Dr. Sherman Leis on the Rarity of Sex Change Reversal
Dr. Leis
(Philadelphia, PA) Recently, there has been much controversy in the news surrounding the issue of, “how young is too young for transgender teens to undergo sex change operations?” As more and more transgender people, including teenagers and children are becoming more comfortable outing themselves in today’s society, this question often arises once they begin to seek medical treatment for gender dysphoria. According to world renowned transgender surgeon and founder of The Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery, Dr. Sherman Leis, “Statistics show that less than 1 percent of transgender people who have undergone a complete sex change operation have regretted it, or tried to reverse the surgery.
Dr. Leis, one of the world’s leading transgender surgeons, has performed sex change operations on patients of all ages, even some as young as 16 years old within the past few months, and he is confident that they will not change their minds or regret this life changing decision. “Some of my youngest patients have been treated by some of the world’s leading psychologists and endocrinologists,” explained Dr. Leis. “Gender dysphoria is not just a phase; it is a condition which should be taken very seriously, as well as treated as the patient sees fit.” Even at such a young age, these children understand that they were born in the wrong body and they become hopelessly desperate to fix it.
“There are more benefits than not to performing these surgeries,” explains Dr. Leis. “People who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria and are not treated often become severely depressed which can lead to substance abuse, forced sexual encounters, inequitable treatment in society, bullying, ridiculing, and ultimately suicide.”
Based on his decades-long practice as one of the world’s preeminent transgender surgeons, Dr. Leis can confidently say that transgender people, after having surgery, undergo a dramatic change for the better. “Their entire demeanor and outlook on life changes, virtually overnight,” he says, “they feel liberated because they now have balance, with their body matching their mind and immediately start living happy and normal lives.” This happiness is usually irreversible and the need or want to go back to their old bodies is most likely never even a thought.
The Philadelphia Center For Transgender Surgery is located in suburban Philadelphia at 19 Montgomery Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.
Phone: 610-667-1888.
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