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Chest Surgery for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals

Karel E.y. ClaesSalvatore D'arpaStan Monstrey

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyMammaplastymedicine.medical_treatmentSubcutaneous mastectomy030230 surgeryTransgender Persons03 medical and health sciencesChest surgery0302 clinical medicineTransgenderHumansMedicineThoracoplastyChest surgeryBreast augmentationSubcutaneous MastectomyMastectomybusiness.industryBreast augmentationmedicine.diseaseSurgeryGynecomastia030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMammaplastyTransgenderFemaleSurgeryHormone therapybusinessTranssexualismMastectomyHuman

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Chest surgery can greatly facilitate the experience of living in a gender role. For transfeminine chest surgery, most surgeons recommend a 12-month period of feminizing hormone therapy prior to breast augmentation. For those who already have some breast volume due to hormone treatment, lipofilling can be a good option. Transmasculine chest surgery includes mastectomy and creation of a male chest. Preoperative parameters to be evaluated include breast volume, degree of excess skin, nipple-areola complex size and position, and skin elasticity. The algorithm the authors developed and modified can help choose from 5 techniques, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing male chest.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-07-01Clinics in Plastic Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2018.03.010