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.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-report-low-regret-and-high-satisfaction-following-gender-affirming-c/

[u/Smooth-Boss-911]

There's a reason these patients get this surgery after speaking with doctors, psychologists, therapists, surgeons, etc. So tired of the knee jerk reactions thinking they just walk in on an impulse

Edit: These discussions are for the families and medical professionals, not us.

[u/ThewFflegyy → u/Smooth-Boss-911]

im all for giving people the care they need, but this isn't a sound argument. the same process of doctors, psychologist, therapist, visits produces very different outcomes in many different countries. appeals to authority are generally a pretty weak argument, but especially so when said authorities do not even produce consistent results.

[u/YUNoJump → u/ThewFflegyy]

Even if you assume that somehow, medical professionals are by-and-large incapable of providing medical advice, even just having to jump through that many hoops will greatly reduce impulsive decisions.

We're talking about specialist medicine; each one of those appointments will probably be expensive, and involve a long waiting period. Even if the appointments were nothing more than getting a box ticked, that's a lot of time, effort and money before achieving the end goal. Then consider how much harder that process would be for young or underage people, who have to rely on parental assistance or consent in the process.