US EditionGroup calls for transgender surgery delay
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons cited insufficient evidence on long-term benefits and risks for minors and recommends delaying gender-affirming surgeries until age 19.
- Last month, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons told members to delay transition-related chest, genital and facial surgeries until patients are at least 19, framing it as a professional position and representing more than 11,000 plastic surgeons.
- ASPS's board approved the guidance last month after reviewing the available evidence, saying there is insufficient evidence demonstrating a favorable risk-benefit ratio for interventions in children and adolescents.
- JAMA research and ASPS figures indicate the volume of gender-related surgeries among minors is small, with fewer than 1,000 minors receiving gender-dysphoria surgery yearly and one study finding an average of 800 top surgeries per year.
- The Trump administration celebrated the ASPS position, with Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O'Neill writing `Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration`.
- Policy pressures include 27 states plus Puerto Rico banning surgeries for minors and the White House aiming to end such care, while a New York jury awarded $2 million to a female detransitioner and the AMA clarified surgery should generally be deferred to adulthood.
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Surgeons group calls for transgender surgery delay
The nation's largest professional organization for plastic surgeons is recommending that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, changing the group's stance on the politically charged issue and diverging from several other major medical organizations' guidance.
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.
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