Sex Reassignment Surgery Gone WrongSex change is a very controversial topic. Does it really work, can surgery really change gender? People will always tell you about all the good things about surgery, but does anyone really pay attention to the significant problems this surgery can cause? Sex reassignment surgery (GRS) is a surgical procedure whereby a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sex characteristics are changed to resemble those of the other sex. This surgery is said to be used to treat gender identity disorder (GID), which describes the condition in which an individual identifies with a gender that is incompatible or not culturally associated with their assigned gender. Having surgery can cause both physical and mental tribulations. Although death is an unlikely consequence of complications, things go wrong because as with all surgical procedures, there are risks. There are also major mental, physiological, social and emotional side effects. Surgery will not resolve the underlying psychological issues that caused the need for surgery. Anyone considering surgery should proceed with caution, as it can result in irreversible damage. The first publicly documented sex reassignment operation took place in Germany in 1930, a male-to-female surgical operation. The first procedure performed in the United States took place in 1966 at John Hopkins University, performed by Dr. Elmer Belt. It is difficult to obtain statistics on the number of interventions carried out so far.Crespo 2Many interventions take place in private establishments, which are not required to report the interventions. It is estimated that between 100 and 500 sex reassignment procedures are performed each year in the United States....... middle of document ......proceed with extreme caution. Obviously, the idea of ​​being able to change the gender of people with GID seems appealing. They must take into consideration the seriousness involved in this operation. The significant irreversible damage that may be suffered should not be taken lightly. And the main thing they need to understand is that there is no clear, consistent knowledge or understanding of how gender reassignment can be an effective treatment. No surgical procedure will change a person's underlying psychological problems. No amount of surgery will ever change whether you were born male or female, your DNA will never change. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21364939 http://www.sexchangeregret.com/http://allpsych.com/disorders/sexual/genderidentity.html