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ArticleInternational journal of transgender health2025

Gender-Affirming Chest Surgery in Adults with Extreme BMI: A Multi-Center Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.

Paige N Hackenberger, Alisha L Nguyen, Rebecca Arteaga, Cole V Roblee, Maya Younoszai, Erin Sullivan, Iulianna C Taritsa, Christine D Pham, Danielle J Eble, Russell E Ettinger and 2 more

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Article in International journal of transgender health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors.

Paige N HackenbergerDivision of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Alisha L NguyenDivision of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.
Rebecca ArteagaInstitute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Cole V RobleeDivision of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Maya YounoszaiDivision of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.
Erin SullivanBiostatistics, Epidemiology, and Analytics in Research (BEAR) Core, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA.
Iulianna C TaritsaDivision of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Christine D PhamElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA.
Danielle J EbleDivision of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.
Russell E EttingerDivision of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.
Sumanas W JordanDivision of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Shane D MorrisonDivision of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.

Funding

Training Program in Translational Science, HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minority HealthT32MH130325 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Michael E Newcomb · 2022 to 2026
$1.6M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH130325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) patients face multifactorial barriers to accessing medically-necessary interventions, including gender-affirming chest surgery (GACS). Surgeons may exacerbate this inequity by imposing preoperative body mass index (BMI) requirements on their patients. Recent studies present conflicting evidence regarding the association between BMI and postoperative complications following GACS; however, no studies have assessed these outcomes in cases of extremely high BMI (>40 kg/m Methods: Assigned female at birth patients ≥ 18 years old undergoing GACS at three institutions were reviewed. Demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed descriptively between patients with BMI ≤40 and >40 kg/m Results: 647 patients were included, of these, 82 (12.7%) had BMI >40 kg/m Conclusions: This multi-institutional retrospective review demonstrates a higher frequency of adverse outcomes in patients with BMI >40 kg/m

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BMIBody mass indexGender diverseMastectomyTop surgeryTransgender

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PMID40857433
PMCPMC12364012

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