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☆Parts of this article have been presented at the following meetings: 1. Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgeons (MWSPS) Meeting, March 18, 2017, Park City, Utah; 2. World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Meeting, June 17, 2016, Amsterdam; 3. US Professional Association of Transgender Health (USPATH) Inaugural Meeting, February 2, 2017, Los Angeles. ASPS 2017 Residents Day, October 7, 2017.
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- Sexual well-being in transgender patients: Could gender confirming-chest surgery be enough?Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryVol. 74Issue 12
- PreviewWe read with interest the article by Agarwal et al. entitled "Quality of life improvement after chest wall masculinization in female-to-male transgender patients: A prospective study using the BREAST-Q and Body Uneasiness Test", published in January 2018 in the Journal.1 We commend the authors for contributing with this relevant work to an aspect of plastic surgery that is often neglected: transgender patient care. Their prospective study assessed the impact of mastectomy on body image, physical well-being, sexual satisfaction and chest satisfaction using the BREAST-Q and BUT-A questionnaires.
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