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MTF Body Contouring for McLean, VA
Welcoming patients from McLean and nearby communities to our Reston, VA, practice.
Trust. Experience. Results.
Welcoming patients from McLean and nearby communities to our Reston, VA, practice.
Make Your Curves Your Own
Your ideas about a feminine shape guide the conversation at Austin-Weston, The Center for Cosmetic Surgery. Our plastic surgeons combine surgical skill with an eye for proportion to help women assigned male at birth explore the changes they want in their physique.
Patients seeking MTF body contouring near McLean can visit our Reston practice to discuss softer curves, fuller contours, and an approach tailored to their goals. We bring experience and careful planning to each procedure, with attention to how you want to look and feel.
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Create Your Preferred Proportions
MTF body contouring, also called body feminization surgery, is a group of procedures that can increase fullness in the breasts, hips, and buttocks to create a more feminine appearance. Your initial consultation gives us a clear understanding of the body shape you have in mind. From there, we develop a surgical plan around your priorities.
Austin-Weston recommends a minimum of 12 months of hormone therapy, prescribed by your endocrinologist, before breast surgery. Hormones can produce breast development that meets some patients’ goals without an operation. If you want more volume than hormones provide, your surgeon can discuss adding fullness with breast implants or fat transfer.
Breast implant surgery may be combined with liposuction or other body contouring procedures to refine your overall silhouette.
Femininity, on Your Terms
Gender-affirming body contouring can help physical appearance align more closely with gender identity. For many people considering MTF procedures, that alignment is the main purpose of treatment.
The benefits may extend into daily life: feeling more at ease in social situations, enjoying greater self-esteem, and having more clothing choices that express your style. Some patients also report improved sexual confidence and satisfaction. A physique that better reflects your identity may support emotional well-being and quality of life. These are among the reasons McLean patients explore MTF body contouring.
Thoughtful Choices Begin With Conversation
We encourage you to speak with several surgeons as you consider your options. Finding a provider you trust is an important part of planning care. At Austin-Weston, your consultation is time for you and your surgeon to discuss what you want and how it might be achieved.
You can ask questions, describe your priorities, and review the surgical approaches that fit your needs. Our team works with patients from McLean to support informed decisions about MTF body contouring and outcomes that contribute to confidence and quality of life.
The Techniques That Fit Your Goals
Your personalized surgical plan brings together body contouring procedures suited to your aesthetic goals. Your surgeon will walk you through the anesthesia options, expected surgery length, recovery requirements, and likely results. Our AAAHC-accredited surgical facility in Reston is equipped to provide your treatment onsite.
Liposuction removes excess fat, while fat grafting transfers your own fat to develop feminine contours.
Breast augmentation can enhance the chest using breast implants or autologous fat transfer, which uses fat from your own body.
For Breast surgery using fat transfer, liposuction collects fat from a donor area before it is transferred to the breasts. When there is enough fat available, it can also add fullness to the hips and buttocks. You can read about implant options in our Breast Procedures section. Implant surgery is similar to other breast augmentation operations, but creating room for a larger implant may require more than one procedure so the chest skin can stretch sufficiently.
Patients also consider a Brazilian Butt Lift or Non-Surgical Sculptra Butt Lift as part of their body contouring goals.
A Tummy tuck can remove loose skin and tissue to smooth the abdomen and give the waistline a slimmer contour.
Our facial surgery options include Adam’s Apple Reduction and MTF Facial Feminization.
The practice’s published surgical criteria refer to WPATH-based assessment, previous hormone therapy, and one or two referral letters from a mental health professional. The documentation and eligibility information listed includes:
Support as You Heal
Most breast implant patients take one to two weeks off work. Swelling continues beyond that initial recovery period.
With your surgeon’s guidance, many everyday activities can resume after roughly a week. Exercises involving the chest muscles generally need to wait about six weeks. A surgical bra may support your breasts while they heal. Fat-transfer breast augmentation can have a slightly quicker recovery, although you still need time away from work and restrictions on strenuous exercise. Healing also takes place in the donor area treated with liposuction.
If other procedures accompany breast augmentation, your aftercare plan may involve additional measures. Follow-up appointments allow the team to check your progress and answer questions. Contact us when you need guidance. Supporting your recovery is part of your care at Austin-Weston.
Lasting Changes in Shape
The curves and volume created through MTF body contouring can last for years. After breast augmentation, implants may need up to six months to settle into position. Many patients retain their implants for a decade or more, and some for as long as two decades, before considering replacement. The timing varies from person to person.
With fat grafting, the transferred fat that remains after healing provides lasting fullness. Surgeons may slightly overfill an area to account for the portion of fat the body absorbs. For McLean patients, the aim is a body shape that feels more consistent with gender identity and helps support a positive self-image.
You can also discuss complementary facial feminization procedures. Our team can help arrange a combined treatment plan or a staged approach that suits the results you want.
Recovery depends on the procedures you have and how your body heals. Allow several weeks to a few months for full recovery.
Possible complications include bleeding, infection, problems with wound healing, unfavorable scarring, anesthesia-related risks, and dissatisfaction with the cosmetic outcome. Your surgeon will discuss the risks specific to each procedure in your plan.
The procedures you choose determine the cost. At your consultation, we can prepare an estimate for the treatment you are considering. Visit our pricing and financing pages for additional details.
| Recovery Time | 4–6 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Starting Cost | From: $6,700 |
Bring Your Aesthetic Goals Into Focus
At our dedicated cosmetic surgery center, five board-certified plastic surgeons share more than 100 years of combined experience. Working together gives our team a broad base of knowledge across surgical procedures. Schedule a consultation to explore the options for your goals and discuss balanced proportions.
