Claire Abernathy Accuses Surgeon of Unnecessary Double Mastectomy at 15 After 15-Minute Consultation
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Claire Abernathy Accuses Surgeon of Unnecessary Double Mastectomy at 15 After 15-Minute Consultation
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Summary
Claire Abernathy said in an open letter that Dr. Alan Dulin removed her healthy breasts as a teenager without properly addressing the distress behind her gender transition.
Eight months after starting testosterone at 14, Abernathy underwent the double mastectomy, which a prior report said followed only a 15-minute consultation at Dulin's Plano practice.
Abernathy described lasting harm from the surgery, including nipple grafts that "turned black and fell off," a numb scarred chest and chronic nerve pain years later.
She said she has already named Dulin before the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Senate as she pushes to publicize her case; Dulin and his practice did not immediately respond.