A health service chief has opened the door for a range of more transgender treatments. Dr James Palmer said the NHS may provide facial hair removal, breast reduction, and even reversing gender reassignment surgeries. There has been an ‘explosion’ in the number of children seeking a sex swap which may ‘accelerate’ if plans to expand publicly funded operations go ahead, NHS England’s medical director for specialised services said. The move comes as two thirds of NHS trusts were found to be denying cataract operations to patients in desperate need of the life-changing surgery. He said the NHS would consider introducing treatments if they are ‘value for money’ – including facial hair removal and breast reduction.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2018 00:04 UTC