Purpose: Tobacco use is the leading global cause of preventable disease and death, and
transgender and gender-expansive (TGE) people demonstrate elevated tobacco use …

Background: Racial disparities in surgical outcomes have been shown to lead to subpar
results in various patients. Variability and contradictions in the current literature highlight the …

Introduction Individuals with gender dysphoria do not identify with their sex assigned at birth
and face societal and cultural challenges, leading to increased risk for depression, anxiety …

Background: Racial and ethnic disparities have been extensively reported across surgical
specialties, highlighting existing healthcare inequities. Nevertheless, evidence is lacking …

Racial and ethnic minority groups as well as gender minorities seeking gender-affirming
care and surgery have historically had difficulties with healthcare access and experience …

Background Masculinizing chest reconstruction (MCR) has been shown to improve quality of
life and gender dysphoria in transmasculine adult patients. As nationwide access to gender …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine whether racial disparities exist in
immediate postoperative pain scores and intraoperative analgesic regimens in a single …

Background: Research on the diverse patient population undergoing gender-affirming
breast augmentation remains scarce. We compared patients undergoing this procedure at …

Objective The aim of the study is to compare 30-day surgical outcomes after gender-
affirming orchiectomy and vaginoplasty as separate and isolated procedures. Study Design …