The Plastic Surgeon's Verdict: Gender Surgery Is Mutilation, Not Medicine - Dr.Patrick Lappert (#30)

Navy-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Patrick Lappert breaks ranks to expose what he calls his field’s “source of great shame.” With 40+ years of surgical experience, he dismantles the myth of “gender-affirming care,” arguing it is cosmetic surgery for body dysmorphic disorder. From phalloplasty and vaginoplasty complications to chest masculinization and the lack of evidence, Lappert reveals why surgeons are failing patients while claiming a standard of care.Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribe

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What’s really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology. Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribe