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Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences. The research was published in the International Journal of Transgender Health.

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[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 hours ago

Paywalled but seems to be about FTM getting existing boobs removed, rather than MTF getting new ones installed.

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