Civil Trial in Teen Gender Surgery Lawsuit Kicks Off

The plaintiffs argue that the surgery was done without enough consideration of other mental issues.

Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains, N.Y., on Jan. 12, 2026. Stacy Robinson/The Epoch Times

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—The first day of proceedings concluded on Jan. 12 for a civil trial in New York, where a young woman who previously identified as male is suing her psychologist and doctor after receiving breast removal surgery at age 16.

Fox Varian was given a mastectomy, also known as “top surgery,” as treatment for gender dysphoria in 2019. She has since begun to re-identify as female. In 2023, she filed suit against her psychologist, Dr. Kenneth Einhorn, and surgeon, Dr. Simon Chin, for medical malpractice.