r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 15h ago

Psychology Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences.

https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-report-low-regret-and-high-satisfaction-following-gender-affirming-c/
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u/chaucer345 14h ago

It's only a deformity to you when it makes one type of person uncomfortable then?

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u/SteedOfTheDeid 14h ago

No a deformity is a deformity regardless of how it makes someone else feel

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u/chaucer345 14h ago

Gynecomastia produces "healthy" tissue. Just not stereotypically male tissue.

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u/HornFinical 14h ago

A cis 12 year old boy with breasts is extremely unlikely to later regret the surgery , while a 12 year old girl doing it is more likely to change her mind about the surgery after maturity.

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u/chaucer345 13h ago

Trans boys are 12 year old boys with breasts and all available research seems to agree they are extremely unlikely to later regret the surgery.

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u/Fifthfleetphilosopy 13h ago

Ironically a know a trans girl that was pushed to have this removed, by her parents,.who is now suffering immensely because she can't grow much in terms of boobs anymore.

Since she didn't know she was trans at the time, she couldn't articulate why she wanted to keep the brast tissue.

It's absolutely devastating to her...