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Although previous studies suggest improved psychosocial outcomes after gender-affirming surgery, there are no transgender-specific instruments available to assess its effects on patient quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Using qualitative methods, the authors developed the first quality-of-life survey, the University of California, San Francisco, Gender Quality of Life (UCSF Gender QoL) survey, for trans male patients undergoing gender-affirming mastectomy. The UCSF Gender QoL survey was then administered prospectively to 51 trans male patients undergoing inframammary mastectomy with free nipple grafting at the University of California, San Francisco. The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey was also given as a measure of external validity. 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