Isaac's Top Surgery

Hi, I’m Isaac and I am a 21 year old trans man finally making progress towards getting top surgery!

I'm going to be having periareolar surgery with Dr Katherine Gale, which is the option I was hoping to go for so I’m really happy that I qualify. I’ve added a diagram in the photos to try to explain what the surgery looks like for anyone curious. With this option there will only be scarring around the nipples, which was a big factor in this being my preferred type of surgery.

So far my transition has helped me to feel so much more comfortable and confident in my own skin, and this feels like the final big milestone. Top surgery will play a huge part in eliminating something that I am endlessly aware of and held back by.

The total cost of the surgery (including surgeon, anaesthetist, and hospital fees) is $31,000 NZD (about $18,000 USD). I don’t have insurance and this is a very expensive surgery so I am looking into other surgeons that might offer a better price; but I’m going to live with these results for the rest of my life so I don’t want to settle for something I won’t be happy with. As much of my savings as I can manage will go towards this, but I don’t yet know how much that will be at the time. So for now I’m just going to be fundraising, working, and seeing what life throws at me until I have the funds to go ahead with top surgery.

Thank you so much to anyone who donates or shares, I really appreciate it :)