2024.03.19
GID Society 25th Research Conference and General Meeting
未分類
From March 16th to 17th, 2024, we attended the GID Society conference held in Okinawa. My participation in this conference was prompted by market research we attended in Thailand last year. During that time, we visited Yanhee General Hospital and BUMRUNGRAD International Hospital, where we had the opportunity to observe advanced sex reassignment surgery techniques.
Concerns regarding the medical environment, as well as the social and psychological conditions of individuals with gender identity disorder (GID), are diverse. With a desire to support such individuals, we decided to investigate the current situation in Japan. We had the valuable opportunity to hear from doctors performing sex reassignment surgeries in Japan, which led us to learn about this GID conference. The aim of this conference is to provide a platform for participants to learn proactively through research presentations, practical sharing, and interaction with the parties involved.
Moreover, to ensure the continuous holding of the conference and to reflect the voices of the individuals concerned, a crowdfunding campaign was conducted, which gathered support exceeding 132% of its target amount. On the day of the conference, 364 people participated.
Below are insights from expert lectures obtained at the conference:
- “In Shizuoka Prefecture, there is a shortage of GID treatment facilities, and it is necessary to complete GID treatment within the region. The youngest GID patient is 13 years old, and collaboration with pediatrics will become increasingly important in the future.”
- “Transgender individuals sometimes face discrimination during health checkups. Especially for MTF (male-to-female) individuals, hair removal issues are prominent. It is important to protect privacy and allow gender selection at the time of booking.”
- “The development of a facial bone-cutting robot using automatic control is in progress. Normally, careful surgery on the descending palatine artery takes 1-2 hours, but with robotization, it is expected to take only 3 minutes.”
- “In FFS (Facial Feminization Surgery), men generally have larger and longer faces. The surgery primarily involves ‘shaving’ to achieve feminine curves. Since there are few suggestions from patients, the doctor’s judgment is crucial. Given its relation to aesthetics, a comprehensive approach is required.”
- “Cadaver Surgical Training (CST) involving anatomical dissection was conducted. Its introduction in Japan is new, but it has been adopted by 14 universities and is useful for acquiring high-difficulty and rare surgical skills.”
These insights are expected to contribute to the improvement of medical and social support for individuals with gender identity disorder and transgender people.