Dr. Hope Sherie
Highest Level of Top Surgery Care on the East Coast and in the Carolinas
Dr. Hope Sherie, MD, FACS is a board-certified surgeon who has extensive training in FTM Top Surgery. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Sherie completed a 1 year Fellowship Training sanctioned by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery with a focus on transgender surgery in 2012-2013. Prior to this, she served in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corp during medical school from 1995-1999 and as an active duty Air Force surgeon from 1999-2008.
Dr. Sherie is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
Locally, Dr. Sherie works with the Charlotte Transgender Health Care Group, and supports LGBT organizations such as Time Out Youth and Charlotte Pride.
Dr. Sherie offers five different types of FTM Top Surgery: Buttonhole Technique, Double incision with nipple grafts, Keyhole Top Surgery, as well as the Inverted T and Peri-areolar methods.
You can further customize your Top Surgery results by choosing between straighter or more curves incision lines.
The cost of Top Surgery is usually $10,000 - $11,000 but can fall in the $9,500 - $15,500 range. The cost includes operating room and facility fees, surgeon's fees, anesthesia, and pre- and post-op visits. Not included in the cost: prescription drugs, laboratory fees (if required), post-operative medical supplies and additional post-operative binders.
Your surgery and post-op visits take place at Dr. Sherie's private, trans-friendly surgery center located in South End Charlotte.
If you are coming from outside Charlotte, Dr. Sherie offers recovery packages that include all needed post-operative supplements, extra dressings, and garments. Assistance with lodging and an overnight medical caregiver can also be arranged.
Booking Top Surgery
- Contact Dr. Sherie to schedule your in-person or phone consultation. The consultation fee of $100 will be applied towards your Top Surgery cost.
- Dr. Sherie accepts cash, credit cards, and check. Medical financing via CareCredit, United Medical Credit, and Lending USA is also accepted (additional fees apply.)
- Dr. Sherie does not accept insurance at this time, but will provide codes and documentation needed for you to file a claim with your insurance, if desired.
- Dr. Sherie offers an in-house payment option, which is more of a layaway plan. There's no check credit or payment agreements. You'll receive a complete refund, minus the cost of the consultation, if you decide to cancel and provide sufficient notification. Dr. Sherie honors quotes given following a consultation for 3 months. After three months, quotes are subject to any rate changes that may occur until the deposit has been completed. A deposit of $1,000 is required to save your quote and schedule a surgery date. Make payments of any amount and at any frequency that works you for you. The balance is due in-full 15 days prior to surgery. If you feel that you will not be able to make your predicted goal, you may reschedule once or cancel all the way up to fifteen days prior to your scheduled procedure, without penalty.
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