- Children with gender dysphoria are having mastectomies
- One clinic is willing to operate on children as young as 13
One 15-year-old who has gender dysphoria documented having a double mastectomy at an Australian plastic surgery clinic in a Reddit post.
Describing the experience as '10/10', the teen encouraged other adolescents who did not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth to undergo the same operation.
The teen wrote that an initial appointment with a surgeon in January lasted no more than 20 minutes and a follow up to take measurements took a similar length of time.
The teen then called a psychiatrist requesting a referral for 'chest masculinisation' - sometimes called top surgery - and was told he was unavailable for the next 11 months.
But when the teen told the psychiatrist they already had a surgery date booked he offered an appointment a couple of months later.
After just one consultation with the psychiatrist in May the psychiatrist allegedly wished the teen luck and wrote a referral for a double mastectomy.
The teen had spent two years saving up for the surgery, which took place on June 18, and their parents covered the rest of the $14,873 bill.
Another teenager who recently underwent a double mastectomy was pictured smiling in a Facebook post with his mother.
The 17-year's mum wrote: 'My baby's top surgery was today it went well... he was so excited. Still in recovery but surgeon said it all went well.'
Another mother replied that she had planned taking her 17-year-old to Thailand for the same procedure when he turned 18 but surgeons there would not perform the operation on anyone under 20.
Senior child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer said there were Australian psychiatrists and surgeons who were recommending and performing such operations.
Dr Spencer said young people requested approval letters from a psychiatrist and if they did not get what they wanted would post negative reviews on social media and go elsewhere.
'It is very concerning that there are a very small number of child psychiatrists in Australia whose clinical practice deviates markedly from that of...
The teen then called a psychiatrist requesting a referral for 'chest masculinisation' - sometimes called top surgery - and was told he was unavailable for the next 11 months.
After just one consultation with the psychiatrist in May the psychiatrist allegedly wished the teen luck and wrote a referral for a double mastectomy.
The teen had spent two years saving up for the surgery, which took place on June 18, and their parents covered the rest of the $14,873 bill.
Another teenager who recently underwent a double mastectomy was pictured smiling in a Facebook post with his mother.
The 17-year's mum wrote: 'My baby's top surgery was today it went well... he was so excited. Still in recovery but surgeon said it all went well.'
Another mother replied that she had planned taking her 17-year-old to Thailand for the same procedure when he turned 18 but surgeons there would not perform the operation on anyone under 20.
Senior child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer said there were Australian psychiatrists and surgeons who were recommending and performing such operations.
Dr Spencer said young people requested approval letters from a psychiatrist and if they did not get what they wanted would post negative reviews on social media and go elsewhere.
'It is very concerning that there are a very small number of child psychiatrists in Australia whose clinical practice deviates markedly from that of...
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3 comments:
Mental illness is contagious!
Who knew?
Mothers with mental illness cause children with mental illness.
I have two healthy sons in their 30s. I am glad me and my wife never went through this crap. If we had I would have gone for my guns on the people that were trying to push this on them. My wife probably would have been next to me in support. Nobody hurts our kids and even today even as my sons tower over their mom she always keeps an eye out for them.
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