Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19

The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.

Former transgender clinic insider calls $2M gender surgery verdict 'tip of the iceberg'

Million-dollar malpractice verdict against doctors who approved gender surgery for a minor fuels renewed scrutiny of ...

Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors

The A.M.A.’s announcement followed a similar recommendation from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Other medical groups argued for a more personalized approach.

Plastic surgeons recommend delaying transgender surgeries until 19 years old: ‘Potential long-term harms’

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) came out against transgender surgeries for minors Tuesday, arguing in a ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine denies performing gender transition procedures for minors despite claims by HHS

Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Medicine denied performing gender transition procedures for minors after the U.S. Department of ...

Detransitioner’s $2 million judgment a ‘breakthrough’ for gender transition lawsuits

A New York jury handed a $2 million judgment to a woman who accused a psychologist and surgeon of rushing her into gender transition surgery as a minor, finding the pair liable for malpractice in a ...

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons said doctors should delay gender-related surgeries until age 19, citing “insufficient evidence” that benefits outweigh risks.

Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn ...