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No regrets: Gender-affirming chest surgery in adults has long-term satisfaction (arstechnica.com)

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People who underwent gender-affirming chest reconstruction surgeries as adults have virtually no regrets years later and overwhelmingly high levels of satisfaction with their decision to have the procedure, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery.

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[–] RossoErcole@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who doesn't like boobs afterall? (Why is it called reconstruction and not construction?)

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Chest reconstruction surgery would also include breast reductions. So, trans men. That’s who don’t like breasts. On themselves, anyway.

I’m speculating but I’d assume “reconstruction” since they are keeping and sometimes re-using existing tissues. Someone gets facial reconstruction, not construction, if e.g. they get mauled in an animal attack. You are restoring things to what the patient is comfortable with. A trans person may not have been injured but what they want is for their body to be fixed.

[–] RossoErcole@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think that's the etymology

[–] keegomatic@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Looks like it’s the other way around. From the article:

The new study in JAMA Surgery [...] looked at decision outcomes at least two years but up to 23 years after individuals underwent chest masculinization surgery.

No mo boobies

[–] RossoErcole@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

:( you are right