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Breast enlargement is one of the manifestations for male gender change. The psychological readiness for such a change must be evaluated before augmenting the breast in a male. The procedure is described in detail and has been very successful. The possible risks and complications are similar to those for breast augmentation in a female. There are times when the male wishes, for a variety of reasons, to have the implants removed; in such a case, the chest wall will ordinarily revert back to the previous flattened breast without skin excess.
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Chugay, N. (2009). Breast Augmentation in the Transsexual. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Breast Augmentation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78948-2_43
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