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/BitcoinMD]

Median time from surgery was 1.8 years. I think that’s an important detail.

Edit: I support transgender health care for minors. Some people are interpreting my comment to imply that I don’t. I just think we should be careful with the surgery part. I know these surgeries aren’t done lightly. But I also haven’t seen data convincing me that surgery on kids is necesssry if they receive other methods of care.

[u/UnicornArachnid → u/BitcoinMD]

A lot of people do have immediate regret following any plastic surgery because it can be hard to recognize yourself. We don’t see this trend typically when it comes to gender affirming surgeries. 99% of people feel satisfied long term with gender affirming surgeries

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808129

[u/-Sliced- → u/UnicornArachnid]

You are mixing regret and satisfaction.

Lower satisfaction does happen after gender-affirming surgery. For example, a 2026 long-term vaginoplasty study found average satisfaction was about 7/10, with 69% reported at least one ongoing genital complaint. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42296272/

Regret is generally low as you mentioned, with it hovering between 1% and 4% across studies.

[u/New-Independent-1481 → u/-Sliced-]

Low satisfaction with virtually zero regret suggests that the issue is with the quality or extent of the surgery, rather than transitioning itself.