Risks

Like any other type of major surgery, top surgery for transgender men poses a risk of bleeding, infection and an adverse reaction to anesthesia. Other complications might include:

• Poor wound healing
• Fluid accumulation beneath the skin (seroma)
• A solid swelling of clotted blood within your tissues (hematoma)
• Damaged or dead body tissue (tissue necrosis), such as in the nipple
• Scarring
• Dissatisfaction with appearance after surgery
• Asymmetry