Most patients undergo just one type of gender-affirming top surgery, but some will have a double-incision mastectomy after reduction mammaplasty. We describe a 46-year-old transgender man who requested a flatter chest after undergoing reduction mammoplasty the previous year. We also provide three considerations to guide surgical decision-making in this situation.
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