Does Surgery Help

[Guest p3ngu!n]

hi all. i was wondering if tightening the vocal chords actually help with having a feminine voice. my is kinda low and it is really hard to even get a higher pitch or else my voice will crack like a lier under the spotlight. (attempt at a joke)

[Guest Donna Jean]

There is surgery available for the MTF voice...but, the things that I've read make it seem to be iffy at best and can cause you to lose your voice altogether!

One wouldn't want that!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Sally]

You can raise your voice a little at a time with practice but the surgeries are not all that successful and as Donna Jean has told you very risky.

I have read numerous articles that indicate that there is very little change with the surgeries.

I would opt for a long term practice schedule.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Robin Winter]

I *have* heard audio clips of before and after surgery, and the ones I heard were amazing, but I also understand that this is not the norm and like the ladies have already said, it is risky.

On the flip side, I've read blogs of people who've had to have the surgery multiple times before there was any change at all.

[Guest NatalieRene]

I'm actually considering the same thing right now. Dr. Thomas in Portland Oregon has done some amazing things with past patients. The thing is though it's very expensive. The procedure costs $7425 and you need to be able to stay a week in the area and have someone with you to keep an eye on you to make sure you are doing ok unless you want to stay in the hospital the entire time, which would cost a HUGE amount of money. You are supposed to rest your voice and not use it at all for two weeks and then very lightly as needed a week after that to give the voice box time to heal. Otherwise you risk breaking the stitches and reverting back.

Here's a quick link to one of the results. http://www.voicedoctor.net/media/cases/pit...emLarTH_75.html

[Guest p3ngu!n]

well, i would still be wary of it since i don't like knives being pointed at me, but my voice is kinda low. i would say like a low e, so it is very hard to get a feminine inflection and tone, plus, i get discouraged really easily. i have to have someone there offering support constantly or else i tend to give up.

[Guest nymphblossom]

Please don't take the risk. The human vocal tract is an amazing machine that can be trained to create a virtually limitless range of sounds. I started with a deep baratone and in 3 months was able to develop a pleasing female voice that passes well live and over the phone. Please consider spending some dedicated time working with the free vocal feminization courses before you elect any kind of surgery.

Blossom

[Guest p3ngu!n]

i've also been singing for many years... the highest my voice can go without going into falsetto is maybe a high soprano or llow alto. plus, i can't use a full key with either (i can't do the do re mi thing in soprano or alto)

like i said, i'm afraid of knives so i wouldn't do it. i'm not trying to be pig headed, i created this thread with more curiosity than advice on when and how to get sliced up.

[Guest nymphblossom]

p3ngu!n, are you able to sing in head voice? Teaching myself to use my head voice raised my pitch dramatically.

Blossom