A New, Scarless Adam’s Apple Surgery Could Be a Breakthrough for Transgender Patients

An Israeli medical center says it has pioneered a new procedure to remove or reduce the size of the Adam's apple without leaving a scar, a significant development for transgender patients considering such surgery.

Dr. Avi Khafif Hefetz, a specialist in head and neck surgery and oncology at the A.R.M. Center of Tel Aviv's Assuta Medical Center, led procedures to reduce the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, commonly known as the Adam's apple, of two transgender women in May.

An Israeli medical center says it has pioneered a new procedure to remove or reduce the size of the Adam's apple without leaving a scar, a significant development for transgender patients considering such surgery. Dr. Avi Khafif Hefetz, a specialist in head and neck surgery and oncology at the A.R.M. Center of Tel Aviv's Assuta Medical Center, led procedures to reduce the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, commonly known as the Adam's apple, of two transgender women in May.