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Does a girl under 18 need parental consent to get a boobjob? Breast reduction surgery, to be specific.
Any difference if paid by insurance or cash over the counter?
Differences between States?
In other words - can a16-17 year old girl walk into a clinic, say - "make my boobies smaller" - flash some green and get the job done and go home with a surprise for her parents?
Yes I believe a parent would
Yes I believe a parent would need to consent for a minor child to have surgery. Insurance would cover a breast reduction if it is done for medical reasons. If they are so large that they are causing back problems for instance. Insurance would not pay for implants.
It really depends on the individual states...
with regards to the age where a person can self-determine their medical care.
Legal or illegal?
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/briefing-papers/plastic-s...
As with any surgery, parental consent is required for all plastic surgery procedures performed on teens younger than 18 years old.
That being said, I'm sure that if you have the cash, and are in a big enough city, you could find someone that would do it.
BTW:
In 2010, more than 4,600 breast reductions were performed on patients age 13-19.
Gynecomastia accounted for 26 percent of cosmetic surgical procedures for patients age 13-19 in 2013, totaling 5,866 procedures.
emancipated
The only way that a minor could have surgery without parental consent would be if said minor was emancipated. Basically if they "divorced" their parents and were responsible for themselves.
1) Most states, as far as I
1) Most states, as far as I know, require adult consent for any surgeries. Even emergency surgery for a comatose patient at a hospital has someone that grants consent for them. (Doctor that says "This patient needs the surgery!" in the simplest form.)
2) Most plastic surgeons won't touch a minor for purely cosmetic surgeries, unless it's absolutely necessary. (burn scar amelioration, for example).
3) Breast enlargements and reductions are usually discouraged by plastic surgeons until/unless
A) The person is fully grown. As in past puberty.
B) If the person intends to have children, breast reduction surgery is often contraindicated. They can actually regenerate/regrow, requiring a second set of surgeries. (Have a friend who had a reduction, and had a customer who was a plastic surgeon)
C) Age of consent.
As far as I am aware, about the only surgeries that a youth can get under age 18 without parental consent are piercings, and even those depend on the local laws and the shop in question. A 16 year old asking for pierced ears, sure. Twat hole punching, no. I think tattoos in Texas are 18. (Just checked. Yes. You can probably get a waiver if you've declared independence at 17. )
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/tattooing-and-body-pierc...
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
in Most states the age of medical consent is 18
but oregon for one is only 15. not sure if any others have lower than 18 though, it came up because some people were claiming kids were going to be able to go into a doctor and get SRS lol.
breast reduction, as others said, if medically necessary (too large for frame causes back issues and qualifies for instance) and insurance CAN cover it, but not as a stand alone cosmetic procedure, unless you are talking full reduction for a FtM transition? then it COULD be covered under that, with parental and therapist approval as necessary.
hope this helps
Teresa L.
Understandable
That is understandable, as in most states, underage people can't even get their ears pierced with out guardian permission.
Thank you Good People
Thank you for enlightment.
I did not think about an illegal supply of such services - silly me :)
If there were a compelling reason for it...
a child could petition the court to have a guardian assigned or seek help from the courts e.g. emancipation.
If a child's breasts were SO large they were threatening her health there are options where the parents refuse medical intervention.
Convincing a social worker or family court judge to step in would require months and months of wrangling during which custody of the child may be in jeopardy and random acts of violence on behalf of parents/others may also be factors.
Dayna.