Creation of a Male Chest in Female Transsexuals
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Vol. 3 (1) , 39-46
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-197907000-00007
Abstract
This paper describes the indications for operation, the choice of operation, and the results in 9 patients evaluated by a gender identity clinic and referred for breast removal and construction of a male chest. These patients have lived for an average of ten years in their cross-gender identity and were found to be stable, nondemanding, cooperative, and responsible in their life as males. A different operation is recommended for each of three types of breasts. None of the patients was suitable for a simple gynecomastia-type operation. Patients with excess skin should have a procedure that produces an inframammary crease scar not connected to the nipple. Patients with less skin require a procedure that results in a C-shaped scar curving downward and laterally from the nipple.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: