Breast Augmentation in the Transfemale Patient: Comprehensive Principles for Planning and Obtaining Ideal Results

An article by Coon, Devin M.D., M.S.E.; Lee, Erica M.S.; Fischer, Beverly M.D.; Darrach, Halley B.A.; Landford, Wilmina N. M.D.
Breast Augmentation in the Transfemale Patient: Comprehensive Principles for Planning and Obtaining Ideal Results
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A growing number of transgender women present to plastic surgeons seeking breast augmentation. Despite some advocating their technical similarity, the authors have found substantially different planning and techniques are needed to obtain aesthetic results in transgender patients versus cosmetic breast augmentation. The authors sought to develop an approach for operative planning and technique to elucidate these differences and obtain consistent results.

All patients who underwent breast augmentation at the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health were included in this study. Anthropometric assessments were obtained and comparative statistics between operative and nonoperative cohorts were calculated. Outcomes were analyzed and a patient-reported survey was performed to evaluate patient satisfaction.

Transgender female patients represent a unique patient population requiring special consideration of anatomical differences in key planning decisions. The authors delineate the first systematic algorithm that addresses these differences, emphasizing maneuvers such as routine inframammary fold lowering. This can allow experienced augmentation surgeons to obtain excellent aesthetic and patient-reported outcomes in this population. As with cosmetic breast augmentation, patient satisfaction rates are high.

To read the full article, go here: https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2020/06000/Breast_Augmentation_in_the_Transfemale_Patient_.1.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP

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