Johns Hopkins researchers find minimal regret after gender affirming surgery
In a Viewpoint article published Dec. 27, 2023, in JAMA Surgery, three Johns Hopkins researchers urge the medical community to dismiss a widely held, but scientifically unsupported belief that many people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD), and undergo gender affirming surgery (GAS), later regret their decision to undergo such procedures.
@nursefrombirth Of the dozens and dozens of people I know who have had surgery, I only know of two who had regrets. One was due to the inexperience of the surgeon and poor post-care on her part. The other went to Butcher Brown.
(John Brown, surgeon in SF in the early 70s. Performed crude GAS for anyone with $. Had patients work off bills as med techs. Patient died, lost license, moved practice to Mexico, ran ads in US. Returned practiced without license, caught, jailed.)
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@Graci Didn't know about Butcher Brown, what a loser. I have not met one person yet who regrets getting GAS. I think that as long as they are certain of who they are before they get the surgery, they have no regrets.