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Posted on 02/02/2026 7:56:32 AM PST by Twotone
A woman who underwent breast removal surgery at 16 years old was awarded $2 million in the first medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a detransitioner to go to trial.
Fox Varian, 22, sued her New York-based psychologist and plastic surgeon, and their respective employers, after regretting the 2019 surgery.
Varian's attorney contended that the health care professionals misdiagnosed and improperly treated her for gender dysphoria.
The defense claimed that Varian did not express regret about the surgery until years later, filing the lawsuit in 2023. They also argued that it was Varian's decision to use "he/him" pronouns, change her name, wear a chest binder, and undergo breast removal surgery.
Varian's lawyer claimed that her psychologist "drove the train" and had been "putting ideas" in her head.
Varian's mother testified that she opposed the surgery. However, she consented to it because she feared her daughter might commit suicide otherwise. She claimed that Varian's psychologist intensified her concerns.
During her testimony, Varian described her reaction to the surgery.
"I immediately had a thought that this was wrong, and it couldn't be true," she stated, adding that she has since suffered nerve pain that feels like "searing hot ... ripping sensations across my chest."
"Shame. I felt shame," Varian said. "It's hard to face that you are disfigured for life."
The six-member jury determined that the medical professionals involved overlooked essential steps in assessing whether Varian should proceed with the permanent procedure and failed to communicate adequately with one another.
The jury concluded that these failures were a "departure from the standard of care," awarding Varian $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, and $400,000 for future medical expenses, the Epoch Times reported.
Varian's attorney, Adam Deutsch, had requested $8 million in damages.
The case was not about whether the surgery was appropriate for a minor. Instead, it concerned whether the health care professionals followed the proper steps to prioritize Varian's treatment, including delivering an accurate diagnosis.
"I have identified 28 detransitioner lawsuits filed to date. Varian v. Einhorn was the first to go to trial and the first to win a judgment, making history," wrote Benjamin Ryan, an independent journalist who attended the three-week trial.
Elon Musk reacted to Varian's legal victory.
"There will be thousands of court cases of children who were mutilated by evil doctors, modern day Mengeles," Musk wrote, referring to Josef Mengele, an infamous Nazi doctor who became known as the "Angel of Death" for his gruesome medical experiments.
"The schools, psychologists/psychiatrists and state officials who facilitated this will pay dearly too," Musk added.
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Josef Mengele lives!
The lefty wokey bunch thought it was fun to promote these things. Now it’s getting real.
They were the FA-ist of times, they were the FO-ist of times.
GREAT news! Evil manipulators, medical monsters have to pay.
This kid unfortunately got caught up in the woke hysteria and made a bad choice. The fault is hers.
She would have probably sued them if they refused to butcher her.
May 5his just be the first of a LONG LINE of suits agaisnt unscrupulous doctors and hospitals that took advantage of mentally unstable sick people for profit!
Anyone who performs this kind of body mutilation - often resulting in infertility - should be charged with child abuse . A 16 year old is in no way mature enough to make such a life-altering decision, even for herself. Ditto for those who prescribe puberty blocking drugs to minors.
What's shocking to me is that there are medical professionals who are happy to perform these irreversible procedures on minors, including prescribing life-altering hormones and puberty blockers.
A 16-year-old person cannot vote.
A 16-year-old person cannot join the army.
Etc.
Yet these ghoulish doctors think it’s perfectly fine to pressure such a person into an elective, life-changing surgery. They should pay, and pay dearly.
Oh, and I did notice that a weak mother was involved. No matter. It’s the doctors who hold most of the cards here.
It’s a scam. These “doctors” bill hundreds of thousands of dollars in services for each “patient”.
I think a lot of them are pressured into change by unscrupulous medical folks. A few horror stories by detransitioners about the pressure. They (the transitionwrs) arent normal folks, and not thinking rationally, and subj3ct to pressure and manipulation
$2 million isn’t nearly enough
That is about 200 million less than deserved
Notice the case did *not* consider the age of the victim.
I would have thought it would be front and center.
No legal liability of a doctor chooses not to perform that kind of surgery.
This kid unfortunately got caught up in the woke hysteria and made a bad choice. The fault is hers.
Then they were cowards because they had to know what they were doing is wrong.
I am glad all these people were sued. They should have never agreed to commit these atrocities.
This will cause malpractice insurance premiums to skyrocket for doctors practicing in this field. That will chase many away and those remaining will have to increase the cost for this treatment. If it’s not covered by insurance the price will be unaffordable for most.
This entire tranny bovine scatology crap show is just the DemonRAT Party Of Death trying to create more angry women voters with beards, hairy armpits and an entire bomb bay full of “F” Bombs.
hopefully the med mal insurers (who we can hope will act rationally and not ideologically) will see this and head for the hills and/or jack premiums up so high that it is impossible coverage to get!
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