Early history of gender reassignment surgery in Prussia and Saxony

This contribution provides a note on the early days of gender reassignment surgery, which was pioneered by Felix Abraham, Erwin Gohrbrandt, Ludwig Levy-Lenz, and Kurt Warnekros need dates during the 1920s. Their experimental surgeries would gain significant attention through the mass media. Such reassignment surgery has been illustrated by the life and death of Danish painter Einar Wegener (1882-1931), who underwent several gender reassignment surgeries. The narratives of his life are discussed with the views of medical progress made from the early 20th century until now.