Complications after Breast Implant Augmentation in a Transgender Population

Background Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed procedures in plastic surgery, and it is a particularly significant intervention in the transition process for male-to-female transgender patients. In cisgender patients, surgical and aesthetic outcomes after primary and secondary breast augmentation with implants have been extremely well documented, with complication rates reported between 10–30%. In transgender patients, however, there is little to no literature that describes comparative outcomes after breast augmentation. The present study seeks to address this gap in the literature by examining rates of complications and revisions associated with male-to-female reassignment breast augmentation with implants.