Adolescents report low regret and high satisfaction following gender-affirming chest surgery
PsyPost • • health
Key Points:
- A study published in the International Journal of Transgender Health found that adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, with outcomes similar to those of young adults.
- The research involved 77 patients who had surgery between ages 13-26 and found median regret scores of zero and median satisfaction scores at the highest level for both adolescent and young adult groups.
- Family support was positively correlated with surgical satisfaction, though it did not significantly affect regret levels; patients expressing regret mainly cited aesthetic concerns rather than gender-related regret.
- Limitations include a median follow-up of 1.8 years, a 42% survey response rate possibly introducing selection bias, and potential social pressures influencing participants' responses.
- Despite these limitations, the findings challenge age restrictions on gender-affirming surgeries by showing that adolescents experience comparable satisfaction and low regret as young adults.
