Caitlyn Jenner Doesn’t Want Any More Surgery, For Now
Caitlyn Jenner has reportedly decided on not having any more surgery, at least for now. The I Am Cait star recently considered going under the knife in order to change her vocal cords to get a more feminine sounding voice. However, she has not chosen to keep her original voice.
Radar Online reports Caitlyn Jenner recently worked with renowned voice coach Dr. Lillian Glass, and it was filmed for I Am Cait. Dr. Glass wrote about her time with the Olympic gold medalist, formerly known as Bruce Jenner.
“I had the opportunity to work with Caitlyn Jenner to try to help her feminize her voice, speech patterns and body language. Our session was filmed for her reality show I Am Cait.”
However, an on-set source reveals that the session wasn’t as successful as Jenner would have liked. In fact, it was Dr. Glass that advised Caitlyn not to have vocal cord surgery.
“Caitlyn asked Lillian what she thought of the surgery and Dr. Glass told her that she does not recommend it at all. Dr. Glass told her that the success rate is extremely limited with the surgery, and that she could ruin perfectly good vocal cords. She told Caitlyn that surgery could result in vocal paralysis and she could end up with a breathy voice that will not even be loud enough to be heard!”
It sounds like if Jenner were to have surgery to feminize her voice, it could lead to all kinds of unwanted problems, or even the loss of her well-known voice all together.
“Dr. Glass also told Caitlyn that she could end up with Spastic Dysphoria from having the surgery, which is when the vocal cords don’t come together and don’t vibrate well. Dr. Glass told her that she needs to work on her communication skills.”
However, there are still things Caitlynn Jenner can do to have a more female sounding voice without having surgery.
“Being feminine isn’t just having a soft voice. Caitlyn needs to practice on gesturing, inflecation, body language and other skills. And to really start to sound like a woman, Dr. Glass recommended that she would need about three months of vocal training twice a week.”
Meanwhile, CNN reports that a Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume is making headlines, and being called offensive by some fans. The costume includes a brown wig, and a replica of the outfit that Caitlyn wore on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine when she officially came out as a transgender woman to the world.
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