tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post2571100183586722442..comments2024-03-25T14:26:47.657-04:00Comments on A Gender Variance Who's Who: David R Wesser (1933 – 2008) sex-change surgeonZagriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15124379637664963835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-42021492934893145622023-08-02T00:41:16.203-04:002023-08-02T00:41:16.203-04:00Dr Weser did my first pair of implants and some mi...Dr Weser did my first pair of implants and some minor face adjustments and I was very pleased and happy with the results I had my breasts for many years until I changed them I didn’t know he did the GRS surgery had I known I would have let him perform my bottom surgery as well he was a great surgeon he is missed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-82710715009251768952019-08-04T09:41:39.678-04:002019-08-04T09:41:39.678-04:00I had surgary in 1976/7 by Dr Wesser, he did my br...I had surgary in 1976/7 by Dr Wesser, he did my brest augmentation as well. I still have my impats today but one has become hard as it has been encapsulated. I always had prolrms with sex, as it never was big or deep enough. I have been without a partner for over 40 years. After surgery i have been working as an engineer. The irony is that i am a Veteran as well the VA said tney could remove my one brest implant but would not replace it. But the approved me for vaginal repair, but doctors will not do it for what they are wkilling to pay.<br />Cris H.Cris Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327982138629424161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-12318272999290698422019-07-08T16:01:35.090-04:002019-07-08T16:01:35.090-04:00Sandy, you raise the issue of the inadequacy of th...Sandy, you raise the issue of the inadequacy of the psychiatric interview for someone who knew the textbook answers. That was back in the 1970s. Now the ICD has delisted transsexuality as a mental condition, and psychiatric interviews are no longer to be required. Many of us knew exactly what we were doing and the interview was just an annoyance. However there were and are others who did need, not an interview to pass or to fail, but counselling. I like your proposal that candidates for completion surgery should have sessions with those who are already completed. Zagriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124379637664963835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-71022280506666008812019-07-08T14:14:42.978-04:002019-07-08T14:14:42.978-04:00Thank you for the reference, which I have now incl...Thank you for the reference, which I have now included. And also a quote therefrom about the quality of Dr Wesser's work.Zagriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124379637664963835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-73774391638968749062019-07-08T11:59:11.028-04:002019-07-08T11:59:11.028-04:00I wrote a piece in Female Impersonator News in 197...I wrote a piece in Female Impersonator News in 1977 about Romaine Atura's suicide. It was reprinted in the Journal of Male Feminism, vol. 77, No. 4 & 5, page 47. You can access that publication from the Digital Transgender Archive.Sandy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851467675603528415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-36448302660378270582018-12-21T20:04:49.360-05:002018-12-21T20:04:49.360-05:00Yes. You are quite right. I do in fact list the ...Yes. You are quite right. I do in fact list the Drag Magazine article above, despite saying 1980. Apologies. Zagriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124379637664963835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-34138321049093019722018-12-21T14:38:35.267-05:002018-12-21T14:38:35.267-05:00I believe the timeline concerning Romaine's de...I believe the timeline concerning Romaine's death is a bit off. I knew Romaine personally, and she had SRS with Dr. Wesser shortly after I did. In fact, Drag Magazine, Vol. 7, #25 has an article about Romaine's suicide. This was published in 1977, which is prior to 1980.Sandy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851467675603528415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-79600197521271242742018-09-18T09:42:09.021-04:002018-09-18T09:42:09.021-04:00I was Dr. Wesser's patient from 1976-1980. He ...I was Dr. Wesser's patient from 1976-1980. He was an extremely compassionate and competent physician. He was a pioneer in preserving tissue allowing for a sensate clitoris and orgasmic ability post-vaginoplasty. At the time of my GRS in 1976, he had done over 300 vaginoplasties. He also did my breast augmentation, and the subsequent repair of a capsular contraction. I had those implants for 38 years! He operated at Yonkers Professional Hospital, which was pretty run-down in this time period. He had an office on Park Avenue, which was notable for his having a rather intimidating-looking "bouncer" providing security for the office. I owe my life to him.Sandy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851467675603528415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-75344107527192392092018-03-29T10:03:48.217-04:002018-03-29T10:03:48.217-04:00I think Dr. Wesser has been given a bad rap. I fou...I think Dr. Wesser has been given a bad rap. I found him to be an excellent doctor. In addition he performed my breast augmentation in 1993 which I still have.prettymonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620434062828137552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712640935255311366.post-4463292332546944682017-09-26T10:52:36.194-04:002017-09-26T10:52:36.194-04:00Dr Wesser's daughter wrote to me:
"What ...Dr Wesser's daughter wrote to me:<br /><br />"What I'd really like to impart was that my father was a pioneer in the privatization of transsexual surgery and it cost him everything - his medical license, his health, his life savings. This was a huge sacrifice. All this stuff about what a terrible doctor he was and how he butchered people was part of a smear campaign to justify ending his career as a transsexual surgeon. That aside, I don't expect you to white wash him or be his cheer leader. It's just that transgender wouldn't be here today without people taking that first headlong plunge into the unknown, as you must know."Zagriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124379637664963835noreply@blogger.com