Following the Evidence: Dr. Scot Glasberg on the ASPS Stand Against Gender Surgery for Children & Adolescents
Few voices carry more weight on this issue than Dr. Scot Glasberg, a world-renowned plastic surgeon and past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He sits down with host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz to tackle one of modern medicine’s most contentious and ideologically charged debates: the use of hormones and surgery on children and adolescents struggling with gender confusion. Earlier this year, Dr. Glasberg made waves by leading the ASPS to release a landmark position statement calling on the medical community to cease performing gender affirming surgery on anyone under 19, an evidence-based stance that took considerable courage and reverberated throughout healthcare.
To read the ASPS position statement in full, visit the American Society of Plastic Surgeons website at https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/health-policy/positions/2026-gender-surgery-children-adolescents.pdf.
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Dr. Scot Glasberg, a world-renowned plastic surgeon and past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, tackles one of modern medicine’s most contentious and ideologically charged debates: the use of hormones and surgery on children and adolescents struggling with gender confusion.
