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Jessica is joined by Dr Blair Peters, a gender affirming surgeon to discuss why BMI cutoffs exist in common gender affirming surgeries including chest surgery, phalloplasty and vaginoplasty. Blair breaks down the different ways that body size impacts the surgery and the results. They talk about the structural barriers that exist when doing surgery on larger people and dig into the dehumanization of surgeons and patients in this ongoing conversation.
Blair’s Instagram reel link
Blair https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/blair-peters-md
Email the show: [email protected]
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
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Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies
By Jessica Wilson, MS RD5
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Jessica is joined by Dr Blair Peters, a gender affirming surgeon to discuss why BMI cutoffs exist in common gender affirming surgeries including chest surgery, phalloplasty and vaginoplasty. Blair breaks down the different ways that body size impacts the surgery and the results. They talk about the structural barriers that exist when doing surgery on larger people and dig into the dehumanization of surgeons and patients in this ongoing conversation.
Blair’s Instagram reel link
Blair https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/blair-peters-md
Email the show: [email protected]
Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson
You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod
How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review!
New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements!
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