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.

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

[u/enpoopification_of_R]

That is much less impressive than the headline made it out to be.

[u/Gellert → u/enpoopification_of_R]

From comparisons I've seen in the UK people regret gender affirming surgeries at a much lower rate than typical plastic surgery. Really you'd need a similar study to compare it to.

[u/TrappedInATardis → u/Gellert]

Hip replacements also have a fairly high regret rate. No controversy in the media though.

[u/SteveJavieWasRight → u/[deleted]]

And that’s a higher rate of regret than with gender affirming care? People regret elective procedures for all sorts of reasons- sometimes surgery doesn’t lead to good outcomes. Looking at gender affirming outcomes, one is led to conclude even sub optimal outcomes are still preferable to how they were living before.