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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Major Medical Group Comes Out Against Gender Reassignment Surgeries for Minors
For years, criticizing gender reassignment surgeries for minors would unleash a cancel campaign over being “transphobic” and intolerant. The media amplified such attacks. Then the issuance of the Cass Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People led countries to significantly curtail such procedures in Europe. However, many academics in the United States continue to push back on the Cass Report and the effort to c…
As the first American professional association, the plastic surgeons' association (ASPS) has opposed the conduct of sexual transformation operations in minors. " Significant uncertainties" are also emphasized against puberty blockers and sex hormones.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) published on Tuesday a statement in which it recommended that sex-change surgeries—mammaries, thoracics, genitals and facials—not be performed before the patient turns 19. The organization explained that its decision is based on the lack of conclusive evidence about the benefits of these procedures in minors. The Trump Administration, supported the recommendation and stated that it helps protect ch…
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