one of my most libertarian beliefs is that we should pretty much let everyone do what they want, subject to medical safety and hygiene best practices, in terms of cosmetic chest surgeries.
people just really like being able to change their chests
surprise! more data that gender-affirming procedures on minors are rare, and mostly breast reductions (and, way fewer than cosmetic breast surgery on cis female minors) cc @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
might this suggest some wider inferences about gender affirmation, in whatever direction people would like their gender affirmed?
who can say, it is a mystery
this isn’t just ladies either, cis men really like gynecomastia surgery, and the n on this is *way* bigger than you’re maybe thinking (25k US surgeries in 2022)
If they had a sure fire way to give men bigger dicks that still worked as well as before I bet you’d see a ton of guys getting it done and, assuming it really was safe & effective, probably have a very high satisfaction rate!
I'd be super curious to know how many of the people who get cosmetic surgeries keep getting them too, since it wouldn't shock me if this was a dysphoria response where "I'll feel better when they're bigger" keeps happening, and not "I want to have more curves" then "okay great"
from trans people I've known, I think a lot of people end up getting multiple surgeries but usually only one of each kind? the only cases I've seen of people going "back for more" has been either in the case of something going wrong, or insurance initially not covering something
Supporting this: “something going wrong” also includes the provider ignoring the trans person (I’ve known a couple people who went for reductions and got coerced into keeping more tissue than they wanted*)
*exception, not the rule; no fear mongering here. my top surgeon, for example, was phenomenal
oh yeah I definitely want a followup corrective surgery, but that's because my parents were willing to pay for my surgery but only if I did it at a very specific time and the only doctor who was available then was a barely-legitimate out of country doctor who was incompetent
Fuck, I am so sorry. You deserved better 💜 (and also, I get why you jumped at the opportunity; I did a lot of things my parents wanted me to because I was poor and they would give me money/food/etc)
Again, I'd be curious, I still think elective cosmetic surgery should be entirely permitted, especially if we adopt the way GRS surgeries are presented and consent is informed.
