Nghiem Nguyen, Leandra Doan, Fang Jiang, Michael W Chu, Yuan Y Liu, Stacey H Francis, Holly Kim, James C Lee
BACKGROUND: To date, there are no studies investigating the safety and outcomes of facial feminization surgery (FFS) as an outpatient procedure. This is the first study of its kind analyzing the outcomes of ambulatory FFS based on a comparison of complications, post-operative emergency department or urgent care (ED/UC) visits, and readmissions between patients who underwent FFS with admission versus same-day surgery. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on all patients who underwent FFS in a single integrated healthcare system...
March 22, 2024: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS