Body Case #5568

64 year old patient with history of right breast cancer who had had a previous mastectomy with implant-based breast reconstruction including nipple reconstruction in the past. The patient had a saline implant that had leaked and caused scaring of the right chest. He underwent his first gender affirming surgery by removing the malfunctioned breast implant and repairing the chest wall and reducing the excess skin while preserving the previously created nipple with a reduced areolar size and a matching left breast nipple preserving near complete mastectomy and masculinizing the chest appearance. The patient left a beautiful review regarding his transformative experience on Real Self copied onto here:

I am deeply grateful to Dr. Mossi Salibian for the simply brilliant (both technically and aesthetically) torso surgery. I am a transgender female to male person who chose to have a double mastectomy. I have a remote history of breast cancer with a previous mastectomy that was complicated when the original saline implant burst and became impinged. Repairing that and matching the scarred side to the normal side required extra-ordinary time, attention and expertise. The wonderful surgery that transformed my torso from female to male is, of course, primary - the results are outstanding. But equally important is that Dr. Salibian’s team, both in his office and at the surgery center are a positive experience: efficient, accessible, warm and caring. My experience is nothing short of excellent and it is without reservation that I recommend Dr. Salibian to those in need of upper torso surgery.

• Patient #: 5568
• Gender: Female-to-Male
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Age: 61 - 65
• Procedure: Female-to-Male