Patient-Reported Preoperative Depression as a Predictor of Psychosocial Outcomes After Gender-Affirming Facial Feminization Surgery.
Jeremiah M TaylorNghiem H NguyenKelly X HuangMiles J PfaffKavitha RanganathanRebecca C RadaMark S LitwinMarco A HidalgoPublished in: Annals of surgery (2024)
This study suggests that gender-affirming FFS improves psychosocial functioning; however, such improvements are highly influenced by the baseline psychological functioning of each individual. These findings indicate that preoperative psychological functioning may be a potential avenue for improving outcomes after FFS via perioperative psychological interventions.