Surgeon, Ioannis Ntanos, returns for a second episode of the GenderGP podcast in which he tackles some of the key questions guys should be asking when considering top surgery. This episode of the podcast seeks to educate and empower the individual so that they can get the most out of their experience.

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 The GenderGP PodcastTop Surgery: what to ask, with Ioannis NtanosHello, this is Dr Helen Webberley. Welcome to our GenderGP Podcast, where we will be discussing some of the issues affecting the trans and non-binary community in the world today, together with my co-host Marianne Oakes, a trans woman herself, and our head of therapy.

Dr Helen Webberley:I'm delighted to be back again with Marianne and myself and back with Dr. Ioannis. He is, we have had Dr. Ioannis as our guest before. He's a surgeon who specializes in chest and top surgery for transmasculine people. So really delighted to have you back again, Ioannis. And I want to learn so much more than I learned last time, even though last time you filled my boots with learning. So lovely to have you on. And I hope that your spring weather is the same as ours is here.

Dr Ioannis Ntanos:Thank you very much for inviting me back. And it was a blast the last time, and it is a pleasure again, it's very nice to be here with both of you. Thank you.

Marianne Oakes:You're welcome.

Dr Helen Webberley:So, Ioannis, we've got lots of questions to ask you. We want to know it all, because I tell you a secret, I've never had top surgery. I don't think Marianne's ever had top surgery. And so we speak from a position of ignorance sometimes. You, I don't know whether you've had top surgery or not. I'm not going to ask you, but I think you might've done that surgery in your time. And I'd be really grateful if you could just give us some nuggets. What do people ask you? What do people want to know? What should we be telling people? Because it's really hard in this area of healthcare. The education is very little for doctors, the education is very little for those who support people, and the education is very little for patients. So I'd love to use this opportunity to really, I don't know, share the myths, share the truths, debunk the lies and teach people what they want to know. So over to you, Ioannis. Tell me, tell me everything, you know,

Dr Ioannis Ntanos:I'll try my best, Helen. Thank you very much. So, so let's start with the basics. I don't know if we covered that last time. Top surgery is a stop, is a part of someone's transition, but it's not necessarily a part for everyone. So top surgery includes chest surgery, in forms of mastectomies and chest wall for reconstruction from transmasculine individuals, or a BA, a breast augmentation for transfeminine. But it's not, it's not there for everyone. Okay. But it is a choice for, for some or some of those individuals. And you're right. I haven't had top surgery myself, but I have done a few. Okay. So, so I'm conducting these consultations regularly every week and some of them appear to be more meaningful than others. And this is, it comes,