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Dr. Kathy Rumer

Female to Male Gender Reassignment Surgery

Dr. Kathy L. Rumer is a board-certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, and an expert in gender-affirming surgery. Her comprehensive formal education and surgical skills have made her a popular surgeon. In addition to performing hundreds of gender-affirming procedures each year, Dr. Rumer also directs a 1-year gender surgery fellowship program.

Based in the Philadelphia area, Dr. Rumer performs at least 150 Top Surgeries a year. She offers the full range of female to male surgery procedures:

  • FTM Top Surgery: Double incision with nipple grafts, Peri-areolar Top Surgery, Keyhole Top Surgery
  • Metoidioplasty: Simple Release, with Scrotoplasty and Testicular Implants
  • Metoidioplasty: Full Meta, with Vaginectomy, Urethroplasty, Scrotoplasty and Testicular Implants
  • Phalloplasty: MLD Phalloplasty (with urethral lengthening) and Abdominal Phalloplasty, with Scrotoplasty and testicular implants.
  • Mons Resection
  • Body Sculpting
  • Hysterectomy
  • Facial Masculinization
  • Hair Grafting

Consultations
Choose an in-person, phone or Skype consultation. The $100 consult fee is applied to your procedure.

Wait List
Varies by procedure but typically 2-4 months.

Payment
Dr. Rumer accepts cash, credit cards, check, insurance and medical financing from multiple companies. Dr. Rumer also accepts Pennsylvania Medicaid and is an approved out-of-state Medicaid provider for Connecticut.

Requirements
Dr. Rumer is a WPATH member and follows WPATH guidelines for surgery. You will require a medical evaluation by primary MD or MD providing hormones and a letter of recommendation from a psychologist or other mental health professional. Top Surgery patients will also require a mammogram if they are 40 years or older, or 35 years or older if there's a family history of breast cancer.

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