The 5.15.22 Issue

Highlights

1. The Health Issue

   Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.

   Beauty, pain, race and money play out in Miami’s post-surgical recovery houses.

    By Sandra E. Garcia

   

2. The Health Issue

   How Ben Got His Penis

   Phalloplasty — the surgery to make a penis — has grown more popular among trans men. But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.

    By Jamie Lauren Keiles

   

3. The Health Issue

   The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction

   My body had been objectified for as long as I could remember. So I decided to change it.

    By Melissa Febos

   

4. The Health Issue

   I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning.

   A diet app helped me shed my extra Covid pounds — and reminded me that I’m still the same old me.

    By Sam Anderson