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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has doubled down on its warning against transgender surgeries for minors under 19, a move one member told Fox News reflects a broader return to "common sense" and science over ideology."[They're] really looking at the evidence, and their statement says that the benefits do not outweigh the harms, and [that] the current evidence is low quality or poor quality," Dr. Sheila Nazarian told "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday. "These are kids we're talking about. Many of us have been very loud on this issue, and I'm so happy to see that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is doubling down on their statement from last year."FORMER TRANSGENDER CLINIC INSIDER CALLS $2M GENDER SURGERY VERDICT ‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG’The organization updated its guidance on Tuesday to formally recommend delaying irreversible gender-related surgical procedures until patients are at least 19 years old, citing long-term data from Europe that raised concerns about outcomes for minors.Nazarian noted that "progressive-leaning" European countries like England, Sweden and Finland have already halted such procedures for minors, citing long-term findings that also influenced ASPS’s decision.When asked how the procedures have been allowed to proceed without evidence supporting their efficacy for mental health, Nazarian said she initially thought doctors were doing the right thing until she approached one with questions about the data.MEHMET OZ DECLARES 'AMERICA'S CHILDREN AREN'T LAB MICE' IN CRACKDOWN ON GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENTS"I said, ‘What about all this long-term data coming out of Europe?’ He said, ‘What long-term data coming out of Europe?’ And at that point, I realized this is ideology-driven. It is money-driven," she said."Hospital systems and physicians that do these surgeries have made a lot of money. And again, this should not be how we treat our patients and especially not children."Nazarian went further, arguing that many minor
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