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  • Digital Health and Patient Experience

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  • Gender-affirming top surgery is a key procedure for addressing gender dysphoria.
  • Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are primary channels for patient-generated content on this topic.
  • The hashtag #TopSurgery is widely used, predominantly by patients sharing their experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze patient perceptions and information dissemination regarding gender-affirming top surgery on social media.
  • To identify key themes and motifs in patient posts related to their surgical journey.

Main Methods:

  • An observational study analyzing public patient posts under the #TopSurgery hashtag on Instagram and TikTok.
  • Data collection focused on 808 posts made after 2020.
  • Forty-two subthemes were identified and grouped into five central motifs.

Main 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%).
  • Prominent subthemes included Appearance & Body Image (73%), Satisfaction and Relief (71%), Empowerment & Confidence (69%), and Quality of Life & Mental Health (61%).

Conclusions:

  • Social media posts reveal significant patient focus on emotional, physical, and lifestyle changes following gender-affirming top surgery.
  • Themes vary by platform, surgical stage, and gender identity.
  • These insights can enhance physician-patient relationships, counseling, and expectation management for the pre/postoperative period.