Plastic surgeons society recommends delaying gender-affirming procedures until age 19

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"The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until a patient is at least 19 years old, the group announced in a statement Tuesday. The statement, made by the group’s board of directors, represents a break from major U.S. medical groups that have supported the care, and applies to facial, chest, and genital procedures performed for transgender and nonbinary patients. ..."

"Summary: The clinical management of children and adolescents presenting with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence has undergone rapid change, and ASPS wishes to offer guidance to members providing gender surgery services for this population. This position statement discusses the views of the American

Society of Plastic Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on breast/chest, genital, and facial gender surgery for individuals under the age of 19"

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Position Statement on Gender Surgery for Children and Adolescents