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Following surgery and legalization of the gender reassignment, long-term physical, sexual, hormonal, and psychological follow-up is necessary to establish and maintain the success of the procedure. Since persistent regret after sex reassignment surgery must be considered, along with suicide, as the worst conceivable outcome of SRS [1], it is crucial to know the opinion of patients when evaluating the cosmetic and functional results of the surgery [2].
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Morelli, G., Pomara, G., Traversi, C., Canale, D., Turri, F. (2015). Follow-Up of Patients After Male-to-Female (Mtf) Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS). In: Trombetta, C., Liguori, G., Bertolotto, M. (eds) Management of Gender Dysphoria. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5696-1_22
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