I disagree, Deena.
I especially want to hear from girls who say "OMFG my surgeon just cut off my penis and duct-taped a Fleshlight to my pubic area!" and other such bad experiences, but I'm also interested to hear, "Hey, I had SRS with Dr. *, and it went great. Everything works: she Xed, Yed, and Zed, and I'm really happy with my A and B. The C is a little disappointing, but we'll see what I think when the healing has gone forward a bit."
It's a sort of marketing, sure, but that doesn't automatically make it a bad thing. ...though it would be disturbing to find that there are shills in trans forums talking up particular docs and getting paid for it. Probably happens, though. I'm sure Marci, at least, would agree... she seems to have an appropriately jaded view of humankind.
But seriously, I'm not happy with just a surgeon's stats and diplomas on the wall. Pictures, like those from Anne's site, are very helpful, and first-hand accounts from girls who have gone under the knife are even better, in my estimation.
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