Teenage surgery without parent's consent

[vorlon13]

I've had friends who were transitioning even as far back as 1976. In that era, it was actually viewed as a positive and even a somewhat 'necessary' aspect that since there was no insurance coverage for it, the procedures had to be done at the expense of the person desiring it. Since then as now, some of the procedures are irreversible, having the individual responsible for the cost was viewed as a way of insuring only the most highly motivated/confident/sure individuals had the surgeries.

I'm wondering how anyone could convince me prior to their turning 25 or even 30 years old, that they will not later on regret the decision?

Additionally, some 'options' aren't available either from their not being possible, or ethical constraints from the medical community. The upshot of that is, there are individuals that cannot be 'surgically reassigned' adequately to conform to their desired outcome. Some of these younger people coming forward might be 'better off' to wait as the procedures/ethics evolve to more precisely match their needs, than to settle for something now that might in the long run be something that will either require revision surgery(ies) or it would have been precluded entirely by the earlier operation.

I also strongly suspect the problems outlined above are drastically worse in Iran, for instance, where it seems a 'one size fits all' approach is the only approach available . . . .