It is major surgery, under general
anesthesia, so it has some inherent risks. But as surgeries go, it is
relatively safe and routine, as others have pointed out.
I will add
one additional factor: because it is elective surgery, rather than emergency
surgery, the surgeons can be very selective about who they accept. Most will
reject patients who are poor risks. For example, typically patients must not be
overweight, must have stopped smoking for at least a year, and must be in good
health. That greatly reduces the chances of complications.
OTHER DANGERS OF HAVING GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY
INCLUDE:
1.
Healing
complications.
2.
Urological
complications.
3.
If not
properly considered, regret.
4.
Infertility.
5.
Pain while
healing.
6.
Potential
loss of sexual feeling, numbness caused by nerve damage.
7.
For male to
female, improper vaginal depth.
8.
Painful
intercourse, generally
9.
Bleeding
while healing.
