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Chest reconstruction may be performed in cases of gynecomastia and gender dysphoria. People may pursue chest reconstruction, also known as top surgery, as part of transitioning. The removal of breast tissue in chest reconstruction is a type of mastectomy called a subcutaneous (under the skin) mastectomy.
Chest reconstruction ("top surgery") is an important component of transition in the transmasculine population that can substantially improve gender incongruence. [1] This might be done as a step in the process of treating distress due to a difference between experienced or expressed gender and sex assigned at birth (gender dysphoria).
Purpose of procedure: A tummy tuck is a cosmetic procedure used to give the abdomen a slimmer appearance. DIEP flap reconstruction is procedure that reconstructs breasts after a single or double mastectomy due to breast cancer. Length of surgery/hospital stay: A DIEP flap reconstruction surgery takes about six to eight hours on average. [1]
Top surgery refers to the surgical procedures on the breasts: Mammaplasty. Breast augmentation surgery; Breast reduction surgery; Mastectomy; Gender-affirming surgery. Gender-affirming surgery (female-to-male), may include bilateral mastectomy and chest reconstruction; Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female), may include breast augmentation
Radical mastectomy is a surgical procedure that treats breast cancer by removing the breast and its underlying chest muscle (including pectoralis major and pectoralis minor), and lymph nodes of the axilla (armpit). Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
Flap surgery is a technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where tissue with an intact blood supply is lifted from a donor site and moved to a recipient site. Flaps are distinct from grafts, which do not have an intact blood supply and relies on the growth of new blood vessels. Flaps are done to fill a defect such as a wound resulting ...
SADI-S surgery; Scalp reconstruction; Scrotoplasty; Segmental resection; Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening; Gender-affirming surgery; SILS gastric banding; Single-port laparoscopy; Spaulding classification; Suprapubic aspiration; Surgeon's knot; Surgery for the dysfunctional sacroiliac joint; Surgical anastomosis; Surgical ...
Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. [1] [2] In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer choose to have the operation as a preventive measure. [1]