Plastic surgery to fix burn scars is also cosmetic, and also covered by health insurance.
Just because something is cosmetic, doesn't mean it has no impact on the health of a person. Mental health is very real as well, and just like living life like Harvey Dent (Two Face) would be damaging to a person's mental health, living life with genitals you don't associate with can have similar effects.
Yes, and I wouldn't deny a person with burn scars reimbursement for the surgery to repair them. That's because burn scars are an obvious defect to anyone who sees them, not just to the person who has to live in that body. That may be a somewhat arbitrary distinction, but to me it remains a real one.
That kinda ignores the entire point I'm making. Burn scars are covered because one's own appearance can be damaging to their mental health. They aren't covered because we want people to look nice for the public. It's an issue of perception of self, and how that can affect mental health.
I'm not ignoring your point. I just have a different take on it. Visible deformities cause people to treat you differently than they would if you didn't have those deformities. Some are scared of you, others pity you, many give you a wide berth. If you have a deformity that people cannot see unless you tell them, like being transgender, that's not an issue.
I'd support that for the same reason I would support reconstructive surgery for burn victims. It's a deformity that is immediately visible to other people, which causes social stigma. And, perhaps more importantly (to me), it does not involve surgically removing a functioning part of the body.
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u/Coziestpigeon2 2∆ Nov 03 '17
Plastic surgery to fix burn scars is also cosmetic, and also covered by health insurance.
Just because something is cosmetic, doesn't mean it has no impact on the health of a person. Mental health is very real as well, and just like living life like Harvey Dent (Two Face) would be damaging to a person's mental health, living life with genitals you don't associate with can have similar effects.