Gone were the days when boys would be boys, and girls would be girls. Today, modern society is more open to the fact the genders are not always clearly defined per individual. Because of genetic reasons, environmental factors, or peer influences, some people come out and admit about their homosexuality. There are different avenues by which homosexuals express their true identities, whether it is by cross dressing, doing impersonations, or finding suitable same-sex partners In some cases, cross dressing does not seem enough to help one accept his sexual identity.

There are a known number of men and women in, America and around the world, who are willing to go under the knife to take their gender transformations to a whole new level. Generally, to be able to completely transform one’s body into the opposite sex’s body, hormones play a key role. Hormone therapy for men who want to feminize themselves include periodic administration of estrogen, and on the other hand, for women who want to masculinize themselves, testosterone treatments and steroids are given. This article gives a brief background on the important role of cosmetic surgery in gender transformations, for both men and women.