https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1326190
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Dissatisfaction and/or regret regarding the outcomes of GAS may be a source of impaired postoperative QoL. In the context of gender-affirming medical treatments, Pfäfflin (Citation1993) distinguishes between minor and major regret. Major regret (the wish to detransition) is rare and associated with psychological morbidity and poor social support (Gijs & Brewaeys, Citation2007). Minor regret is considered as disappointment and can overlap with dissatisfaction.
The satisfaction with feminizing surgeries was 96% to 100%, except for a single person receiving vocal cord surgery who was not satisfied. For trans men, complication rates were highest for penis construction and mastectomy procedures. Satisfaction with the surgeries ranged from 94% (mastectomy) to 100% (penis construction), although some procedures were provided to only a few participants.
None of the respondents reported major regret. Eight respondents reported minor regrets (disappointment) or/and dissatisfaction with the outcomes of surgery (Table 3). The group included five trans women and three trans men who represented all three clinics. Three participants reported dissatisfaction after vaginoplasty, two after mastectomy, one after vocal cord surgery, one after uterus extirpation, and one after breast augmentation. One person (no. 3) was more generally dissatisfied; she was also dissatisfied with the hormonal treatment. Two participants reported dissatisfaction related to long-term complications, mostly pain (no. 4 and no. 7). The remaining five reported dissatisfaction with other outcomes, both functional (no. 1: no effect of vocal cord surgery) and aesthetic (nos. 2, 5, 6, and 8).
Reporting dissatisfaction and/or regret at follow-up was associated with less positive feelings about life
Gender-affirming surgeries form an important part of medical treatment of gender dysphoria. In our study, participants reported high surgical satisfaction rates despite considerable numbers of postoperative complications.
The high number of satisfied respondents found in the present study is comparable to earlier studies(Bouman et al., Citation2016; Buncamper et al., Citation2015; De Cuypere et al., Citation2005; Horbach et al., Citation2015; Lawrence, Citation2003; Lawrence, Citation2006; Nelson, Whallett, & McGregor, Citation2009; Rehman et al., Citation1999; Smith et al., Citation2005; Weigert et al., Citation2013) and emphasizes the effectiveness of gender-affirming procedures.
With regard to regret, similar to other studies (De Cuypere et al., Citation2005; Lawrence, Citation2006; Smith et al., Citation2005), only a few study participants reported feelings of regret, which was exclusively related to disappointment and not to the wish to detransition. Amongst the eight people who reported dissatisfaction or/and regret with GAS, both genders and most surgical procedures were represented.
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