Many transgender across the world are going for sex reassignment surgery. However, every surgeon has its own terms, conditions, rules, and regulations prior to the surgery in order to avoid the failure of SRS and any harmful effects on a patient. The main factors that are considered prior to surgery are:
1. Medical factors:
The patient is checked for any medical health conditions that might later affect the operation and can cause critical conditions during the surgery. Health problems such as obesity, diabetes, abnormal blood clotting, etc. are not a big issue for experienced surgeons, but these affect problems might raise anesthetic risks and post-operation risks.
Most of the surgeons reject to perform SRS for the patients suffering from HIV or hepatitis C as many clinics in which the operation is performed lack the facilities to treat the potential complications that may occur during surgery in these patients. Many surgeons may charge extra for such patients, whereas some surgeons find the extra charges very unethical and absurd.
The surgeons recommend the patient to follow a certain aspects before the surgery.
- If the patient is obese, then the doctors may require them to lose their weight.
- The patients addicted to smoking are to be refrained from smoking before and after the surgery.
- The hormone replacement is also to be avoided by the patient prior to the surgery.
- Avoiding alcohol consumption is also suggested to the drinkers.
2. Financial barriers and insurance factors
The SRS is in no way a standard procedure due to its high risks and demand for expert and experienced surgeons. If the patient is not financially stable and incapable of going for SRS, then there are some options such as loan providers or insurance coverage that may lead a helping hand in managing the expenditure of SRS. Thailand transgender surgery is quite affordable and performed under the supervision of expert surgeons.
3. Age factor
There are certain age limitations in order to undergo SRS. The SRS cannot be performed on infants and young children because of the dangerous circumstances of health issues, and mental disturbances as the children of young age are capable of analyzing and deciding their consent. Therefore, it’s suggested to let the children reach their adult age and make their decisions regarding these matters. Some of the young children who went under SRS have resulted in catastrophic aftermaths such as PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) or suicides. Hence the recommended suitable age to undergo SRS is 18 or above.