Post by account_disabled on Mar 7, 2024 6:08:33 GMT
Three years ago, the talented Mexican soprano Morgana traveled to Thailand with the hope of undergoing the last operation necessary for her gender transition. She was accompanied by filmmaker Flavio Florencio and the adventure resulted in the documentary “Made in Bangkok.” The film has already toured Mexican movie theaters, but last Friday it was a special screening. Within the framework of the gender-focused film festival MIC , Flavio and presented their film accompanied by Dr. , leader in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery and pioneer of sex transition surgeries with more than 40 years and three thousand 500 patients in its history. spoke with the doctor prior to the screening of the documentary about his experience, the reasons why Thailand is such a popular destination for the trans community and about the future of sex reassignment surgery. Why did you decide to pursue sex reassignment surgery? 40 years ago, more and more patients began to arrive who were mutilated by surgeons without the training and ability to do so.
We then dedicated ourselves to reconstruction, until we concluded that we had to be a reliable and safe place to carry out the entire process. At that time America Mobile Number List society knew nothing about the transsexual community, they were considered dirty and inferior. We realized that there is no reason why they cannot be part of society, but rather they can make a great contribution. That's why we started doing surgery, to give them more opportunities for life. Why is Thailand such a popular destination for sex reassignment surgeries? Thailand is a very open and inclusive country for the trans community. In addition, the transgender population has seen the good results of the surgeries, which are available for a fairly low price and because the hospital care is at international quality standards. Thai people are very hospitable and people feel comfortable. How many Mexican patients have you treated over the years? Morgana is our first Mexican patient. I think that for Latin Americans traveling to Thailand is very complicated and expensive.
The easiest way is to go through the United States, but they cannot obtain a visa. We have more Brazilians, because the majority live and work in Europe. The rest are from Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia. What requirements should a patient have to undergo surgery? Before any operation, everyone must fulfill the roles of their country's experts. They must state that they have been living as a woman (or man, depending on the case) for more than four years, they must be on hormone therapy and have the approval of a psychologist. If they meet the previous criteria, we operate on them. How difficult was it to get into sex reassignment surgery in the early years? When I started I was criticized a lot because the university hospital – where the doctor worked – belonged to the royal family and the red cross. People were worried about criticism from Thai society.
We then dedicated ourselves to reconstruction, until we concluded that we had to be a reliable and safe place to carry out the entire process. At that time America Mobile Number List society knew nothing about the transsexual community, they were considered dirty and inferior. We realized that there is no reason why they cannot be part of society, but rather they can make a great contribution. That's why we started doing surgery, to give them more opportunities for life. Why is Thailand such a popular destination for sex reassignment surgeries? Thailand is a very open and inclusive country for the trans community. In addition, the transgender population has seen the good results of the surgeries, which are available for a fairly low price and because the hospital care is at international quality standards. Thai people are very hospitable and people feel comfortable. How many Mexican patients have you treated over the years? Morgana is our first Mexican patient. I think that for Latin Americans traveling to Thailand is very complicated and expensive.
The easiest way is to go through the United States, but they cannot obtain a visa. We have more Brazilians, because the majority live and work in Europe. The rest are from Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia. What requirements should a patient have to undergo surgery? Before any operation, everyone must fulfill the roles of their country's experts. They must state that they have been living as a woman (or man, depending on the case) for more than four years, they must be on hormone therapy and have the approval of a psychologist. If they meet the previous criteria, we operate on them. How difficult was it to get into sex reassignment surgery in the early years? When I started I was criticized a lot because the university hospital – where the doctor worked – belonged to the royal family and the red cross. People were worried about criticism from Thai society.