A tiny 5.5 percent of transsexual "chest reconstruction" surgeries – radical procedures performed on healthy bodies and designed to make gender-confused people feel and look more like their ...

The number of chest reconstruction surgeries being performed on trans children has rocketed nearly five-fold in recent years, a study has found. Researchers from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, ...

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 ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Children’s Hospital Colorado is discriminating against transgender patients by refusing to perform surgeries it ...

Children’s Hospital Colorado has stopped performing chest reconstruction on transgender patients, though it will continue to offer non-surgical gender-affirming care. The hospital never performed ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking steps to ensure transgender youth are not denied access to medical care by their insurance company. Lara announced Wednesday, December 30, that ...

There are a handful of reasons why someone might find themselves seeking a restorative breast tattoo: they might have had a ...

Dr. Wallace answers the question: 'Tissue flap reconstruction on both sides?' — -- Question: If I have both breasts removed, can I have tissue flap reconstruction done on both sides of my chest?

Dr. Anne Wallace answers the question: 'Radiation after tissue flap surgery?' — -- Question: Can I have radiation therapy to the chest area after I have a tissue flap breast reconstruction?

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO), alleging discrimination against transgender patients for halting gender ...