Her paper, titled "Genital self-image and aesthetic genital surgeries: Novel perspectives across the cisgender and transgender spectrum", showcases much of her own research on genital focused body image concerns and genital surgeries in cisgender women and men. This, she says, is a very under-recognised area in body image research, but has important impacts for psychological and sexual well-being as well as self-identity. In this paper, Dr Sharp calls for more research to be undertaken with people who identify as transgender who likely experience a complex interplay of gender dysphoria and genital body image concerns.
Dr Sharp said, "It's truly an honour for my work to be recognised as a finalist for Best International Paper at Aesthetic Surgery Journal. I started this work as a PhD student and to see the field of genital body image research evolve over that time has been terrific, but I hope my paper pushes us to be more inclusive across the gender spectrum."
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- Sharp, G. (2021). Genital self-image and aesthetic genital surgeries: Novel perspectives across the cisgender and transgender spectrum. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Volume 41, Issue 12, Pages NP2046–NP2052 academic.oup.com/asj/article-abstract/41/12/NP2046/6314993
- Dr Sharp's research group: www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/psychiatry/research/body-image-research
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