This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Loren Schechter and Bauback Safa, is devoted to Gender Confirmation Surgery. Articles in this issue include: Multidisciplinary Care and The Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals; Primary Care of Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals; Mental Health Evaluation for Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals; Hormonal Management for Transfeminine Individuals; Hormonal Management for Transmasculine Individuals; Facial Feminization; Breast and Body Contouring for Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals; Penile inversion; Intestinal Vaginoplasty; Vaginoplasty Complications; Chest Surgery for Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals; Metoidioplasty; Introduction to Phalloplasty; Radial Forearm; AnteroLateral Thigh flap (ALT); Penile Prostheses; Flap-related Complications; Urologic Complications; and Sexual Health after Surgery.

Gender confirming surgery represents one of many therapies for individuals with gender dysphoria and can be pivotal in allowing individuals to become their true selves. An emerging field, this text represents a continuing evolution of surgical techniques, as well as a framework around which surgical therapies are based. Providing a fundamental understanding of the surgical principles while also recognizing the fast-paced nature of the advances in technique, Gender Confirmation Surgery touches upon the challenges and complexities in the surgical care of transgender individuals, featuring detailed sections for transwomen and transmen surgeries, non-surgical options, and establishing educational programs. Written as a guide primarily for surgeons in plastics, urology, and gynecology, this book can also appeal to primary care practitioners, mental health professionals, and endocrinologists. By representing an evolution of technique and advances in the field, Gender Confirmation Surgery offers a framework around which practitioners can familiarize themselves with gender surgery.

Comprehensive and current, the new Surgical Management of the Transgender Patient provides coverage of the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of transgender individuals. It takes a step-by-step approach to both transmale and transfemale procedures, and presents detailed descriptions of the techniques and procedures employed by today's surgeons. Featuring full-color illustrations and photos throughout, it's a must-have resource for individuals and programs with an interest in gender confirmation surgery. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Takes a systematic approach to the surgical management of transgender individuals, describing preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care. Features atlas-style surgical chapters. Guides the user step-by-step through both transmale and transfemale procedures. Provides coverage of hot topics in surgery, including metoidioplasty, chest surgery, and phalloplasty. Full-color design with illustrations and photos enhances your visual understanding.