Prague Med. Rep. 2026, 127, 94-97

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2026.14

Aesthetic Chondrolaryngoplasty in Transgender Women

Ivo Němec1,2ID, Michal Mikolaj1

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Institute for Aesthetic Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

Received April 22, 2025
Accepted June 2, 2026

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