Gender-Affirming Mastectomy in Transmasculine Patients

A. Rothenberg, Kara; C. Gologorsky, Rebecca; Carlo Hojilla, J.; Tang, Annie; M. Cohan, Caitlin; Beattie, Genna; M. Yokoo, Karen

doi:10.1097/sap.0000000000002712

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Gender-Affirming Mastectomy in Transmasculine Patients

Published in Annals of Plastic Surgery • Feb 5, 2021

Authors:

Kara A. Rothenberg

Rebecca C. Gologorsky

J. Carlo Hojilla

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity can often be a barrier to gender-affirming top surgery in transmasculine patients because of concern for increased surgical site complications. STUDY DESIGN: All adult patients (N = 948) within an integrated health care system who underwent gender-affirming mastectomy from 2013 t...

Subject

Medicine

Contraindication

Body mass index

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