Ethan D Paliwoda, Elma Dema, Kiersten Hamilton, Shivani Modi, Melia Wakeman, Hanaa Shihadeh, Benjamin J Schalet, Dzifa S Kpodzo
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Embodied Affirmation: Experiences with Gender-Affirming Top Surgery.
Background: Gender-affirming top surgery is an increasingly requested procedure by individuals to address gender dysphoria. On Instagram and TikTok, "#TopSurgery" is currently the most common gender-affirming surgery hashtag, with most content being shared by patients. This study aims to analyze online posts to elucidate patient perceptions and information dissemination related to gender-affirming top surgery.
Methods: Instagram and TikTok were queried under "#TopSurgery." Public patient posts discussing their gender-affirming top surgery experiences were collected. Across 808 posts made after 2020, forty-two subthemes were identified reflecting gender-Q foci and were grouped into five central motifs.
Results: The five central motifs were Psychosocial and Emotional Well-being (31%), Empowerment and Identity Formation (30%), Navigating the Medical Journey (17%), Physical Health and Body Image (16%), and Allies and Stigma (6%). The most common subthemes were Appearance & Body Image (587, 73%), Satisfaction and Relief (576, 71%), Empowerment & Confidence (554, 69%), Positivity & Inspiration (535, 66%), Quality of Life & Mental Health (496, 61%), Self-Esteem & Identity Affirmation (470, 58%), Milestones & Achievements (404, 50%), and Outreach & Health Literacy (306, 38%).
Conclusion: Significant differences existed between social media posts shared on Instagram and TikTok, those made before and after surgery, and by those of different identities. Patients use social media to share experiences with gender-affirming top surgery, including emotional, physical, and lifestyle changes. Themes of these posts vary by platform, surgical stage, and gender identity. These insights can enhance the physician-patient relationship, improving counseling, setting patient expectations, and navigating the pre/postoperative period.
Level v: OBSERVATIONAL STUDY: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
期刊介绍：
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a publication of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the official journal of the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS), Società Italiana di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva ed Estetica (SICPRE), Vereinigung der Deutschen Aesthetisch Plastischen Chirurgen (VDAPC), the Romanian Aesthetic Surgery Society (RASS), Asociación Española de Cirugía Estética Plástica (AECEP), La Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reparadora (SACPER), the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe (RSE), the Iranian Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons (ISPAS), the Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS), the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the Egyptian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ESPRS), and the Sociedad Chilena de Cirugía Plástica, Reconstructiva y Estética (SCCP).
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery provides a forum for original articles advancing the art of aesthetic plastic surgery. Many describe surgical craftsmanship; others deal with complications in surgical procedures and methods by which to treat or avoid them. Coverage includes "second thoughts" on established techniques, which might be abandoned, modified, or improved. Also included are case histories; improvements in surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals, and operating room equipment; and discussions of problems such as the role of psychosocial factors in the doctor-patient and the patient-public interrelationships.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is covered in Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, SciSearch, Research Alert, Index Medicus-Medline, and Excerpta Medica/Embase.
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