:
    • Providing information about UCLA’s Gender Health Program.
    • Taking an initial intake assessment in order to understand each person’s health care needs and goals.
    • Ensuring patients are established with a primary care provider.
    • Ensuring patients are established with a primary care provider.
    • Coordinating referrals for gender-affirming surgeries.
    • Identifying appropriate providers and coordinating referrals for other supportive services.