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May 2 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Ever wondered how much money it'll cost to pay for EVERY SINGLE cosmetic medicine, laser, or surgery for anyone who says they're "trans"--of any age?
That's Colorado HB25-1309, in Senate RIGHT NOW. I'll share the cost YOUR insurance and taxes will go to: 👀🧵
(A) HORMONE THERAPY; few hundred to couple thousand dollars a year
(B) BLEPHAROPLASTY, EYE AND LID; $3500 to $10,000+
(C) FACE, FOREHEAD, OR NECK SKIN TIGHTENING; $11,395 (average) PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(D) FACIAL BONE REMODELING; $10,000-50,000 PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(E) GENIOPLASTY; $2000-6000 for chin surgery, PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(F) RHYTIDECTOMY FOR THE CHEEK, CHIN, OR NECK; $8,005 average PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(G) CHEEK, CHIN, OR NOSE IMPLANTS; Cheek $12,622, can be $4000- $30,000, PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(H) LIP LIFT OR AUGMENTATION;
Injectable filler: $750/vial every 6-12 months
Surgical: $2,299 (average) PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(I) MANDIBULAR ANGLE AUGMENTATION, CREATION, OR REDUCTION; AND
(J) ORBITAL RECONTOURING; similar to the other facial plastic surgery PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(K) RHINOPLASTY; $7500-9000 PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(L) LASER OR ELECTROLYSIS HAIR REMOVAL; $185 for just the face, could want legs, trunk, arms; often need 6+ treatments
(M) BREAST OR CHEST AUGMENTATION, REDUCTION, OR CONSTRUCTION; $4516 (average) for
augmentation PLUS 50-100% for anesthesia/facility
(N) GENITAL AND NONGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES. Can be $4000 to $60,000 or
more, multiple stages, surgeries, plus complications.