Open AccessSurvey of Dermatologic Procedures in Transgender Adults
Author(s) -
Laura Ragmanauskaite,
Qi Zhang,
Jin Kim,
Darios Getahun,
Michael J. Silverberg,
Michael Goodman,
Howa Yeung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.659
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1524-4725
pISSN - 1076-0512
DOI - 10.1097/dss.0000000000003179
Subject(s) - transgender , medicine , context (archaeology) , transgender women , population , family medicine , dermatology , psychology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , men who have sex with men , psychoanalysis , biology , paleontology
Dermatologists have the opportunity to provide medically necessary procedures, including laser hair removal, to transgender patients for gender affirmation. Further research is required to better assess the unique dermatologic needs of this population.