Gender Affirming Care

Trump administration praises plastic surgeons’ call to delay gender-related surgeries for patients under 19

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The Trump administration has celebrated a new American Society of Plastic Surgeons position statement recommending that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital and facial procedures until a patient is at least 19. The statement arrives as state and federal actions intensify scrutiny of gender-affirming care for minors, even as other major medical groups maintain their existing, more individualized approaches.