From the Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco-East Bay, Oakland.
Division of Research.
Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May;88(4 Suppl):S325-S331. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003135.
BACKGROUND: There are over 150,000 transgender adolescents in the United States, yet research on outcomes following gender-affirming mastectomy in this age group is limited. We evaluated gender-affirming mastectomy incidence, as well as postoperative complications, including regret, in adolescents within our integrated health care system. METHODS: Gender-affirming mastectomies performed from January 1, 2013 - July 31, 2020 in adolescents 12-17 years of age at the time of referral were identified. The incidence of gender-affirming mastectomy was calculated by dividing the number of patients undergoing these procedures by the number of adolescents assigned female at birth ages 12-17 within our system at the beginning of each year and amount of follow-up time within that year. Demographic information, clinical characteristics (comorbidities, mental health history, testosterone use), surgical technique, and complications, including mention of regret, of patients who underwent surgery were summarized. Patients with and without complications were compared to evaluate for differences in demographic or clinical characteristics using chi-squared tests. RESULTS: The incidence of gender-affirming mastectomy increased 13-fold (3.7 to 47.7 per 100,000 person-years) during the study period. Of the 209 patients who underwent surgery, the median age at referral was 16 years (range 12-17) and the most common technique was double-incision (85%). For patients with greater than 1-year follow-up (n=137, 65.6%), at least one complication was found in 7.3% (n=10), which included hematoma (3.6%), infection (2.9%), hypertrophic scars requiring steroid injection (2.9%), seroma (0.7%), and suture granuloma (0.7%); 10.9 % underwent revision (n=15). There were no statistically significant differences in patient demographics and clinical characteristics between those with and without complications (p>0.05). Two patients (0.95%) had documented postoperative regret but neither underwent reversal surgery at follow-up of 3 and 7 years postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Between 2013-2020, we observed a marked increase in gender-affirming mastectomies in adolescents. The prevalence of surgical complications was low and of over 200 adolescents who underwent surgery, only two expressed regret, neither of which underwent a reversal operation. Our study provides useful and positive guidance for adolescent patients, their families, and providers regarding favorable outcomes with gender-affirming mastectomy.
背景:美国有超过 15 万名跨性别青少年,但针对该年龄段接受性别肯定乳房切除术的结果的研究有限。我们评估了我们综合医疗保健系统中,转诊时年龄在 12-17 岁的青少年进行性别肯定乳房切除术的发生率,以及包括后悔在内的术后并发症。
方法:确定了 2013 年 1 月 1 日至 2020 年 7 月 31 日期间,转诊时年龄为 12-17 岁的青少年接受性别肯定乳房切除术的患者数量。每年年初,根据系统中被分配为女性的 12-17 岁青少年人数和当年的随访时间,计算性别肯定乳房切除术的发生率。总结了接受手术患者的人口统计学信息、临床特征(合并症、心理健康史、睾酮使用情况)、手术技术以及包括后悔在内的并发症。使用卡方检验比较有和无并发症的患者,以评估人口统计学或临床特征的差异。
结果:在研究期间,性别肯定乳房切除术的发生率增加了 13 倍(每 100,000 人年 3.7 至 47.7 例)。在接受手术的 209 名患者中,转诊时的中位年龄为 16 岁(范围 12-17 岁),最常见的手术技术是双切口(85%)。对于随访时间超过 1 年的患者(n=137,65.6%),在至少 10%的患者中发现了 1 种并发症(n=10),包括血肿(3.6%)、感染(2.9%)、需要类固醇注射的肥厚性瘢痕(2.9%)、血清肿(0.7%)和缝线肉芽肿(0.7%);10.9%的患者进行了翻修(n=15)。有并发症和无并发症的患者在人口统计学和临床特征方面无统计学差异(p>0.05)。两名患者(0.95%)术后记录有后悔,但在术后 3 年和 7 年的随访中均未进行逆转手术。
结论:2013-2020 年间,我们观察到青少年进行性别肯定乳房切除术的比例显著增加。手术并发症的发生率较低,在接受手术的 200 多名青少年中,只有 2 人表示后悔,均未进行逆转手术。我们的研究为青少年患者、他们的家人和提供者提供了关于性别肯定乳房切除术有利结果的有用和积极的指导。
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