Review of Gender Affirming Mastectomy Surgery
Gender-affirming mastectomy surgeries are safe and effective treatment options. No-drain placement was not associated with increased postoperative complications. Surgeons may consider not prescribing routine postoperative antibiotics if using drains, and avoiding drains for gender-affirming mastectomies may be considered in selected individuals based on clinical judgment.
Authors
- Sandhya Kalavacherla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-9042)
- Leonardo Alaniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9247-2299)
- Melissa Klausmeyer
- Justin J. Cordero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-6028)
- Jacques A. Machol
- Antoine L. Carré
- Nikita Kadakia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1884-1671)
- Michael Chu
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004037
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15