You are concerned about the top surgery scars option in the Dragon Age: Veilguard character creator because of transphobia.

I am concerned about it because it raises _so many_ questions about available medical care technologies in Thedas.

We are not the same.

@cerebrate magical antiseptic/local anesthesia maybe? (I know nothing about this setting)

@cinebox

Well...

I'll spare you the very lengthy 11-part argument I've been having with myself on this, and sum it up simply as - well, based on what we know so far, I can envision a Thedas in which it's not possible, and I can envision one in which it *is* possible to a very high standard thanks to the local magic, but I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with one in which it's both possible and still leaves serious scarring behind.

...yes, I'm a terrible worldbuilding consistency geek,

@cerebrate Worth noting that mastectomies (for treating breast cancer) date back to at least the 17th century. Survival rates were terrible, but they did happen

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@cinebox It's a good point.

On the other hand, there's also the change in the payoff matrix for both patient and doctor when the alternative to "this surgery has a good chance of killing you" isn't "but the cancer will definitely kill you".

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