Discover five leading gender-affirming care experts to follow on Instagram, from plastic surgeons specialising in gender-affirming surgery to practitioners championing inclusive aesthetic care.
Sophie Brooks
Sophie Brooks is a registered nurse and aesthetic practitioner and founder of Joy By Sophie, a gender reaffirming clinic in Manchester.
Brooks created the clinic to offer consultation led and inclusive gender affirming care.
As a master’s student researching sexual health, she became passionate about gender-affirming aesthetics.
Connecting with her audiences through regular talk through content, Sophie utilises her patient questions and misunderstandings to crack common misunderstandings and showcase her speciality.
Dr Veerle Rotsaert
Instagram: @drveerlerotsaert 21.7k
Dr Veerle Rotsaert is a plastic surgeon who specialises in a variety of surgeries including gender affirming care.
As the cofounder of Tempus Belgravia, Injectual and Transjectual, alongside sister Joelle, Dr Rotsaert is at the forefront of gender-affirming aesthetic care in the UK.
She brings a unique understanding of individualised gender affirming care, tailoring surgeries for each patient’s goals with a focus on overall wellbeing.
Her social media educates her audience around surgical procedures, and acts as a portfolio of surgical before and afters, balanced with snippets into the life of a leading female plastic surgeon and mother in London.
Michail Vourvachis
Instagram: @michailvourvachis 21.8k
Michail Vourvachis is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over 10 years of experience in reconstructive and in cosmetic surgery.
Michail has an interest in gender affirming surgery and care, specialising in chest surgery, body contouring, and facial procedures, including facial feminisation and masculinisation.
Michail is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Royal Society of Medicine in Plastic Surgery and the WPATH.
His Instagram showcases high-level expertise in regenerative techniques and identity-affirming results. His feed serves as an essential resource for practitioners, blending education with his commitment to gender-affirming care.
Dr Giuseppe Di Taranto
Instagram: @dr.giuseppeditaranto 5.7k
Dr Giuseppe Di Taranto is the founder and lead practitioner at GDT Gender Clinic, which pioneers compassionate gender-affirming care.
As a consultant plastic surgeon Dr Taranto harnesses the latest technology and techniques in surgical procedures to aid patients on their transition journey.
His Instagram feed offers a transparent look at the surgical journey, for those seeking gender affirming care, bridging the gap between complex surgical theory and the human stories that define his practice, highlighting his achievements as a published researcher and international speaker.
Dr Ioannis Ntanos
Instagram: @ioannisntanos 1.5k
Dr Ioannis Ntanos is a leading gender affirmation and breast surgeon, specialising in top surgery for trans men.
Dr Ntanos is passionate about ethics and healthcare, completing his MBA studies, with a thesis dedicated to improving gender reassignment and top surgery provision in the UK.
He continues to study and educates his peers regularly in national and international conferences and workshops.
His feed is highly educational, often addressing the psychological impact of surgery and the importance of ethical private practice. He is a key voice for those interested in the “social” side of aesthetic medicine and patient advocacy.
