Facial feminization surgery is a blanket term used to describe ... so they can get on with their lives.” “As with any ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Robert Westreich, a plastic surgeon in New York who specializes in facial surgery ... especially if it's all elective and cosmetic.

This column will not focus on these forms of plastic surgery, but rather on cosmetic surgery, or elective procedures ... in the same category as getting a facial or herbal wrap.