US EditionUS plastic surgeons group advises delaying gender surgery until age 19 due to insufficient evidence
- On Tuesday, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommended delaying gender-affirming facial, chest and genital procedures until patients are at least 19, announced in Washington.
- Evidence reviews cited by ASPS, including the Department of Health and Human Services report and the Cass review, led the group to reassess its position, citing low certainty data.
- A 2024 ASPS report found more than 23,000 people aged 19 and under had plastic surgery, including over 5,300 breast reductions, while gender-affirming surgeries remain rare among minors.
- Several hospitals and provider groups said they would stop offering gender-affirming care for minors after the ASPS statement, while HHS and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised ASPS for `standing up to the overmedicalization lobby and defending sound science`.
- Leor Sapir wrote last year that ASPS had become the first major medical association to challenge the consensus, with the AMA saying evidence remains insufficient and supports deferring surgeries to adulthood.
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Plastic surgeons recommend delaying transgender surgeries until 19 years old: ‘Potential long-term harms’
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommended against transgender surgeries for minors Tuesday, arguing in a position statement that irreversible medical procedures for individuals with gender dysphoria should be delayed until the patient is at least 19 years old.
In Win For Science & Sanity, First Medical Association Comes Out Against Trans Surgeries For Children
It's finally happened. Finally, a body of medical professionals has shown some backbone, willingness to tell the truth, and acknowledged inarguable reality. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons announced on Tuesday that they would become the first prominent medical association to recommend against allowing children under the age of 19 to undergo transgender-related surgeries. Those surgeries, detailed by those who have de-transitioned, can c…
RFK Jr. hails surgeon group disavowing transgender surgery for those under 19
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released a statement recommending doctors refuse gender-related surgeries for transgender patients under the age of 19, a move the Trump administration is calling a win. “ASPS concludes there is insufficient evidence demonstrating a favorable risk-benefit ratio for the pathway of gender-related endocrine and surgical interventions in children and adolescents. ASPS recommends that surgeons delay gender-rel…
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