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Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' (www.advocate.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/news@lemmy.world
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[–] 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

Why are so many cis males getting breast reduction surgery tho?

Edit I didn't know that many dudes had boobs. Makes sense, thanks :3

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Especially when you can get them enlarged! C’mon fellas. Have fun with it.

    Seriously though, I get that this could be terribly embarrassing if you have boobs as a man. I feel bad for kids in gym locker rooms getting teased.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    Dude, I saw that picture of Elliot Page after he got his breasts removed. He looked HAPPY. Rejuvenated. I want to get rid of mine to. I've never wanted gender affirming care as much as I do now as a cis gender man, these guys are getting it done. It's clearly making them feel better.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    All dudes have boobs. They have nipples and breast tissue. They can lactate (small amounts) and get breast cancer.

    This is because, in mammals, the default sex leans towards more female. An XY-chromosome 'male' foetus that doesn't respond to androgens in the womb will not develop male external genitalia, and will probably be assumed to be female on birth.

    Sex is not binary, because biology isn't simple. Gender, which is more complex than that, is not, either.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I believe that male lactation, while possible, is rare.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Rare cam be a deceptive term, with the current population of the human race 'one in a million' is still 8,000 people.

    But also, male lactation, other than infants at birth who have a high exposure to their mother's hormones, is always a significant medial concern, so it isn't something that just sometimes happens.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    yeah you're cis alright

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Obviously I meant biologically male, come on. I acknowledge that men can lactate.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    no, like, their comment was chock-full of good stuff & that's what you decide to focus on? apologies for the "no u," but like, come on.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What was I supposed to have focused on? Because the person I replied to didn't think what I said was so beyond the pale.

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Surgical tech here!

    We do these (breast reduction surgeries on men) every now and then. Not super often... I've been in maybe 10 of them? Of the ones I've been in, one was a dude with breast cancer - chopped out the cancer, then chopped down the other moob so they'd heal to be the same size. All of the other ones were gym rats who took steroids and grew some boobs. None were overweight.

    I've only been in a handful, so grain of salt, but in my experience weight is NOT a factor.

     

    ...and this seems like a good time for a plug: Men can 100% get breast cancer. Not often, but possible. If any of you fellas feel a weird lump in your moobs, DO NOT hesitate to get it checked out!!

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    This is one of the first comments I have seen on lemmy that truly feels like old school reddit. You applied your professional knowledge to that fairly unkind commenter not only to correct them but also to express something many might not know!

    Very cool of you keep it up champ :)

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