ArticleTransgender health2023
High Self-Reported Satisfaction After Top Surgery in Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Single-Center Study.
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- Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients in Accessing Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Thematic Synthesis of the Literature.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Mental Health, Gender Dysphoria, and Quality of Life in Trans Individuals Following Top Surgery: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Preoperative breast cancer screening before chest masculinization surgery.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- Emotional quality-of-life after chest masculinizing surgery among transgender persons aged under versus over 18 years: a comparative observational study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Observational
- Gender-affirming health care needs, barriers to care, and health and wellbeing in a broad nationwide sample of transgender people in Norway.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Embodied Affirmation: Experiences with Gender-Affirming Top Surgery.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Gender-Affirming Chest Surgery in Adults with Extreme BMI: A Multi-Center Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Patient Satisfaction Following Top Surgery: A RealSelf Analysis Using Advanced Natural Language Processing.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Lived experiences: Exploring detransition narratives.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Perioperative Patient-Initiated Communication in Gender-Affirming Mastectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Are transgender people satisfied with their lives?BMC public health · 2023Article
- Gender detransition: A critical review of the literature.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2023Article
- Surgical satisfaction and quality of life outcomes reported by transgender men and women at least one year post gender-affirming surgery: A systematic literature review.International journal of transgender health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Purpose: Top surgery, or masculinization of the chest, is often the first and sometimes only procedure in gender-affirming surgery for transgender- and gender-diverse persons assigned female at birth. In recent years, there has been improved access to care for transgender individuals and increased demand for top surgery. Our aim was to investigate the degree of satisfaction with the postoperative outcome after top surgery in transgender men. Methods: Ninety transgender men who underwent top surgery between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2018 were included. Patients were surveyed from 5 to 62 months after surgery. Participants' files were evaluated for complications, and 84 (response rate 93.3%) participants answered a questionnaire evaluating patient satisfaction postoperatively. Results: Patients were either satisfied or partially satisfied with the overall experience of undergoing surgery and the postoperative result in 90.5% of responses. Patients were very satisfied with their clothed appearance in 89.3% of responses, whereas only 44.1% were very satisfied with their nonclothed appearance and 46.4% partially satisfied. Patients were also very satisfied with postoperative scars in 47.6% of responses and nipple reconstruction in 48.8%. Only two patients expressed their regret. Conclusion: Satisfaction outcomes after top surgery are generally positive, especially in respect of clothed appearance, self-confidence, and self-acceptance.
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